Mexican American Culture De La Raza

Art is always around us. The word “art” is in Earth, so that must tell us something about our planet. In this planet, we are made of so many different people, and different people equals different cultures. And inside those different cultures are different, unique styles of art. When the people of those cultures come together to show each other the power of their art, it’s an amazing feeling. In the United States, we have an American festival called South by Southwest. In this festival, people come together to show each other new films, music, and interactive art. It’s a place where people with creative minds can come together to not only enjoy but to learn about the power of the arts. In the Chicano culture, there’s a place where people of all races and skin color can preserve, promote, and learn about Chicanos, Mexicanos, Native Americans, and Latinos art and culture. And this place is called Centro Cultural de la Raza.

They are always having events and showing people their way of expressing their culture. The Centro also provides classes and presentations on film, dance, music, and arts which originate from Mexico. Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez helped grass-root community movements in San Diego in the mid 1960’s. People involved with the social protest that Chavez and Huerta were leading, saw that there needed to be place that was run by Chicano people. MAYA (The Mexican American Youth Association) was formed and they started recruiting students from San Diego State University to start this community. In 1968, the San Diego Parks and Recreation Department gave MAYA the permission to use the abandoned Ford Buildings in Balboa Park, and that’s where Centro Cultural de la Raza was