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Arizona State University

Chicana and Chicano Space: Inquiry

For Students 9th - 10th
Provided by Arizona State University, this website is a comprehensive thematic, inquiry-based art education resource. Includes two interdisciplinary units of lessons.
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A&E Television

History.com: How the Chicano Movement Championed Mexican American Identity and Fought for Change

For Students 9th - 10th
Chicano activists took on a name that had long been a racial slur -- and wore it with pride. In the 1960s, a radicalized Mexican-American movement began pushing for a new identification. The Chicano Movement, aka El Movimiento, advocated...
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Chicano Park Murals (San Diego, California)

For Students 9th - 10th
In collaboration with San Diego State University, Chicano Park has become a public art space showcasing the history and pride of the Chicano culture. Elaborate murals decorate the surrounding area. You can take a virtual tour and...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Carlos Almaraz

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, this site provides biographical information on Carlos Almaraz. Almaraz worked as a founding member of the "Chicano art collective Los Four." The site, in addition to the brief...