EL PASO -- Cemelli De-Aztlan cannot help thinking of herself as a beneficiary of the 1970s Chicano movement.
De-Aztlan, 29, recently earned a master's degree in divinity from Harvard University.
"I wouldn't have been able to do that without the Chicano movement happening," De-Aztlan said, referring to Hispanic civil-rights struggles in El Paso that led to improvements in education, housing, health and other areas.
De-Aztlan was among El Pasoans recently visiting "Chicano Power: Legacy of the Chicano Movement in El Paso," a new multimedia exhibition running through August at Museo Mayachén inside Mercado Mayapán, 2101 Myrtle.
"I cried when I first walked in," De-Aztlan said. "You see so many familiar faces, and they're still doing the good work they promised to do 30 years ago.
(posted by Alejandra Franco)
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