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Cultural Politics
Artbound
The Shapeshifting Nature of Días de los Muertos and its Role in Chicanx Culture
Post date:Often portrayed as a Mexican tradition, the practice of honoring the dead in early November is also part of other Latin American and European cultures. Today it is also firmly entrenched in Chicanx culture. Find out how this tradition has evolved.
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PST: LA/LA
Artbound
How Modern Day Día de los Muertos Came to L.A.
Post date:Self Help Graphics & Art introduced Día de los Muertos to the United States in 1972. For decades, the legendary arts organization has been the premier producer of the celebration, which is now replicated in communities all over the country.
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Music
Artbound
My SoCal Mixtape: Influential Chicanos Made Playlists Using the Songs That Shaped Their Youth
Post date:Which songs shaped your youth? Eight Southern California tastemakers share the sounds that have influenced them — the music that underscores the region's kaleidoscopic youth cultures.
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Music
Artbound
Memories of 1980s East L.A. Backyard Parties
Post date:The 1980s backyard party scene/experience seemed to have been for anyone who wanted to listen to music, dance, have a drink, meet people and have a good time.
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boxing
Lost L.A.
My Grandfather, Boxing Champ of L.A.’s Eastside
Post date:Boxing halls were once as numerous as movie theaters in Los Angeles, and a young Mexican-American prize fighter named Bobby Herman was among the star attractions.
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Visual Arts
Artbound
Documenting 1990s Chicano Youth Culture
Post date:The Veteranas and Rucas Instagram feed flashes back to the Chicano underground scene of the 1990s.
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lost landmarks
History & Society
The Faces of a People: The Serbian Cemetery of East L.A.
Post date:The Serbian Cemetery is in a little corner of hardworking, industrial East L.A. and cross the street is Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church. Once, this was the center of the Serbian community.
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![GERMS, "Pedometer," acrylic on wood, 24" x 16," 2012.](https://www.kcet.org/sites/kl/files/styles/kl_image_medium/public/atoms/article_atoms/www.kcet.org/arts/artbound/images/gallery1_pedometer.jpg?itok=xbeeuKNP "GERMS, "Pedometer," acrylic on wood, 24" x 16," 2012.")
Multi-disciplinary
Artbound
Artbound Season 4 Episode 3 'East is Eden'
Post date:In this episode, Artbound investigates arts practices from communities east of Los Angeles, venturing from Lincoln Heights to San Bernardino.
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Cultural Politics
Artbound
Market Makeover: Euclid Market Transformation
Post date:Euclid Market in Boyle Heights will have its grand reopening on Saturday, December 14.
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l.a. letters
History & Society
On Location: Monterey Park
Post date:In the last three decades Monterey Park became known as the first city and suburb in America to have an Asian majority. Advertised in Asia as the "Chinese Beverly Hills," the city's unique social history has made it the subject of several books in the ...
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Multi-disciplinary
Artbound
I Was a Teenage Avocado
Post date:Lilybeth Hernandez has worn avocado costumes in parades and participated in "veggie fashion shows," all to promote public health and fight food deserts across East L.A.