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Tag Archives: Chicana Latina
Barbara Carrasco’s Censored Mural
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
Irene Salce de Urbina in Dress-Up Sneakers, 1986
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
Felipe Family Women, 1979
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
Yolanda Lopez’s Grandmother
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
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
The Arroyo Family of Los Angeles, ca. 1927
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
Migrant Grandmother, 1938
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
Halloween in Covina, 1979
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
Irene Salce de Urbina, 1986
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
A Christmas Party at the Beautee-Fit Company, 1947
What a diverse group of women employees at the Beautee-Fit Company in Los Angeles. Most look to be Asian or Mexican American, with a few Anglos here and there. I wonder if some of the Asians were Japanese Americans just … Continue reading