''La Gente'' (

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for "The People") is a bilingual student newsmagazine published, circulated, and run at the

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. It is the longest continuous running publication of its kind.

History and profile

''La Gente de Aztlan'' was started by Chicano students in 1971. First published on February 16, 1971, during the height of the

Chicano Movement The Chicano Movement, also referred to as El Movimiento, was a social and political movement in the United States inspired by prior acts of resistance among people of Mexican descent, especially of Pachucos in the 1940s and 1950s, and the Black ...

''La Gente'' has survived severe budget cuts as well as anti-multicultural sentiment during the early and mid 1990s. The magazine deals with politics, art, education, pedagogy, health, and other issues concerning the

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, and Native American communities. It is published three times during the academic year. In 1996 the magazine had a circulation of 20,000, copies with a collective readership of over 60,000 people. Today the magazine publishes between 5,000 and 10,000 copies with a readership of nearly 20,000. ''La Gente'' was adversely affected by statewide budget cuts and must now rely on outside funding. Although ''La Gente'' targets the 15–26-year-old population of

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, it has effectively reached people from various age groups and backgrounds. ''La Gente'' is distributed to high schools, community organizations, ''panaderias'', ''carnicerias'', and ''tienditas'' throughout Los Angeles. In addition, it is distributed to selected correctional facilities, colleges, and universities across the southwest.

References

External links

UCLA Student Medi

Lagente.or

Gente de Aztlan Records, L

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