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- Finding Identity Within the Chicano MovementAn analysis of how identity was formed during the Chicano movement of the 1960s and how this is explored in Oscar Zeta Acosta's "Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo."
- Born in East L.A. Jokes, Stereotypes and Real IssuesHow does this movie apply to todays issues of race and stereotypes.
- El Teatro Campesino and the Merry PrankstersThe examples of Luiz Valdez's Chicano Theatre movement and Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters demonstrate the power of theater and performance art to effect social change.
- The Relationship Between Language, Power and Identity as Seen in Different TextsA discussion of the relationship between language, power and identity
- Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza by Glora AnzaldúaA useful hand-out for anyone studying the opening chapter's of Anzaldúa's book
- El Origen Del Termino "Chicano"Aunque el verdadero origen de la palabra no se conoce, existen varias teorías de como se empezó a emplear este termino. Este articulo considerara tres de estas posibilidades.
- The Chicano MovementThe 1960's was a tumultuous decade in American history, fraught with conflicts over issues from Civil Rights to the war in Vietnam. The Chicano Movement, which was in full effect in the 60's, was one of the least studied social movements.
- Chicano's Civil Rights: United Farm Workers and Other Significant Movements of the EraThe Chicano Movement consisted of hundreds of organizations focusing on a variety of issues. These organizations could be divided into those associations that sought to work through the system and those that called for a major restructuring of the system.
- Who Are Chicanos?Who are Chicanos and what is their partnership with La Razas?
- Ethnicity, the Great Political Power-ToolAn expository essay examining the relationship between ethnicity and politics. The paper claims that ethnicity has no grounding in reality, and is actually a manfestation of political conflict.
- An American's Guide to Understanding the Difference Between Hispanic, Chicano, and LatinoHispanic is not the same as Latino. Chicano refers only to Mexican Americans.
Mi Nombre Es ChicanaEn el movimiento Chicano una divisián está creciendo entre los Chicanos y las Chicanas. De las mujeres Chicanas, un nuevo conocimiento de su propio valor y vida muchas veces oprimida está creciendo en un movimiento pequeño, pero importante.- Milagros in the CommunityThis is a critical review of the movie "The Milagro Beanfield war" written a long time ago for a class.
Barrio HonorDuring high school I was a barrio organizer for the CA Coalition to End Barrio Warfare. I gave this speech at community rally to End Barrio Warfare. The event was held at Beach Park in Bakersfield, CA in 1982.- The Meaning of Mainstream in AmericaAnalysis of No Pity and Revolt of the Cockroach People
- Chicano Culture and Loss of Cultural IdentityWhen we speak about culture, we often deal with the idea that we must abandon who we are to become something greater. However, is this always the case? Or are there ways and methods that we can retain our cultural identity while still moving up in the world?
Behind the Scenes at the Puro Mexicano Festival in Tucson, ArizonaThe second annual Puro Mexican Film Festival highlighted a selection of cutting edge films on bicultural and border issues, including the role of gays in Mexican society. The highlight was a documentary of the late Lalo Guerrero, the father of Chicano music.