a) A Chicano has many meaning to different people; people define Chicano in their own different way. Many people will go with the simple definition which is a person that is born as American but has origin of a Mexican, however, for me, a Chicano is someone who is proud of who they are and defend their own for a fair treatment. A Chicano is a Mexican-American who is proud to say that they are a Chicano. For example, to me, Cesar Chavez defended all Chicanos and himself from the unfair treatment and payment that the Chicano got from the plantations. To me, Cesar Chavez is a true Chicano because he accepted who he was and defended his own people from others who saw them as unworthy and useless farmers or grape pickers.
• Marin, C. (2012, May …show more content…
Chicanos were taken for granted in schools, only ¼ of all Chicanos would graduate or complete high school. El Paso was also in part of the Chicano movement. In May 1972, the Farah strike which was a refusal to work in the Farah Manufacturing Company in El Paso. The purpose of this strike was because the workers wanted the right to be represented by a union. All of these workers that took part of the strike were Hispanic; 85 percent were women. Although the Farah was the second employer in El Paso, some factors created a dissatisfied work force. These factors were: low wages, minimal benefits, pressure to meet high production quotas, and tensions between workers and supervisors. In January 1974, the National Labor Relations Board ordered the company to offer reinstatement to the workers who participated in the strike and were fired and to permit union organizing. In February, Willie Farah made the ACWA as the bargaining agent for the Farah employees. The ACWA contract included increase in payment, job security and seniority rights, and a grievance …show more content…
(2016, August 23). Retrieved November 27, 2017, from http://www.kvia.com/news/students-walk-out-of-several-ep-area-schools/53202113
Walkouts Continue For 2nd Day; Students Converge On Downtown EP. (2016, August 23). Retrieved November 27, 2017, from http://www.kvia.com/news/walkouts-continue-for-2nd-day-students-converge-on-downtown-ep_20160823072301509/53202121
e) This video helped me see and understand the struggles that Chicanos had in the 1960s. The video also helped me see how much the Chicanos were taken for granted and were not valued the way they should’ve by the Americans, more specifically, in the education area. Three things that I learned or found interesting are:
• Chicanos went to the Vietnam War but I didn’t know since they were not really praised or acknowledged for fighting for their country.
• There were some Chicano students who did not want to participate on the walkouts and were ashamed on how their other classmates were acting.
• After the students successfully got what they wanted and things went back to normal, the LAPD went to the leaders of the movement and arrested them for not good
• Marin, C. (2012, May …show more content…
Chicanos were taken for granted in schools, only ¼ of all Chicanos would graduate or complete high school. El Paso was also in part of the Chicano movement. In May 1972, the Farah strike which was a refusal to work in the Farah Manufacturing Company in El Paso. The purpose of this strike was because the workers wanted the right to be represented by a union. All of these workers that took part of the strike were Hispanic; 85 percent were women. Although the Farah was the second employer in El Paso, some factors created a dissatisfied work force. These factors were: low wages, minimal benefits, pressure to meet high production quotas, and tensions between workers and supervisors. In January 1974, the National Labor Relations Board ordered the company to offer reinstatement to the workers who participated in the strike and were fired and to permit union organizing. In February, Willie Farah made the ACWA as the bargaining agent for the Farah employees. The ACWA contract included increase in payment, job security and seniority rights, and a grievance …show more content…
(2016, August 23). Retrieved November 27, 2017, from http://www.kvia.com/news/students-walk-out-of-several-ep-area-schools/53202113
Walkouts Continue For 2nd Day; Students Converge On Downtown EP. (2016, August 23). Retrieved November 27, 2017, from http://www.kvia.com/news/walkouts-continue-for-2nd-day-students-converge-on-downtown-ep_20160823072301509/53202121
e) This video helped me see and understand the struggles that Chicanos had in the 1960s. The video also helped me see how much the Chicanos were taken for granted and were not valued the way they should’ve by the Americans, more specifically, in the education area. Three things that I learned or found interesting are:
• Chicanos went to the Vietnam War but I didn’t know since they were not really praised or acknowledged for fighting for their country.
• There were some Chicano students who did not want to participate on the walkouts and were ashamed on how their other classmates were acting.
• After the students successfully got what they wanted and things went back to normal, the LAPD went to the leaders of the movement and arrested them for not good