The Realist Latina: A Soundtrack for Our History

25 June 2010

A Soundtrack for Our History

That's right herman@s - a soundtrack to the Chicano/a Movement! Rolas the Aztlan features the amazing songs that were sung during various marches and events during the 1970s Chican@ Movement. Featured on the cd are Teatro Campesino and Augustin Lara, among others. This collection is a strong reminder of the grassroots organizing that Chicano/as took part in to demand equal pay, worker's rights, women's rights, and recognition for their contributions to society.

The collection was featured on iTunes Latino - and is being sold on Amazon as well. So, mi gente definitely check this out and pay homage to those who struggled before us. Que Viva!

http://www.amazon.com/Songs-Chicano-Movement-Rolas-Aztlan/dp/B000AM67BE

1 comment:

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Ryan
http://tinolinks.com; June 29, 2010 at 10:38 PM

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Definitions

For a greater understanding of this blog and my outlook on fashion, culture, and politics, a few definitions are necessary:

Chicana/o: Various scholars have defined Chicano/as as Mexican-Americans who view themselves as non-Anglo, proud of their indigenous culture, and politically active. For the sake of this blog, Chicano/as will be used to mean any Americans with Mexican decent.

Chicanismo: This term will be used to denote the political activism, cultural identity, and the connection to the indigenous heritage of the Aztec Empire by Chicano/as.

Latina/o: While used in the US to describe anyone of Latin American decent or citizenship, for this blog, Latino/a will encompass anyone who defines themselves as Latino/a. It does not matter whether they are US citizens or Latin Americans or Spanish, but live and contribute to US popular culture, politics and fashion.

Hispanic: WILL NEVER BE USED IN THIS BLOG! This term was a term given to individuals of Latin American decent by the US government in an effort to classify these individuals as a monolithic group for the Census.

Gendered Spellings: In the Spanish language, most nouns must have a gendered spelling. In order to avoid misrepresenting anyone or any group, I will use the following: "Latina/o" or "Latin@" to mean both men and women within a particular group. When just talking about women, you will see "Latinas" or "Latina".

Disclaimer: Please keep in mind that because of my own cultural identity, my knowledge of the histories of various Latin American groups in the US is limited. I apologize in advance if I have omitted important histories of my fellow herman@s. Feel free to add histories and individuals who you think fit within the contents of this blog.