Category: Culture

Sharing and celebrating the Chicano culture has been a priority since the first issues of La Cucaracha until today. We regularly feature artists of all genres including muralists, painters, musicians, dancers, photographers, and cartoonists. History is another focal point. Through the lens of history, we help define and preserve our culture. One feature that has endured the decades is “Hecho en Aztlán,” an arts and crafts column written and illustrated by Cynthia Fuentes.

Voted down

Resolution supporting immigrants, state laws on I.C.E., rejected on 5-2 vote of Pueblo City Council By DENISE TORREZ By a 5 to 2 margin, Pueblo City Council voted down a resolution that called for acknowledging  the city’s support for immigrant residents and reaffirming the City’s commitment to comply with Colorado laws that govern local cooperation… Continue reading Voted down

SHADOWS

SERIES CONTINUED: “Shadows” is the second short story in a new La Cucaracha News feature – excerpts from books. A third installment will be posted in one week. By EMILIANO TRUJILLO MEDINA An old lady glares out of her window before slamming it shut. Outside, music perforates the neighborhood as a young man washes his… Continue reading SHADOWS

 Racial Profiling & ICE

Richard & Margaret Medina

A modern echo of old injustice By NATASHA GUTIERREZ — GUEST COLUMNIST PUEBLO — Fear and injustice doesn’t always arrive with flashing lights. Sometimes it shows up in quiet ways — like when a family chooses not to leave home for groceries because they’re afraid the color of their skin will make them a target. … Continue reading  Racial Profiling & ICE

Guatemala’s giant kites

Dia de los Muertos tradition By DEBORAH MARTINEZ MARTINEZ Giant kites of the Maya, some 50 feet across, celebrate Dia de los Muertos in Guatemala. In a country that has suffered 100,000 deaths at the hand of the government, and 50,000 disappeared, the kites carry social and political messages. The preparations begin months ahead of… Continue reading Guatemala’s giant kites

HATCHED

NEW SERIES: “Hatched” is the first short story in a new La Cucaracha News feature – excerpts from books. In keeping with Halloween and El Dia de los Muertos themes, we chose “Hatched” to kick off the series. A second installment will be posted in one week. HATCHED By EMILIANO TRUJILLO MEDINA “It’s weird,” said… Continue reading HATCHED

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November 2025

Visual Story Telling Workshop A series of Visual Storytelling Workshops will be held at Pueblo area libraries between November 2025 and March 2026. The workshops are led by local Chicana and Indigenous artists Jazzelle Bustos, Katrina Gomez, Celeste Velasquez. While painting a collaborative mini-mural, we’ll celebrate the stories, cultures, and characteristic that represent our neighborhoods.… Continue reading November 2025

LOS QUE VIVIERON

On this week of El Dia de Los Muertos, we honor those who gave their lives in the Chicano Movement and all those who have passed with the taste of liberty on their tongues.

By CATALINA ESPINOSA MORA Memorialized are those who died for La Causa! Since the spring of ’73,  the Raid on the Crusade for Justice. Their deaths gave birth to new hope —  El Movimiento. Never have we forgotten —  Que Viva! It is an honor to live for what you believe in… To one that… Continue reading LOS QUE VIVIERON

Youth Leadership 101

372 attend Rita J. Martinez Youth Conference By VICENTE MARTINEZ ORTEGA & DEBORAH MARTINEZ MARTINEZ PUEBLO — Hundreds of area high school students were treated to a day on a university campus, introduction to Chicano Studies and took home valuable educational gifts at a student conference held earlier this month. The occasion was the 2025… Continue reading Youth Leadership 101

Día de los Muertos

From Sacred Hills to Global Stage By H.R. LLAMAS For centuries, El Día de los Muertos — the Day of the Dead — has been a cherished celebration among Indigenous communities across the Americas. What began as a humble act of remembrance in the Purépecha hills of Janitzio, Michoacán, has transformed into one of the… Continue reading Día de los Muertos