Americo Paredes Sparknotes

In Americo Paredes biography by Manuel F. Medrano, the author tries to convey the importance that America Paredes played as one of the leading pioneers of Chicano studies. He portrays this by showing various examples of his accomplishments and showing his background in his early years in the valley. The author also tries to portray the importance of Mexican American history by focusing on the aspect that we are not informed of our own history. Manuel Maderno biography of Americo Paredes is a clear example of how his contributions brought a new awakening towards the civil rights movement which helped laid the foundation of what a true Mexican American really is. The author informs of Paredes early years to try to evoke a significance on how most Mexican Americans in the valley dint continue their education. The author shows this to inform the reader of how part of the damage and discrimination faced by Mexican American was due to the fact of being uneducated. He mentions how in his early college years he was only friends with two Mexican men and how the number of Spanish-surnamed residents attending college was less than ten percent. Discrimination in his early years also highlighted the importance of how Mexican Americans were treated unequally in school systems and jobs. …show more content…
He mentions how Gregorio Cortez faced and misunderstanding where he was forced to kill a sheriff in self-defense. It is clear to the point that Gregorio would fled since the law wouldn’t apply equally to him. This story is significant in the way that Gregorio Cortez was able to stand up to the law and face the injustices in which sheriffs took part of. Therefore, this contributes to a deep influence in the Chicano Movement in having a sense of motivation and unwillingness towards demanding equality regarding the