Tag Archives: Chicana Latina

Native Daughters of the Golden West

Posted on April 10, 2024 by Lynn

I am always amazed by the number of women’s organizations that I have never heard of.  While looking through Calisphere, I discovered this photo of a 1948 meeting of the Native Daughters of the Golden West, a group that celebrates … Continue reading →

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Christmas Tamales, 1960

Posted on December 14, 2023 by Lynn

If you are lucky enough to live in an area where people have come from Mexico or Central America, you might know about the Christmas tamale tradition.  Although this sweet or savory confection is made for many different holidays, it … Continue reading →

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Barbara Carrasco’s Censored Mural

Posted on September 25, 2022 by Lynn

California has the reputation of a progressive blue state, but that hasn’t always been the case.  As recently as 1981, the Los Angeles Community Rehabilitation Agency commissioned mural artist Barbara Carrasco to create a work to commemorate the 200th anniversary … Continue reading →

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Irene Salce de Urbina in Dress-Up Sneakers, 1986

Posted on June 23, 2022 by Lynn

Born in Mexico in 1908, Irene Salce de Urbina moved to Texas in the 1940s with her husband and seven children.  She became a US citizen in 1963. Her husband, a minister in the Mexican Baptist Church, died in 1967. … Continue reading →

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Felipe Family Women, 1979

Posted on April 29, 2022 by Lynn

In family photos that span the generations you can often see how women hold on to styles that make them feel comfortable, regardless of current trends.  In this photograph of a Mexican American family in Corona, California, the three older … Continue reading →

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Yolanda Lopez’s Grandmother

Posted on September 9, 2021 by Lynn

Well known Chicana artist Yolanda Lopez died recently, bringing her unapologetically political art back into view.  One of her most famous works is a triptych of herself, her mother, and her grandmother as contemporary versions of the Virgin of Guadalupe, … Continue reading →

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Honoring Mexican American Women, 1975

Posted on August 23, 2020 by Lynn

This photo shows six women honored by the Mexican American Opportunity Society, a non-profit devoted to education and economic assistance in California. It began in 1963 and still exists today.  What had these six women done to be honored?  Were … Continue reading →

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The Arroyo Family of Los Angeles, ca. 1927

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Lynn

This photo comes from a project sponsored by the Los Angeles Public Library called “Shades of LA.” In order to capture the ethnic and racial diversity of the city, the library solicited a wide range of local families to contribute … Continue reading →

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Migrant Grandmother, 1938

Posted on May 26, 2017 by Lynn

Dorothea Lange’s most famous photo is of the migrant mother, a young Oklahoma woman and her children in a farm laborer camp in California.  The migrant mother has become the iconic expression of hardship during the Great Depression.  But it … Continue reading →

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Halloween in Covina, 1979

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Lynn

It’s not as hard to find pictures of older women in Halloween costumes as you might think. Of course they are not on the streets trick-or-treating; instead, look for them at Halloween parties. The Los Angeles Public Library provides a … Continue reading →

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