MONDAY, MAY 4.
PROGRAM # 7513 12:00 PM PT
Chicano Park at 45.
The Barrio Logan community in San Diego, CA, is celebrating 45 years of the historic Chicano Park, which has received international recognition as the site with the largest collection of Chicano mural paintings in the world. Chicano Park was created after a peaceful land takeover by students and community activists.
Guests: Herman Baca, Founder and Leader, Committee on Chicano Rights, San Diego, CA; Josefina Talamantes, Chicano Park Founding Activist, San Diego, CA.
Also, Cinco de Mayo: A California Tradition. Professor David Hayes-Bautista’s research reveals that Cinco de Mayo holiday festivities were not born in Mexico, but in California. This holiday edition offers a repeat of an interview with the distinguished historian.
Guest: Dr. David Hayes-Bautista, Director of the Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture, UCLA; Author of the Boof “El Cinco de Mayo: An American Tradition,” Los Angeles, CA.
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