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Mexico declared its independence from Spain on this date.
What is September 16th, 1821.
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Year that the Supreme Court Case prohibited segregating Latina/o schoolchildren from white children.
What is 1947.
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American political party centered on Chicano nationalism.
What is Partido Nacional de La Raza Unida (or National United People's Party.) During the 1970s the Party campaigned for better housing, work, and educational opportunities for Mexican-Americans.
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This name became synonymous with soldaderas, who not only cooked and cared for the wounded but also fought on the battlefield, becoming a vital force in the Mexican Revolution.
What is Adelita.
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This student organization branched from MEChA and believes in economic justice and the rights of workers to earn a liveable wage.
What is Stanford Labor Action Coalition?
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Name of the peace treaty that ended the Mexican-American War (1846 – 48) on February 2, 1848.
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
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Act that resulted in the implementation of more bilingual education programs in public schools. Highly influenced by Chican@ student activism in the late 60's.
What is the Equal Opportunity Act of 1974.
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1994 Ballot initiative to establish a state-run citizenship screening system and prohibit undocumented immigrants from using health care, public education, and other social services in the U.S. State of California.
What is California Proposition 187 or Save Our State initiative. Voters passed the proposed law as a referendum in November 1994. The law was challenged in a legal suit and found unconstitutional by a federal court.
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Sharing part of her last name with the mastermind behind Don Quixote, this great poet and activist wrote about the experience of the Chicana/o community in a rapidly changing urban environment of Northern California.
Who is Lorna Dee Cervantes
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This student organization is dedicated to promoting and expressing the passionate culture, art, music, and dance of Spain.
What is Flamenco Cardenal.
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Cinco de Mayo celebrates:
What is The Day of the Battle of Puebla. The date is observed in the United States as a celebration of Mexican heritage and pride, and to commemorate the cause of freedom and democracy during the first years of the American Civil War. In the state of Puebla, the date is observed to commemorate the Mexican army's unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862.
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Year that Chican@ students in East Los Angeles staged a historic walkout in their high schools to protest academic prejudice and dire school conditions. They protested Eurocentric curriculums, high dropout rates among Chican@ students (about 50%), a ban on speaking Spanish, and other related issues.
What is 1968. About 20,000 students participated.
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Year that the nation’s first Chicano Studies department was established in CSULA.
What is 1968.
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This Chican@ was a leading scholar and activist who left a huge mark in Chicana/o culture theory and queer theory with her autohistoriateoria in which she gave birth to a "new mestiza consciousness."
Who is Gloria Anzaldua.
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This Latin@ vso is based under two different community centers and works to create a safe and supportive social environment while providing opportunities for activism around issues concerning different and multiple identities.
What is La Familia?
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Ethnic group of U.S. soldiers that received more medals of honor than any other ethnic group in proportion to their numbers during WWII.
What is Mexican and Mexican-Americans.
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The Chicano Movement emerged during the Civil Rights era with three goals: (Name 1)
What is: restoral of land, rights for farm workers and education reforms.
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This Chicanas coming-of-age novel, published in 1984, explored the challenges of being caught between Mexican and Anglo-American cultures, the mysogyny in those cultures, and the experience of poverty as seen through the eyes of Esparanza Cordero.
Who is Sandra Cisneros
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This musical ensemble was founded in the fall of 1994.
What is Mariachi Cardenal de Stanford?
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Series of laws and diplomatic agreements for the importation of temporary contract laborers from Mexico to the United States. (1942-1964)
What is The Bracero Program
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“We…conclude that social, economic, cultural, and political independence is the only road to total liberation from oppression, exploitation, and racism. Our struggle then must be for the control of our barrios, campos, pueblos, lands, our economy, our culture, and our political life.” Is an excerpt from:
What is a manifesto of sorts called “El Plan Espiritual de Aztlán,” or “The Spiritual Plan of Aztlán.” Developed at the First National Chicano Conference in Denver. The name of the conference is significant as it marks the term “Chicano's” replacement of "Mexican."
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"I couldn’t stand seeing kids come to class hungry and needing shoes. I thought I could do more by organizing [their parents] than by trying to teach their hungry children." With these words, this Chicana launched her life of organizing picket lines and lobbying, placing her at the forefront of the fight for "La Causa."
Who is Dolores Huerta.
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This group's motto is "La Union Hace La Fuerza"
What is MEChA?