As far as american history and civil rights goes, the education system should not teach us that black and white racism was the only issue at the time. In fact, schools managed to ignore the civil rights struggle involving Mexican Americans, Asians, LGBT community etc. I became heavily interested in this topic my first semester here at state once I took a latino studies course where we touched bases on the Chicano movement that occurred in the 1960’s and 1970’s. Growing up Chicano this issue and movement hit home and intrigued me a great deal considering in school I 've only ever learned about black and white racism during the civil rights movement. This topic should be further explored considering all throughout our years in school we are forced
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Although once reading the article by Davis, Jack E. "Civil Rights Movement." Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. Grolier Online, 2014. Web. 1 July 2014. (Retrieved October 1, 2016) people may argue that the african american civil rights movement constructed a much bigger difference in society. I also mentioned in my previous writing how chicanos, or mexican americans, experienced the same amount of racism and segregation as the african americans did. After reading this article about the civil rights from the african american point of view, I began to think twice about the the points I made in my previous writings. In previous paragraphs I mentioned just some of the numerous changes that the chicano civil rights movement made throughout the years. Some being the passing of the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act (ALRA), the creation of many political groups including the Community Service Organization (CSO) that allowed 15,000 mexican americans to vote and lastly numerous non-profit school that dedicate to the chicano youth providing education, social acceptance and or economic stability. All of this is definately a great accomplishment for the chicanos civil rights movement however, does it compare to the accomplish that african americans achieved in their movement? This question is debatable and really depends on who you ask although the facts do make a big statement, …show more content…
Exploring the Chicana Feminist Movement.( Retrieved November 9, 2016) the chicano movement has its own dilemma that has been occurring within itself. While chicano activists are trying to separate themselves from the american community and trying to lean more towards the traditional and cultural mexican community, Chicana activists have been determined to depart from both groups. Chicanas, or chicano women, feel they are not accepted by the american community and don 't fit the stereotypical view of mexican american women. Most people in the chicano population believe that the woman 's role should traditionally be at home with the family or at their low paying factory jobs. Leading to the creation of the Chicana Feminist movement. The movement was a reputable part of the chicano movement that did not make much of a change compared to the surrounding movements. Although, it did bring controversy whether it was a good thing that mexican american women were rebelling against the stereotypical views of the duties that women were responsible for including staying home, attending the family and working the same old factory jobs oppose to being out and participating in the movement. While these women had good intentions of trying to bring power to women, they were portrayed as betraying their own
Although once reading the article by Davis, Jack E. "Civil Rights Movement." Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. Grolier Online, 2014. Web. 1 July 2014. (Retrieved October 1, 2016) people may argue that the african american civil rights movement constructed a much bigger difference in society. I also mentioned in my previous writing how chicanos, or mexican americans, experienced the same amount of racism and segregation as the african americans did. After reading this article about the civil rights from the african american point of view, I began to think twice about the the points I made in my previous writings. In previous paragraphs I mentioned just some of the numerous changes that the chicano civil rights movement made throughout the years. Some being the passing of the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act (ALRA), the creation of many political groups including the Community Service Organization (CSO) that allowed 15,000 mexican americans to vote and lastly numerous non-profit school that dedicate to the chicano youth providing education, social acceptance and or economic stability. All of this is definately a great accomplishment for the chicanos civil rights movement however, does it compare to the accomplish that african americans achieved in their movement? This question is debatable and really depends on who you ask although the facts do make a big statement, …show more content…
Exploring the Chicana Feminist Movement.( Retrieved November 9, 2016) the chicano movement has its own dilemma that has been occurring within itself. While chicano activists are trying to separate themselves from the american community and trying to lean more towards the traditional and cultural mexican community, Chicana activists have been determined to depart from both groups. Chicanas, or chicano women, feel they are not accepted by the american community and don 't fit the stereotypical view of mexican american women. Most people in the chicano population believe that the woman 's role should traditionally be at home with the family or at their low paying factory jobs. Leading to the creation of the Chicana Feminist movement. The movement was a reputable part of the chicano movement that did not make much of a change compared to the surrounding movements. Although, it did bring controversy whether it was a good thing that mexican american women were rebelling against the stereotypical views of the duties that women were responsible for including staying home, attending the family and working the same old factory jobs oppose to being out and participating in the movement. While these women had good intentions of trying to bring power to women, they were portrayed as betraying their own