Methodology
How many women did Dolores Delgado Bernal interview?
Eight
Why were these eight women interviewed?
Because they lived through and took on key roles in the Los Angeles school blowouts.
What year did more Chicano students join college?
1967
Who was the person who presented a long list of recommendations to improve the inferior schooling conditions?
Irene Tovar
What are the two types of spokespersons the women took on?
Official and Unofficial
Who was excluded from the historical narratives of the Los Angeles School Blowouts?
Chicanas
Where did Dolores Delgado Bernal interview participants individually?
At their homes.
Who was supported and helped to be the first Chicano school board member?
Julian Nava
What month did the 1968 blowouts take place?
March
What was one of the five dimensions of Grassroot Leadership?
Developing consciousness
Organizing
Acting as spokesperson
Networking
Holding office
How can oral history become written history?
Through conducting interviews
What generation of college students were these women?
First Generation college students.
Which of these was not an organization?
YCCA, YMCA, UMAS, MASA
YMCA
What was Vickie Castro's role during the walkout at Lincoln High School?
To distract the principal during the initial phase.
Which dimension is the process of helping others gain awareness of school and social inequities through discussions or print media?
Developing Consciousness
What are the three types of history?
the kind you live, the kind you hear about, and the kind you read about.
Of the eight women how many came from a two-parent home?
Six
What were the two newspapers that impacted the blowouts?
La Raza and Inside Eastside
What was the name of the camp where organizers from the blowout emerged?
How many of the women held an elected or appointed office position in direct or indirect relationship to the Blowouts?
Four
What is methodology?
Discusses and explain the data collection and analysis methods you used in your research.
Out of the eight women how many of them named their mother as an influential other?
Seven
What was a source of voice that students and community could express their discontent with the schools?
The Newspaper
What is one of the concerns that were voiced before the blowouts?
Implementation of bilingual & bicultural training for teachers.
Elimination of tracking based on standardized tests.
Improvement & replacement of inferior school facilities.
Removal of racist teachers & administrators.
Inclusion of Mexican History into the curriculum.
How does the oral history of these women shift the traditional paradigm of grassroots leadership?
It changed the traditional view that history is not led only by males, and females were equally in positions of leadership.