Acción Latina is a Latino cultural nonprofit organization founded in 1970, and located in the Mission District at 2958-24th Street, San Francisco, California.[1] They publish El Tecolote bilingual newspaper, lead the Paseo Artístico community art stroll, and operate the Juan R. Fuentes Gallery.[1][2][3] Acción Latina hosts diverse community driven visual, literary and performing arts events. They also manage the digital archives of El Tecolote, which span 45 years of publications.[4]

Acción Latina
Formation1970; 54 years ago (1970)
Headquarters2958-24th Street, San Francisco, California, U.S.
Coordinates37°45′10″N 122°24′41″W / 37.752888°N 122.411308°W / 37.752888; -122.411308
WebsiteOfficial website
Acción Latina (2015) at Carnaval San Francisco
Acción Latina (2015) at Carnaval San Francisco

The nonprofit was formed from a class group project at San Francisco State University in the 1970s.[4]

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  1. ^ a b "Acción Latina: The '80s Matter in the Mission". SFMOMA. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
  2. ^ Cepeda, Maria Elena (2016-08-25). The Routledge Companion to Latina/o Media. Routledge. p. 284. ISBN 978-1-317-93541-4.
  3. ^ Li, Grace (July 9, 2019). "Acción Latina's latest exhibit is a father-son ode to San Francisco". Datebook, The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
  4. ^ a b Montiel-Overall, Patricia; Nuñez, Annabelle Villaescusa; Reyes-Escudero, Verónica (2015-12-17). Latinos in Libraries, Museums, and Archives: Cultural Competence in Action! An Asset-Based Approach. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 193. ISBN 978-1-4422-5851-8.
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