Acción Latina Explained

Acción Latina
Headquarters:	2958-24th Street, San Francisco, California, U.S.
Website:	Official website

Acción Latina is a Latino cultural nonprofit organization founded in 1970, and located in the Mission District at 2958-24th Street, San Francisco, California.^[1] They publish El Tecolote bilingual newspaper, lead the Paseo Artístico community art stroll, and operate the Juan R. Fuentes Gallery.^{[2] [3]} Acción Latina hosts diverse community driven visual, literary and performing arts events. They also manage the digital archives of El Tecolote, which span 45 years of publications.^[4]

The nonprofit was formed from a class group project at San Francisco State University in the 1970s.

See also

• Chicano art movement
• Mexican Museum in San Francisco
• Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts

External links

• Official website
• Acción Latina records, approximately 1987-2010 at Bancroft Library, U.C. Berkeley

Notes and References

1. Web site: Acción Latina: The '80s Matter in the Mission . 2022-12-06 . SFMOMA . en-US.
2. Book: Cepeda, Maria Elena . The Routledge Companion to Latina/o Media . 2016-08-25 . Routledge . 978-1-317-93541-4 . 284 . en.
3. Web site: Li . Grace . July 9, 2019 . Acción Latina's latest exhibit is a father-son ode to San Francisco . 2022-12-06 . . en-US.
4. Book: Montiel-Overall . Patricia . Latinos in Libraries, Museums, and Archives: Cultural Competence in Action! An Asset-Based Approach . Nuñez . Annabelle Villaescusa . Reyes-Escudero . Verónica . 2015-12-17 . Rowman & Littlefield . 978-1-4422-5851-8 . 193 . en.