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Chicano Movement

            
             To many of us the Chicano Movement symbolizes the social advancement of people with Spanish decent. Although most of the Chicano Movement took place between 1960-1973, society is still feeling the effects of its impact. Many people don't value the Chicano Movement in today's society, but they fail to analyze its impact from the 60's and 70's. Its aftermath is directly related to how Latino people are viewed today. M.E.cH.A, and New Raza Left deal with education and other influences have also contributed to helping Chicanos become more recognizable. As a result the status of Chicanos attending colleges and universities has increased. Also Cesar Chavez named one of the Chicano Movement leaders, has received praise by having March 31, as a holiday in some states. Due to all these issues, Chicanos will be one of the dominant cultures in the United States.
             M.E.cH.A, which stands for Movimento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan is an organization involving students from high school, colleges and universities. They all unite for the advancement of Latinos in the United States. Every year M.E.cH.A organizes the Cinco de Mayo celebration (the defeat of the French by the Mexican army in Puebla). Most of the Mexican communities in the United States; as well as the people who live in Mexico recognize Cinco de Mayo. The M.E.cH.A organization of California State University Stanislaus organizes a big Cinco de Mayo celebration on school grounds and many people who attend Stanislaus State as well as those who don't attend gather to celebrate. M.E.cH.A is not just about celebrating, it deals with Chicanos uniting and helping each other in advancing socially and economically. According to what it considers to be its philosophy: "The Chicano and Chicana student movement has been plagued by opportunists that have sought to rechannel the energies of our people and divert us from our struggle for self determination. The educational plight of Chicano and Chicana students continues to be ignored by insensitive administrators.


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1. The Chicano Movement

The Chicano Movement was a period in this country of organization of ideas within the Mexican community. ... There are several events that initially sparked the kindling of the Chicano Movement. ... There was much more to the movement than just this, however. ... The most notable change made during the Chicano Movement was those to the educational system. ... Hispanics have been, since the beginning of the Chicano Movement, becoming active members of government and slowly gaining respect in all aspects of life. ...

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2. The End of the Chicano Movement

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3. Chicano Student Movement in East Los Angeles

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4. Chicano Park

All were Chicano and they were in similar situations. ... So again the barrios flourished with Chicanos. ... The park, which was named "Chicano Park," was a cultural breeding ground and was the site of future Chicano festivals and celebrations. As the Chicano movement grew stronger and the people were more involved in the community, San Diego opposed the activity of the Chicano people. ... The federal government and its agencies watched and recorded the moves of many Chicano leaders, to eventually infiltrate the movement known as the "Chicano movement." ...

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5. Chicano

I attended a lecture on the Chicano movement given by Jose Angel Gutierrez, an active member from the Chicano movement from the 1960s. ... Jose Angel Gutierrez was a key activist in the Chicano movement which became a popular uprising for the Mexican population in the United States. ... Representatives of the Raza Unida party sent representatives to different parts of the country to persuade others to join the movement and unite Mexicans who united and called themselves Chicanos. ...

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6. The Mexican-American Civil Rights Movement

" To be More Specific, Mexican-Americans held a Civil Rights Movement, also known as the The Chicano Movement, or El Movimiento. ... The Chicano movement was successful with restoral of land, rights for farm workers, political and voting rights, and education reform. ... There are many assumptions of the term, "Chicano/a.... Chicano means, "person from Mexico.... Through all the boycotting, striking, walk outs, and other efforts, The Chicano Movement helped Mexican Americans. ...

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7. Equal Rights for Mexican-Americans

" Be More Specific, The Mexican-Americans held an Civil Rights Movement, also known as the The Chicano Movement or El Movimiento, was one of many protests in the United States . ... The Chicano movement was successful with restoral of land, rights for farm works, political/voting rights and education reform by boycotting, doing walkouts, strikes and marches. ... To Sum It Up, Chicano means "person from Mexico". ... The Mexican American Civil Rights Movement also known as The Chicano Movement or El Movimiento began in the 20th century, in which a lot of change occurred throughou...

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8. Minority Struggles in the 1950's

This is where the related struggle of the Chicano movement for power and identity and the black movement come together. ... They also wanted the schools desegregated like the black civil rights movement did. ... This tactic wasn't looked at in good terms by the Chicano movement because the Mexican-American is denying who they are. So the Chicano movement had to not only struggle for identity against the government, but to help the Mexican American understand what they are trying to accomplish. ... The Chicano movement criticizes this action saying that the Mexican American has a fals...

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9. Latin America

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