I went to Chicano Park today with my friend. I honestly didn't know what to expect, but what I found was a place immersed with history and heritage.
The man pictured here is Arturo Ruano Singh and was retouching his painting that he made in the 1970s titled "La Huelguista". The girl next to him was the new model that he used. He said when he painted her, he wanted to represent all the women that he saw working out in the fields. He wanted to represent the mothers and daughters. He wanted to represent his mother and his sisters. He told my me and my friend that there was still so much to fight for and that we must never stop being "huelguistas."I am so grateful that I met him and that he shared not just his story, but a bit of mine too.
-Natalie
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