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Timeframe of the Chicano generation
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1960s to late 1970s
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John F. Kennedy |
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Percent of Chicano generation with <8 yrs of school
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49%
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Between 20 and 50 percent |
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Percent of Texan Chicanos with <5 yrs of school
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40%
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Between 20 and 50 percent |
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Average yearly income for Chicano farmworker
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$820
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Less than $1000 |
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Average income for Chicano farmworker compared to national average
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33% below the national average
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Between 20 and 50 percent |
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Average income for Chicano in Texas compared to national average
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56.6% below the national average
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Between 40 and 70 percent |
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Cesar Chavez's background
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migrant worker
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Common Chicano profession |
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National Farmworker's Association founder
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Cesar Chavez
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Same person who lead the Delano Grape Strikes |
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Date of the National Farmworker's Association founding
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1962
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1960s |
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Leader of the Delano Grape Strikes
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Cesar Chavez
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Same person who founded the National Farmworker's Association |
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Date of the Delano Grape Strikes
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1965
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1960s |
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Founder of the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee
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Cesar Chavez
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Same person who founded the National Farmworker's Association |
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Cesar Chavez's tactics
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nonviolent protests: pickets, boycotting, marching, fasting
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Think MLK |
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First Chicano to achieve national recognition
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Cesar Chavez
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Founder of the National Farmworker's Association |
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Cesar Chavez drew attention to this cause/group
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Chicano farm workers
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What groups did he found? |
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Which Chicano Generation individual drew the most attention to Chicano farm workers?
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Cesar Chavez
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Founder of the National Farmworker's Association and the United Farmworker's Organizing Committee |
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Nickname of Reies Lopez Tijerina
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"El Tigre"
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Fearsome beast |
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Reies Lopez Tijerina's background
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migrant worker
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Common Chicano profession |
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Reies Lopez Tijerina researched this in Mexico in 1951
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and land grants
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Has to do with property |
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Reies Lopez Tijerina researched the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo when and where?
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Mexico, 1951
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1950s |
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Founder of the the Alianza Federal de Mercedes
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Reies Lopez Tijerina
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'Mercedes' means 'land grants.' |
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Date of founding of the Alianza Federal de Mercedes
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1963
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1960s |
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Premise of the Alianza Federal de Mercedes
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non-observance of land guarantees
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'Mercedes' means 'land grants.' |
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What was the Republic of San Juan del Rio de Chama?
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a separate country which Reies Lopez Tijerina tried to found
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It didn't last very long. |
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Location of the Republic of San Juan del Rio de Chama
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Carson National Forest
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Part of a separate republic |
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Date of founding of the Republic of San Juan del Rio de Chama
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1966
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1960s |
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Reies Lopez Tijerina drew attention to this cause/group
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Land grants and property guarantees
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What groups did he found? |
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Which Chicano Generation individual drew the most attention to land grants and property guarantees?
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Reies Lopez Tijerina
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Founder of the Alianza Federal de Mercedes |
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Which Chicano generation activist was the most militant?
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Reies Lopez Tijerina
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Nicknamed "El Tigre" |
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Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales's background
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migrant worker and professional boxer
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Common Chicano profession with a twist! |
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"War on Poverty"
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youth program founded by Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales
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Denver |
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Youth program was founded by Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales
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"War On Poverty"
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Denver |
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Date and location of founding of "War on Poverty"
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Denver, 1965
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Not Texas or California, 1960s |
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Creator of "War on Poverty"
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Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales
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He also created the "Crusade for Justice" |
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"Crusade for Justice"
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social program created by Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales to promote Chicano pride + self-determination
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social program |
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Purpose of "Crusade for Justice"
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promote Chicano pride + self-determination
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"Yo Soy Joaquin" author
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Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales
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Founder of "War on Poverty" & "Crusade for Justice" |
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Famous poem by Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales
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"Yo Soy Joaquin"
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Became an informal anthem for the Chicano Movement |
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Year of the 1st annual Chicano Youth Conference
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1969
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1960s |
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Creator of the annual Chicano Youth Conference
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Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales
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Also created the "War on Poverty" program |
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Who came up with "El Plan Espiritual de Aztlán?"
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Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales
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Also created the "Crusade for Justice" program |
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Background of José Ángel Gutiérrez
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rural Texas
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MAYO founder
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José Ángel Gutiérrez
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Also founded the Raza Unida party |
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Year of MAYO's founding
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1967
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1960s |
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Youth organization founded by José Ángel Gutiérrez
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MAYO
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Condiment |
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National political organization founded by José Ángel Gutiérrez
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The Raza Unida Party
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Also called the National United Peoples Party |
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Raza Unida Party founder
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José Ángel Gutiérrez
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Also founded MAYO |
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Year of the Raza Unida Party's founding
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1970
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1970s |
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Became judge of Zavala County in 1974
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José Ángel Gutiérrez
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Founder of the Raza Unida Party |
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Who was José Antonio Villarreal?
