La Gente de Aztlan

Infobox Magazine
title = La Gente de Aztlan


image_size = 200px
image_caption = "La Gente de Aztlan", Vol. 35, Issue 3, May/June 2006
editor =
Hector Peña
editor_title = Executive Editors
frequency = Quarterly
circulation = 5,000
category = News magazine
publisher = UCLA Student Media
firstdate = February 16, 1971
country = USA
language = English, Spanish
website = [http://www.studentmedia.ucla.edu/mediaCenter/section.asp?Dept=34 UCLA Student Media]
myspace = [http://www.myspace.com/lagente_newsmagazine]

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La Gente de Aztlan (Spanish for "The People of Aztlan") is a bilingual student newsmagazine published, circulated, and run at the University of California, Los Angeles. It is the longest continuous running publication of its kind. First published on February 16, 1971 during the height of the Chicano Movement La Gente has survived severe budget cuts as well as anti-multicultural sentiment during the early and mid 90's. The magazine deals with politics, art, education, pedagogy, health, and other issues concerning the Chicano, Latino, and Native American communities. It is published three times during the academic year.

In 1996 the magazine had a circulation of 20,000, copies with a collective readership of over 60,000 people. Today the magazine publishes 5,000 copies with a readership of nearly 15,000. "La Gente" was adversely affected by statewide budget cuts and must now rely on outside funding.

Although La Gente targets the 15-26 year old population of Los Angeles, it has effectively reached people from various age groups and backgrounds. La Gente is distributed to high schools, community organizations, "panaderias", "carnicerias", and "tienditas" throughout Los Angeles. In addition, it is also distributed to selected correctional facilities, colleges, and universities across the southwest.

External links

* [http://www.studentmedia.ucla.edu/mediaCenter/section.asp?Dept=34 UCLA Student Media]

History

[http://www.dailybruin.com/DB/issues/99/06.10/news.editor.html Controversy]

Budget Cuts

[http://www.dailybruin.ucla.edu/news/2002/sep/22/financial-woes-force-student-m/ Deprived Resources]

[http://www.dailybruin.ucla.edu/news/2006/mar/07/a-closer-look-magazines-dealin/ La Gente Magazine Decline]

Former La Gente Staff

[http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/chavez/SSarabia.htm Sarabia, Saúl - Visiting Lecturer UCLA School of Law]

[http://www.calarts.edu/news/pressrelease/2006/5.4.06nextwords.html Fragoza, Carribean]

[http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=41337955 Adelita]

[http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/JessicaVarko/ Jessica Varko]