Keyword(s): Oscar Rosales Castaneda
In the late 1960s, the Mexican-American civil rights movement flourished throughout the United States, in 1967 making its presence known in Washington's Yakima Valley. A dramatic shift occurred in the...
During the late 1960s and early 1970s, many in Seattle's Chicano/Latino community felt an acute isolation. The then small community would see a transformation as a result of the Chicano Movement emerg...
In the Pacific Northwest, the arts have been instrumental in expressing the history, culture, and issues pertinent to communities of color, and this is especially true of the Chicano/Latino community....
On May 13 and 14, 1975, some 2,000 students converge on the administration building at the University of Washington in the wake of the mass resignation of Chicana/o staff, faculty, and graduate studen...
On May 13, 1977, the journal Metamorfosis appears for the first time. It is produced out of El Centro de Estudios Chicanos (Center for Chicano Studies) at the University of Washington, and becomes an ...
In December 1979, Radio KDNA, based in the Yakima Valley in Granger, Washington, goes on the air. Radio KDNA is the first radio station to dedicate its entire programming to the Spanish-speaking popul...
On September 21, 1986, farm workers in Central Washington, most of Latino heritage, found the United Farm Workers of Washington State. The purpose is to bring a collective voice to farm workers attemp...
In December 1999, Comite Pro-Amnistia General Y Justicia Social is organized as a grassroots organization in Seattle to draw attention to the plight of immigrant laborers in Western Washington. The gr...
On May 1, 2006, thousands of people march the streets of Seattle and Yakima in support of immigrants' rights in some of the largest marches in recent history. The march, characterized as "the day with...