Acción Latina is a
Latino
Latino or Latinos most often refers to:
* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
cultural nonprofit organization founded in 1970, and located in the
Mission District
The Mission District (Spanish: ''Distrito de la Misión''), commonly known as The Mission (Spanish: ''La Misión''), is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California. One of the oldest neighborhoods in San Francisco, the Mission District's name is ...
at 2958-24th Street, San Francisco, California.
They publish
El Tecolote bilingual newspaper, lead the Paseo Artístico community art stroll, and operate the Juan R. Fuentes Gallery.
Acción Latina hosts diverse community driven visual, literary and performing arts events. They also manage the digital archives of El Tecolote, which span 45 years of publications.
The nonprofit was formed from a class group project at
San Francisco State University
San Francisco State University (commonly referred to as San Francisco State, SF State and SFSU) is a public research university in San Francisco. As part of the 23-campus California State University system, the university offers 118 different b ...
in the 1970s.
See also
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Chicano art movement The Chicano Art Movement represents groundbreaking movements by Mexican-American artists to establish a unique artistic identity in the United States. Much of the art and the artists creating Chicano Art were heavily influenced by Chicano Movement ( ...
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Mexican Museum in San Francisco
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Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts (MCCLA) is an arts nonprofit that was founded in 1977, and is located at 2868 Mission Street in the Mission District in San Francisco, California. They provide art studio space, art classes, an art gallery, ...
References
External links
Official websiteAcción Latina records, approximately 1987-2010at Bancroft Library, U.C. Berkeley
Hispanic and Latino American organizations
Non-profit organizations based in San Francisco
Arts organizations established in 1970
Arts organizations based in California
Art museums and galleries in San Francisco
Culture of San Francisco
Mission District, San Francisco
Archives in the United States
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