The Great Wall of Los Angeles is one of the longest murals that exists in history. The great wall was built in the year of 1976 with a team of many youths, artists, and historians that collaborated under the direction of very well-known Chicana artist Judith Francisca Baca. Judith wanted to make sure that the young people understood the artwork they created. Therefore, historians, scholars, ethnologists and community members met with participants throughout the process. The objective was to paint over 1000 feet of California history from prehistoric times all the way to 1900’s in the Tujunga Wash drainage canal in the San Fernando Valley. The great wall took over 5 summers to finish but it was really worth it. The great wall, not just the
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Judith Francisca Baca is a second-generation Chicana. Judith was born in south central Los Angeles on September 20, 1946. Judith was very determined to give the people in the Los Angeles community a voice in public art and urban culture. Starting in 1974, her massive works have brought together young people from different ethnic neighborhoods to explore their cultural histories and make connections to their lives today. Judith was a person who also gave opportunity. She gave the opportunity to the youth who had gotten in trouble with the law. Many of the young people were part of the juvenile justice system, the majority did not have any artistic experience, and most had not previously held jobs. Judith Baca believed in the youths she hired and in the end, those kids also transformed their …show more content…
The Mural itself goes back all the way to my ancestors and how I got to the place I am at right now. History is one thing that has affected me both negatively and also positively. I am a minority living in Los Angeles and I am very proud of it. It really makes me feel special that my people the Chicanos have made a change in society. We are always looked upon down on but we have many things many people look up too. One good example of what people look up is the great wall. The wall influences everybody and there are no boundaries to it. The Mural represents together as one and not being separate. It represents society and it represents hard work. The mural proves to the people that minorities can accomplish many things, even if it's diverse. It doesn't matter what we have been through, we will always come back stronger. The U.S deported over 400,000 Mexicans that lived in California. Now the whole country has Mexicans. 56.6 million people in America are Hispanic. The Hispanic population of the United States as of July 1, 2015, making people of Hispanic origin the nation's largest ethnic or racial minority. Hispanics constituted 17.6 percent of the nation's total
Judith Francisca Baca is a second-generation Chicana. Judith was born in south central Los Angeles on September 20, 1946. Judith was very determined to give the people in the Los Angeles community a voice in public art and urban culture. Starting in 1974, her massive works have brought together young people from different ethnic neighborhoods to explore their cultural histories and make connections to their lives today. Judith was a person who also gave opportunity. She gave the opportunity to the youth who had gotten in trouble with the law. Many of the young people were part of the juvenile justice system, the majority did not have any artistic experience, and most had not previously held jobs. Judith Baca believed in the youths she hired and in the end, those kids also transformed their …show more content…
The Mural itself goes back all the way to my ancestors and how I got to the place I am at right now. History is one thing that has affected me both negatively and also positively. I am a minority living in Los Angeles and I am very proud of it. It really makes me feel special that my people the Chicanos have made a change in society. We are always looked upon down on but we have many things many people look up too. One good example of what people look up is the great wall. The wall influences everybody and there are no boundaries to it. The Mural represents together as one and not being separate. It represents society and it represents hard work. The mural proves to the people that minorities can accomplish many things, even if it's diverse. It doesn't matter what we have been through, we will always come back stronger. The U.S deported over 400,000 Mexicans that lived in California. Now the whole country has Mexicans. 56.6 million people in America are Hispanic. The Hispanic population of the United States as of July 1, 2015, making people of Hispanic origin the nation's largest ethnic or racial minority. Hispanics constituted 17.6 percent of the nation's total