L.A. marks the Pachucos' legacy 8 decades after facing racism, mistreatment. In the 1930s, Mexican American youth in the Southwest united to oppose racism, segregation and discrimination in the United ...
Dear Gabacho: Same reason we put worms in tequila bottles, celebrate Cinco de Mayo and star in Beverly Hills Chihuahua: to cheat gabachos out of cash. To paraphrase the classic dictum: A gabacho and ...
In the 1930s, Mexican American youth in the Southwest united to oppose racism, segregation and discrimination in the United States. Influenced by the style of Black Americans in Harlem, New York, a ...
Their outlandish zoot suits, tattoos and slang were a rebellion against mainstream US society that had marginalised them. The door to the bedroom closet opened wide, revealing dozens of brightly ...
Decked out in baggy suits, their watch chains swinging to the mambo as feathers bop atop their wide-brimmed hats, Mexico's "pachucos" are keeping alive the tradition of the zoot suit -- and the ...
As the sun set on Wednesday, June 9, 1943, servicemen began to pour into downtown Santa Ana. A long weekend of liberty awaited, and they were ready to help Orange County jump into Southern ...
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The dancing that took place in Los Angeles City Hall on Friday wasn't a celebration, it was a reminder of one of the darkest periods in the city's history. Eighty years ago -- ...
The Juárez city council has declared Sept. 19 as "Día del Pachuco," or Pachuco Day, in honor of the late star of the Mexican silver screen Germán "Tin-Tan" Valdes, who embodied the pachuco style that ...
A group of "Pachucos" pose for a picure at the Cultural Poliforum Carranza square in Mexico City Decked out in baggy suits, their watch chains swinging to the mambo as feathers bop atop their ...
Decked out in baggy suits, their watch chains swinging to the mambo as feathers bop atop their wide-brimmed hats, Mexico's "pachucos" are keeping alive the tradition of the zoot suit -- and the ...