Hispanic Heritage Month: The East L.A. Walkouts

Hispanic Heritage Month / East L.A. Walkouts / Michelle Vanegas

The East Los Angeles Walkouts or Chicano Blowouts were a series of protests in 1968 led by students in East Los Angeles who spoke up against unequal conditions in Los Angeles Unified School District high schools. Join Gallery Interpreter, Michelle Vanegas as she shares the story of what became the largest activist movement of Chicano youth in the history of Los Angeles—the East L.A. Walkouts.

NHM Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

The Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County are proud to join the nationwide celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15. During this month, and throughout the year, we will share stories from past and present and recognize the richly diverse Hispanic, Latino/a and Latinx community who call Los Angeles home.

Hispanic refers to a person who is from or a descendant of someone who is from a Spanish-speaking country.

Latino/a refers to a person who is from or a descendant of someone who is from a country in Latin America.

Latinx used as a gender-neutral or nonbinary alternative to Latino or Latina to refer to a person who is from or a descendant of someone who is from a country in Latin America.

Join the conversation on social media by sharing your own stories about Hispanic, Latino/a and Latinx heritage by using #NHMLA and #HispanicHeritageMonth

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