Documentary about Chicano Park will screen
Under the Bridge, a documentary about Mexican American identity, will be shown on Wednesday, October 5, 3:00 p.m., in the CSRC Library (144 Haines Hall). It tells the story of Chicano Park, which was...
View ArticleThe Longoria Affair coming to CSRC
A special screening of the award-winning documentary The Longoria Affair (2010) will be held on Tuesday, October 4, 3:00–5:00 p.m., in the CSRC Library (144 Haines Hall). A Q & A with the film’s...
View ArticleAlchemi-que? Forging Wholeness in Early Chicano Art and Identity
Join us this Sunday, October 2 at 1:00 p.m. at Avenue 50 Studio to hear a lecture by Marcos Sanchez-Tranquilino will mark the close of Los Vets, an exhibition of work by some of the many Los Angeles...
View ArticleL.A. Xicano exhibitions opening soon
Icons of the Invisible: Oscar Castillo, the first of CSRC’s L.A. Xicano exhibitions, opens Sunday, September 25, at the Fowler Museum at UCLA. Since the late 1960s, Oscar Castillo has documented the...
View ArticleWorkshop: Connecting Researchers and Communities
UCLA’s Community Engagement and Research Program (CERP), of which CSRC is a partner, held a workshop on July 22 at San Fernando’s Mission Community Hospital. Javier Iribarren, CSRC assistant director...
View ArticleCongressional briefing addresses the “generational divide”
Representatives of the UCLA-USC Latinos & Economic Security Project, including Chon A. Noriega, CSRC director, delivered a congressional briefing on July 7 in Washington, DC. Titled “Reframing the...
View ArticleFather Boyle at CSRC
The CSRC will host a talk by Father Gregory Boyle, director and founder of Homeboy Industries and former pastor of Dolores Mission Church, on Wednesday, January 26, 3:00–5:00 p.m., in the CSRC Library...
View ArticlePreview for Upcoming Exhibitions
Faculty will have the opportunity to preview Pacific Standard Time—a series of exhibitions about the Los Angeles art scene between 1945 and 1970—on Friday, November 19, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m., at the...
View ArticleFilm Screening
The CSRC will host a screening of Zoot Suit, the 1981 film version of the Broadway play, on Tuesday, November 16, 3:00–5:00 p.m., in the CSRC Library (144 Haines Hall). Luis Valdez wrote and directed...
View ArticleCSRC Distinguished Lecture
On Wednesday, November 10, 4:00–6:00 p.m., the CSRC will present its Fall 2010 Distinguished Lecture, featuring Juan Ramos. Dr. Ramos’s presentation, on healthcare access, will take place in 169...
View ArticlePerformance about Sor Juana
The Center for Performance Studies will present “The Sor Juana Revue” on Wednesday,November 10, 4:00 p.m., in 1330 Macgowan Hall. Jesusa Rodríguez will perform sections of the poem "First Dream" by Sor...
View ArticleLatino Art Now!
“Latino Art Now! The New Wave/La Nueva Ola” will take place November 10–13 at the Plaza de la Raza. The four-day conference will explore the status of Latino art in the United States. Roundtables and...
View ArticleCSRC Annual Open House
Join us for our annual open house on Wednesday, November 3, 4:00–6:00 p.m., in the CSRC Library (144 Haines Hall). This year’s program features keynote speaker Rachel F. Moran, dean of UCLA School of...
View ArticleLecture and Book Signing
John Phillip Santos will be the guest lecturer in David Hernández’s “Introduction to Chicana/Chicano Studies” course on Wednesday, November 3, 11:00–11:50 a.m., in A39 Haines Hall. Mr. Santos,...
View ArticleLos Angeles Archives Bazaar
The CSRC Library will participate in the fifth annual Los Angeles Archives Bazaar on Saturday, October 23, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., at the USC Davidson Conference Center. The bazaar will feature...
View ArticleFilm Screening
The CSRC will present a screening of The Purepecha: Poorest of the Poor on Wednesday,October 13, 3:00–5:00 p.m., in the CSRC Library. The thirty-minute documentary, produced and directed by Cheryl...
View ArticleLatino Book and Family Festival
Visit the CSRC Press at the 14th Annual Los Angeles Latino Book and Family Festival, Saturday and Sunday, October 9–10, 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., at Greenlee Plaza on the campus of Cal State University,...
View ArticleBig City Forum
Pilar Tompkins Rivas, an independent curator and a CSRC arts project coordinator, is one of four curators who will be featured at Big City Forum #20 on Saturday, October 2, 5:00–7:00 p.m., at the Honor...
View ArticlePresentation by Save Ethnic Studies
Members of Save Ethnic Studies will discuss the organization and its goals on Thursday,September 30, in the CSRC Library; the time will be announced later this month. Save Ethnic Studies, which...
View ArticleSACNAS 2010
CSRC Director Chon A. Noriega and CSRC Librarian Lizette Guerra will give presentations at the SACNAS annual national conference, “Science, Technology, and Diversity for a Sustainable Future,” which...
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