her work combines elements of chicano portraiture and low writer art, rendered in upon new art style,intricate drawings on handkerchiefs, also -- often associated with prison art. her portrait of three girls is among several of original posters by the exhibition artists, which are on view at various bart stations as part of a public campaign funded by the national endowment of the arts. from the outset, the curator felt it was important for the exhibition to have a public art components of the work could reach the widest possible audience. more than just a promotion, the posters connect the work of these powerful artists with new audiences, including the vital chicano and latino community. images can be found in bart stations located in san for cisco and oakland. >> it is enormously exciting for me personally and for the institution. the poster with up right after new year's, and i remember very vividly -- i am a regular rider, and i went into the station and saw the first poster i had seen, it was incredibly exciting. it is satisfying to know that through the campaign, we are reachin

. >> pilar es una de las promotoras de arte chicano que se presentará para promocionar el crecimientoad en nuestra comunidad quí en los Ángeles, un gran ejemplo en esta fotografía, donde vemos a cesar chávez. >> así como sus creadoras, las obras han sufrido el rechazo. . >> uno de los retos son la percepción que han tenido estas imágenes, y no han sido comprendidas, pese a que han sobrevivido por generaciones. >> la imagen de los chicanos y afroamericanos, siempre ha sido negativo, y se ha llevado tiempo para cambiar la mentlidad. >> y qué mejor manera de conmemorar el mes de la herencia hispana, que conectar a las generación a la cultura de este país. ♪ >> juliana: uno de los más temidos accidentes por los padres de familia, es de que ninño se caiga de una ventana, y el doctor huerta nos cuenta en "cuidando su salud" que estos accidentes son más comunes de lo que usted cree. >> estimados televidentes, un reciente estudio del centro nacional de cerca accidentes y política de los estados unidos, estoy seguro que va adetrás se mucho interés para todos los padres de familia, según el inf

michael is of apache-chicano and dissent and said this very thing -- "understanding my culture has helpede understand my identity." those words could not be more true, michael, and john would like to say a few words about michael. if i could invite you to the podium please. [applause] >> it is a pleasure for me to represent the indian health center of santa clara valley. we are so thankful to kqed, the mayor's office, and the other organizations that have put this event together. i know it takes a lot of work, a lot of planning. there are a lot of last-minute items that have to be taken care of, so all those who were instrumental in getting this organized so we could be here tonight to recognize our heroes. when i think of michael, i think of the work he does in the community. not just his job, but the counseling office, which is so very important to the people, but to provide those extra things. michael has been instrumental in spearheading many different activities for the youth for the community. as you can see, family is very important to michael. it is part of what michael is. john.

he had a way of bringing indigenous environmental activists together with chicanos in other states. a tremendous coalition builder in the best spirit of that. his work to fight for the soul of mission housing and you have organizations that are nonprofits to be maintained by activists in the community was valiant and courageous. i look up to care for the work he did with nonprofit organizations, making sure there were connected to our social movement and not pulled in other directions. one of my staffers worked closely in the mission anti- displacement coalition. there were efforts to build a vision of what the community should be. a number of great commentaries about his life have come about. i just want to acknowledge the great comments about the tremendous outpouring of support for eric on his last days, when he came back from troubles. i want to read a small passage from the bay guardian august 30 posting. jason was his roommate for many years and a great giants lover. loraine a, whose supervisor a -- who supervisor avalos mentioned, said his commitment did not stop in public. i

society it's a it's one of the failures of people that have isn't it sort of also traditional and chicano from the times of al capone in the now you don't know i don't think so i mean you take if i had to describe what europe was all about you wouldn't want to live there i guess you know i mean there are there are issues there in europe and it would i want to get into on. the market i'm sorry is here is because i would like me talking about germany and that's you know what we're trying to fight corruption here in moscow with everybody in russia and many people are saying this is difficult because it's a tradition this is what the russian russian business russian what this is what it is all about you do you never go to the doctor without carrying a large chocolate or a bottle of vodka you know the real case i mean i mean this is how it works but it can't because you can't survive on that because it's a it's a world that is changing rapidly. at the st petersburg conference they tried to buy the russian investment fund where the russian government put enough money for foreign investment to c

given the location of ucla in los angeles, you know, being, you know, the hub if not the capital of chicano america and spanish-speaking america but we reflected on that day and i was one of three arab-americans at the ucla school of law and perhaps the only conspicuous arab-american post-9/11. and at the ucla school of law i had no platform as an arab-american to have my voice but with sergio perez and lost in association i was invited with the black law school association to be involved on both boards. both organizations gave me a critical platform and an ability to really present my concerns, my viewpoints and give face and give foist to the struggle of arab-americans during that critical moment on the history of the united states at large and the narrative of arab-americans that day and those experiences as i look back a decade earlier was very critical in shaping the trajectory of my career which has been based on coalition-building and truly building coalitions along -- not along the lines of leaders of several organizations meeting and framing strategy but really promoting a new bran

interesting given the location of the ucla in los angeles and being the hub if not the capitol of chicano america and spanish-speaking america. but we were selected on that day and i was one of three arab-americans and perhaps the only conspicuous self identifying arab-american post-9/11. and at the ucla school of law i had a platform of american to voice my frustration or voice my concern, both voice my worry post 9/11, but through the friendship of sergio part -- perez and the association i was invited to be involved in both boards. but organizations gave me a critical platform in the ability really to present my concerns and viewpoints and give a voice to the struggle. during that critical moment in the history of the united states at large there had been the experience in the narrative at that date and those experiences as i look back a decade earlier were very critical and forming the shape and trajectory of my career which has been very much based on coalition building and not along the lines of the leaders of the separate organizations meaning in framing a strategy but promoting a

my mom and dad, when their grandkids got to be 11, 12, 13 years old, put them in a ford chicano van, country and go to different national parks. i knew what my dad was doing. he was not just teaching my kids about the beauty of the land, he was teaching them about the character of the people that made this land and the values that made america the nation that we are. i had been on a trip like that myself with my mom and dad and they read for me from a book called "command to match my mountains." a man in the audience said the unit a poem from which that title is taken? he said it was written by someone named samuel walter fosse in new hampshire. he wrote a poem in the 1800's and i learned the words. it is only four lines, even i can do that. it says at bring the meat man to match my mountains. bring me than to match my planes. men with empires in their purpose and new year as in their brains. -- new eras in their brains. this is a land crafted by men with empires and their purpose. we're not talking about conquering other nations, we're talking about values of pioneering, innovation,

influenced by the campaigns of the chicano civil rights movement, this oakland artist is a print maker whose work has helped and sustainability with the immigrant community as well as other current sociopolitical issues. this print-based work draws on appropriated agricultural worker manuals and high fashion labels to satirically address class issues, cultural identities, and consumerism. >> angelica -- her father was an agricultural worker, so she has drawn a lot from the materials the agricultural department sends to agricultural workers, referencing the depiction of farm workers and some of the information about pesticide application. >> mitzi combines a variety of media, including embroidery, to create artifacts of mexican, chicano, pop culture. she greets immensely detailed drawings of celebrities on the same platform of her friends and families. her work combines elements of chicano portraiture and low writer art, rendered in upon new art style, or intricate drawings on handkerchiefs, also -- often associated with prison art. her portrait of three girls is among several of origin

influenced by the campaigns of the chicano civil rights movement, this oakland artist is a print maker whose work has helped and sustainability with the immigrant community as well as other current sociopolitical issues. this print-based work draws on appropriated agricultural worker manuals and high fashion labels to satirically address class issues, cultural identities, and consumerism. >> angelica