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Spanish Cultura
Spanish Culture - The Chicano Movement
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| "Sí, se puede!" | A sort of motto for the United Farm Workers labor union which then became part of the Chicano movement. It roughly translates to "It can be done!" or "Yes, one can." |
| 1947 Mendez v. Westminster case | A historic court case that ruled the segregation of students of Latin or Mexican descent to be unconstitutional. |
| 1954 Hernandez v. Texas case | This case ended with the unanimous ruling that all Mexican Americans were to be included with equal protection under the 14th Amendment. |
| Campaigns and boycotts | Chicanos started different grassroots campaigns and boycotted different places that promoted discrimination and segregation. |
| Ceasar Chavez | Chavez first worked as a farmer but then soon became known nationwide as the first Chicano activist. He led powerful movements and his main goal was to see Mexican people as equals to American people. |
| Chicanismo | An ideology that was constructed to help exhibit a strong pride in being a Chicano. |
| Cultural identity | A connection between Mexican Americans and Aztlán was made. Aztlán is the mythical home of the Aztecs in northern Mexico. |
| Dolores Huerta | Huerta was a union organizer that also contributed to equality in labor. She was an activist for the Chicano movement along with being a part of the feminist movement. |
| El Plan Espiritual de Aztlán | In 1969, around 1500 people gathered and thought of a plan which highlighted unity, self |
| Farmworkers | The Chicano movement also stood up for the labor union and labor equality, but mostly the rights of farmworkers. Farmers and activists joined together and created the United Farm Workers of America (UFW). |
| Grassroots campaigns | An organization that does face |
| José Angel Gutiérrez | Gutiérrez and 4 others founded MAYO. MAYO was made to help show the need for social change amongst the Mexican American community. It also helped ready young Chicano people for different leadership positions. |
| Luis Valdez | Valdez founded "El Teatro Campesino" which was a theater of the farmworkers in California. With this theater, he motivated Chicano activists country |
| Reies López Tijerina | Tijerina taught the world about the theft in New Mexico and of the Latino and Native people living in poverty. |
| Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales | Gonzales was know for raising awareness of the difficult situation that the Chicano people were in. In the 1960s he founded a cultural movement called the "Crusade for Justice" which supported the Chicano principles. |
| Ruben Salazar | Salazar was a civil rights activist and the first Mexican American journalist in mainstream media to do a report on the Chicano people. |
| The Chicano movement | A movement that fought against the discrimination of Mexican Americans and Latinos during the 1960s and 70s. It was mostly active during civil rights movements. |
| What did the Chicano movement fight for? | Equal rights, equal education, equal jobs, and equal housing opportunities. |
| What were the roots of the Chicano movement? | Mexican Americans have been fighting against discrimination for almost half a century. The Mexican American people defended themselves and started fighting for their rights. |
| Youth movements | Youth movements mostly focused on changes to education and walkout/demonstrations against war. Students would also protest for equal conditions in schools. |
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