Among the lively streets in the East Village lies La Sirena Mexican Folk Art, a small business offering Manhattan residents a piece of Mexican culture, one artwork at a time. While the store’s ...

EAST VILLAGE, Manhattan -- A small business owner is on a mission to bring a little bit of Mexico to New York City. La Sirena sells handmade folk art on Manhattan's Lower East Side. Beyond the ...

The Day of the Dead is a Mexican tradition that dates back centuries. The celebration honors those souls that have passed away and it's believed during that week of celebrations those souls come back ...

The children's museum opened the Culture Exchange Exhibit in spring 2023, focusing on the Hmong community. Gabriela Marván moved from Mexico to Wisconsin in 2019. Marván specializes in cartonería and ...

While some see alebrijes as Mexican spirit animals, similar to a Native American totem, others say these famous Oaxacan wood ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- They are fun fantastical creatures, with vibrant, often neon colors on intricate patterns. They have a way of making your eyes and your soul gravitate to them. Alebrijes are ...

To state the obvious, the exhibits in the Natural History Museum at Exposition Park usually have something to do with history. However there's nothing old about the Mexican folk art show Grandes ...

While some see alebrijes as Mexican spirit animals, similar to a Native American totem, others say these famous Oaxacan wood carvings are little more than decorative Mexican folk art. This article ...

A new art exhibit at downtown San Antonio's Centro de Artes Gallery will celebrate the things that go bump in the night. Beginning October 2, Cuentos y Arte: Mexican American Folk Tales of the ...

Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies, Vol. 8, No. 4 (November 2021), pp. 238-270 (33 pages) This article shows the application of an ethnographical method (lexical availability method) and diverse ...