Celebrating Bilingual Arts and Culture
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Our Mission
At Embajada Cultural Chicana de Aztlan (ECCA), we aim to celebrate and promote the rich arts of bilingual and bicultural communities in the United States. Our mission includes fostering cultural exchanges with countries like Mexico to enrich both our communities.
Exploring the vibrant tapestry of our culture
"El Azadón," © by Nephtalí De León, water color and gouache on paper. Reflects the migrant background of the artist. So many of our people had no other way to survive other than migrant farm work. They followd the crops all across Aztlan. At a very early age so much of our youth had already criss-crossed the land learning about other languages, cultures and people.
El Chuco Garcia. Chicano Dude Tirando Garra. Vato de San Anto, (San Antonio, also called "San Quilmas," & " la Oreja"). Our style is so unique it has developed into its own genre, with a play by Luis Valdéz, centered on the clothes, "Zoot Suit." The style was also picked up by Mexican actor Tin Tan, who lived close to the American border for a while. These were our Pachucos and Pachucas.
Chicanos are very pious, as in this version by Jose Antonio Burciaga:
Creo en Chuy,
bato de aquella,
y buti alivianado.
Creador de Africa, Asia y Aztlan
y todo lo firme y chafas.
Creo en el jefito Chuy,
hijo ausente,
hijo del jefito,
jefito del hijo,
hijo de su,
mas pronto que quick,
antes del before,
luz del light,
jefito del father,
todo firme,
todo machin,
no hecho a mano,
nor in Taiwan…
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Your generous donations help us promote the arts and culture of bilingual bicultural communities. Together, we can foster cultural exchanges and support artists. Join us in making a difference in the community and beyond. We are a registered Non-Profit National Organization.