June 2016
Latino Americans: 500 Years of History – Casa Grande
Arizona Humanities, the Latino Familia Initiative, & The Paramount Foundation present Latino Americans: 500 Years of History in Casa Grande! Wednesday, June 8th · 6:30-8:30 p.m. The Paramount Theater 420 N Florence St #4 Casa Grande, AZ 85122 520-836-4200 + FREE Film Screening followed by Q&A with Dr. Vera Lopez from Arizona State University The New Latinos (1946-1965) Until World War II, Latino immigration to the United States was overwhelmingly Mexican-American. Now three new waves bring large-scale immigration from Puerto Rico,…
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Film + Talk: Latino Americans, Prejudice and Pride – Casa Grande
In the 1960s and 1970s a generation of Mexican Americans, frustrated by persistent discrimination and poverty, find a new way forward, through social action and the building of a new "Chicano" identity. The movement is ignited when farm workers in the fields of California, led by César Chavez and Dolores Huerta, march on Sacramento for equal pay and humane working conditions. Through plays, poetry and film, Luis Valdez and activist Corky Gonzalez create a new appreciation of the long history…
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The Gila and The Salt: Our River Stories – Casa Grande
You are invited to a performance by Zarco Guerrero! The zany cast of mask characters from "Face to Face in a Frenzy" will come together again to share the fascinating stories of the Gila and Salt Rivers. From its ancient past to modern times, its flora and fauna to its advanced native civilization the Hohogam. Over 2000 years of history laces with humor, sarcasm and biting social commentary. Behind the outrageous masks, there are profound moments of human drama in…
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