Cheech
Marin, the visionary behind the exhibition, is a third-generation
Mexican American who holds one of the world’s largest private
collections of Chicano art. The recipient of the 1999 National
Council of La Raza/Kraft Foods ALMA Community Service Award and the
2000 Imagen Foundation’s Creative Achievement Award, Marin is renowned
for his three decades of work as a comedian, film actor, director,
writer, musician and actor.
Cheech not only attracts fans through his comedy, films and drama
series; he is also quite popular with kids for his work in children’s
music and animation. In 1997 he released his first bilingual
children’s album titled, My Name is Cheech, The School Bus Driver,
the year’s number-one selling children’s album in the country. As
a result of the phenomenal success of this album, he is now preparing
to release a second bilingual record titled, My Name is Cheech, The School Bus Driver “Coast to Coast.”
Cheech is extremely passionate about the Chicano community and says of
the Chicano Visions exhibit, “It will be a rip-roaring party and
everyone is invited.”
Evergreen
Exhibitions is based in San Antonio, Texas. Evergreen is a world
leader in providing high quality, state-of-the-art educational family
experiences, and produces exhibits in collaboration with more than 200
leading museums and research institutions.
Target
Minneapolis-based
Target serves guests at 1,494 stores in 47 states nationwide by
delivering today’s best retail trends at affordable prices. Target is
committed to providing guests with great design through innovative
products, in-store experiences and community partnerships. Whether
visiting a Target store or shopping online at Target.com, guests enjoy
a fun and convenient shopping experience with access to thousands of
unique and highly differentiated items. Target (NYSE:TGT) gives back
more than $2 million a week to its local communities through grants and
special programs. Since opening its first store in 1962, Target has
partnered with nonprofit organizations, guests and team members to help
meet community needs.
Hewlett-Packard
HP
is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and
institutions globally. The company's offerings span IT infrastructure,
global services, business and home computing, and imaging and printing.
For the four fiscal quarters ended Oct. 31, 2006, HP revenue totaled
$91.7 billion. More information about HP (NYSE, Nasdaq: HPQ) is
available at www.hp.com.
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