Students were studying
about immigration and their teachers wanted them to learn about
immigrant artists and their artwork. Sal and Alex talked about Chicano
graphic prints by artists who either immigrated to this country
from Mexico, or are the sons and daughters of immigrants from Mexico
and Central America. Some of the artists are Asian Americans whose
parents or grandparents came from China, Japan, or other Asian countries. |
Drawing by Kevin Werft, Mrs. Holmes class |
Artists included Miles Hamada, Diane Gamboa,
Ester Hernández, Victor Ochoa, Leo Limón,
and Louie "the foot" González. Through their artwork
the students learned about cultural, political, and religious icons
used by the artists in telling their stories, and learned how the
artists celebrated their cultural heritage and expressed their concerns
over social issues such as farm worker labor and discrimination.
The visual iconography reflected in the graphic prints included
the cultural, religious, and political.
Soon thereafter a veritable flood of thank you cards arrived in
the mail from the kids and their teachers, Mrs. Holmes and Mrs.
Bosse. Judging from their very positive comments like"cool!"
"please come again!" "thank you for bringing your
pictures" it appears that the CEMA road trip to Mountain View
School was a big success. |