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Californian author and immigrant
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"Pocho" author |
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José Antonio Villarreal's best known work
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"Pocho"
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First Chicano novel to gain national acclaim |
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"Pocho" publication year
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1969
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1960s |
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"Pocho" author
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José Antonio Villarreal
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Californian author |
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"Pocho" significance
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First major Chicano novel
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Who was Ernesto Galarza?
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Chicano author
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Ernesto Galarza's best known work
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"Barrio Boy"
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Autobiographical tale of a Mexican American immigrant and his family |
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"Barrio Boy" publication year
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1971
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1970s |
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"Barrio Boy" subject
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Autobiographical tale of a Mexican American immigrant and his family
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"Barrio Boy" author
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Ernesto Galarza
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It's not Enrique de la Garza. |
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Who was Tomás Rivera?
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Chicano author
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Tomás Rivera's best known work
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"Y no se trago la tierra"
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On the plight of migrant farm workers |
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"Y no se traga la tierra" publication year
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1970
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1970s |
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"Y no se traga la tierra" subject
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The plight of migrant farm workers
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"Y no se traga la tierra" author
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Tomás Rivera
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Who was Rolando Hinojosa-Smith?
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Chicano author
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Rolando Hinojosa-Smith's best known work
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"Estampas del valle y otras obras"
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RGV |
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"Estampas del valle y otras obras" author
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Rolando Hinojosa-Smith
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"Estampas del valle y otras obras" publication year
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1973
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1970s |
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"Estampas del valle y otras obras" subject
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Rio Grande Valley
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It's in the title, sort of |
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Who is Sandra Cisneros?
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Chicano author
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Sandra Cisneros's best known work
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"The Woman of Hollering Creek"
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Collection of short stories about the Chicana experience |
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"The Woman of Hollering Creek" author
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Sandra Cisneros
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"The Woman of Hollering Creek" subject
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Collection of short stories about the Chicana experience
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Who is Luis Valdez?
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Chicano actor + film director
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El Teatro Campesino, "La Bamba," "Zoot Suit" ... |
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Theater troupe founded by Luis Valdez
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El Teatro Campesino
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El Teatro Campesino founder
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Luis Valdez
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Wrote "La Bamba" + "Zoot Suit" |
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Luis Valdez's two best-known works
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"Zoot Suit" + "La Bamba"
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"Zoot Suit" playwright
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Luis Valdez
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Founder of El Teatro Campesino |
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"La Bamba" playwright
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Luis Valdez
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Founder of El Teatro Campesino |
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Who was Moctezuma Esparza?
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Chicano filmmaker
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"The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez" |
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"The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez" creator
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Moctezuma Esparza
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Who was Gregory Nava?
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Chicano filmmaker
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"El Norte" + "Selena" + "Mi Familia" |
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Gregory Nava's 3 best known works
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"El Norte" + "Selena" + "Mi Familia"
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"El Norte" creator
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Gregory Nava
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"Selena" (film) creator
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Gregory Nava
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"Mi Familia" (film) creator
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Gregory Nava
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"El Norte" subject
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the difficulties faced by Latin American immigrants
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Who was Richard "Cheech" Marin?
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Chicano filmmaker
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"Born in East L.A." |
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Richard "Cheech" Marin's best known work
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"Born in East L.A."
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"Born in East L.A." creator
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Richard "Cheech" Marin
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Who was Alberto Urista Heredia?
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Chicano poet
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aka Alurista |
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What was Alberto Urista Heredia's nom de plume?
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Alurista
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Who was Alurista?
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Chicano poet - real name Alberto Urista Heredia
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"Must be the Season of the Witch", "When Raza?" |
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Alurista's 2 best known works
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"Must be the Season of the Witch" + "When Raza?"
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"Must be the Season of the Witch" poet
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Alberto Urista Heredia/Alurista
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"When Raza?" poet
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Alberto Urista Heredia/Alurista
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Who was Luis Jimenez?
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Chicano muralist and sculptor
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Who was Porfirio Salinas, and what was he known for?
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Chicano painter known for Texas landscapes
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Who is Carmen Lomas Garza, and what is she known for?
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Chicano artist and illustrator known for her portrayals of South Texas family traditions
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