Historical Context
Educational and housing segregation, discrimination
What did Chicanos face before the movement?
Event where thousands of grape farm workers went on strike
What was the Delano Grape Strike?
What was police brutality during protests?
Harassment of the Mexican-Americans
Lead the Chicano Moratorium and East LA Walkouts for better education for Mexican-American students
Who is David Sanchez?
Queen of tejana music
Who is Selena?
Low page wages, segregation, systemic racism
What type of discrimination did Chicanos face?
Chicano protest against the Vietnam War
What was the National Chicano Moratorium?
What were items they used towards the protestors?
Tear gas tanks
He was the co-founder of the Brown Berets and leader of the ELA Chicano Blowouts
Who is Carlos Monte?
Stand up comedian and has a show named after him
Who is George Lopez?
State surveillance, shootings, intimidations
What type of police brutality did Chicanos face?
Brown Berets occupied this island to prevent Channel Islands from becoming US territory
What is the Catalina Island Occupation?
What did conservative politicians saw this movement as?
Potential terrorist attack
Helped organize 1965 Delano Grape Strike
Who is Dolores Huerta?
Singer and guitarist who wrote "La Bamba"
Who was Ritchie Valens?
Could not speak spanish
Rule Mexican-Americans had to follow in schools
Secured NFWA group, better wage of $1.80 plus bonuses
What did Delano Grape Strike do?
Mexican-American journalist who was killed by police brutality
Who is Ruben Salazar?
Co-founder of the National Farm Workers Association (United Farm Workers)
Was on Disney channel and has her own makeup line
Who is Selena Gomez?
60% of students
What was the drop out rate of Mexican-Americans?
Fought for Affordable housing for immigrants
What was Occupation of Catalina Island?
Conservative politician who resisted the Chicano movement
Who was Sam Yorty?
A main leader of the 1968 East LA High School walkouts
Who was Sal Castro?
Was on Disney Channel and acted in Stuck in the Middle
Jenna Ortega