Santa Ana
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The Santa Ana BHC area encompasses part of the center of the City of Santa Ana, where the estimated population is 91,513, of which 94% are Latinx. ACTA worked with the local organization, El Centro Cultural de Mexico (ECM) to customize the short questionnaire used in the other BHC sites. The main changes consisted of adding questions to capture information that ECM needed for their local advocacy campaigns, which included socio demographic information, location and type of art expressions, and the availability of residential and work spaces. Between August and November of 2013, 140 questionnaires were collected (83% were answered in Spanish) in public locations such as: Santa Ana’s Public Library, Fourth Street, Civic Center, train station, public schools, and at El Centro Cultural de Mexico.
In Santa Ana, individuals represent one third of the cultural treasures, the majority of them were artists practicing folk dance, poetry, visual arts, material arts and some community activists who teach and promote other forms of cultural heritage (such as the preservation of indigenous language). Community residents involved in civic engagement, advocacy in favor of immigrants’ rights and some educators were also identified as cultural treasures.
Organizations and groups accounted for another 30% of Santa Ana’s cultural treasures. Groups focused in promoting arts and culture and civic engagement were among the two main types of organizations that were identified as cultural treasures. Groups that help the community providing education programs, support with housing and other social services were also in the list of cultural assets.
Close to thirty percent (29%) of the cultural treasures that were uncovered through the surveys, were places. Parks and community landmarks were at the top of the list, restaurants, specialty stores, churches, schools, and arts centers were also included in the list of cultural assets. Events were with 13% of the surveys. The majority of events surveyed were cultural heritage celebrations from different ethnic communities.
