Muchacha fanzine 2011–

Daisy Salinas, a prolific zinester, founded the feminist punk zine Muchacha fanzine in 2011 based on a Chicana feminist perspective that encouraged involvement in the do-it-yourself (DIY) music scene, and fostered participation in grassroots activism. Muchacha fanzine opens up a space to reflect on race within feminist publications and gives voice to Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) communities. In the inaugural issue, Salinas explains how her publication emanated from the riot grrrl movement and the DIY scene. Special issues are devoted to decolonizing punk, where Salinas compiled an international list of punk bands of color, and to Selena Quintanilla, the “Queen of Tejano music”. Over the years, Muchacha fanzine became a publication that featured marginalized voices from different places, on topics such as music, art, political education, intersectional feminisms, Indigenous resistance, Black Lives Matter, environmental justice, LBGTQ rights, migration, and much more. A pocket version of the zine, Muchacha mini, is also included in the RAPMM collection. In addition to fanzines, Salinas has formed several bands, including Frijolera Riot.