August 29th marks the 55th anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium — the day in 1970 when tens of thousands of people marched through East Los Angeles to protest the disproportionate number of Latinos dying in the Vietnam War.

It’s also the day that honors the late Ruben Salazar, a prominent Mexican-American journalist who rose to prominence covering the Chicano community for a number of publications, including the L.A. Times and KMEX.

That history is the subject of a play, August 29 , being put on by the Latino Theater Company tonight at East Los Angeles College in conjunction with students.

A spotlight on “August 29”

Jose Luis Valenzuela, the Latino Theater Company’s artistic director, said it was important for him to bring Salazar’s story to present-day stages.

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