Chicano Movement

group is struggling to achieve equality, like the speech Chicano Nationalism: Fighting for La Raza by Rhodolfo “Corky” Gonzales. However the blame for events such as those described does not often lay solely on one group and even less often are all parts of said group responsible, more often then not smaller parts of a multiple larger groups are responsible for the current condition. Even yet with this…

advantage. We learn what Baca has exhibited in her mural. We become open minded to listen different experiences and leads to a great amount of knowledge which we can use to fight back to the conditions of society. Those at the top know that by dividing Chicanos and people of Latino descent makes us vulnerable. They want us to live in fear. Our duty as an oppressed population is to stand united. Although I only represent myself in my piece, I would want others to identify with it as well. It is…

of the speeches Dolores Huerta made was at a conference in 1998, where radicals formed coalitions around social issues. A couple years later, Huerta was interviewed on La Raza (“The Race”), which was the name the activist like Huerta gave their movement. In the interview Huerta expressed why she has dedicated her life into this mission. In 2003, Gray Davis, California’s governor, appointed Huerta to govern the UC system. By this time, Huerta was one of numerous high profile speakers. In…

Chicherias were the heart and soul of the chola neighborhoods of Sucre during the Bolivian national period. Though these chola were first considered to be just women with elite sexual connections, their societal roles changed dramatically between 1870 and 1930. The women that ran these maize-beer taverns controlled both the social networks as well as the most important public spaces in those neighborhoods. Consequently, due to their heavy involvement in gossip and politics, chicheras were also…

there is so much that made this movement a success. One central theme was the leadership role that the three main subjects of the book played during this movement. Raul Ruiz, Gloria Arellanes and Rosalio Muñoz were three key activists of the Chicano civil rights and empowerment struggle. This movement was not an easy thing to accomplish. It took long term commitments from the leaders of this movement in their fight for social justice and civil rights for the Chicano people. These leaders had…

space by standardizing who, when and where protests, art and many other social activities can occur. Visiting Broadway and Whittier Blvd. in Los Angeles gave me a broader view of how this urban space has been used to illustrate important events of Chicano community members. On my commute to downtown Los Angeles I experienced different emotions and visuals that defined the entrance into this urban space. From the moment I entered I noticed the heavy traffic that had to be endured. The drastic…

(Anzaldua 2947). She later evaluates the different languages the Chicano speaks and where they use them. She goes into more…

Both Oscar Zetas Autobiography of the Brown Buffalo and Ana Castillo’s Novel So Far From God are examples of the use of magic realism and mythology in Chicano/a literature. However, both pieces of Chicano/a literature display their own unique interpretation of self-identity. Beginning with the plot of the Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo, Oscar is a lawyer at the East Oakland Legal Aid society. He drives to his office in downtown San Francisco only to discover that his secretary, who usually…

The Couple in the cage was a performance, filmed into a documentary of artist Guillermo Gómez-Peña and Coco Fusco. Guillermo Gómez-Peña is a Mexican–American performance and installation artist and writer, as well as an activist and educator. His works revolves around the issue of the north–south border and US–Mexican interactions. Gómez-Peña is deemed as a pioneer of performance art, experimental radio, video and installation art. His works often involve dense texts, a collaboration with…

and racism of Chicano people, who live in the United States of America, done onto them by Americans and Mexicans. With outside research and utilizing resources provided in my environment, such as the Internet and translators and a small conducted interview with people from Hispanic background, I was able to fully understand and analyze the excerpt titled “How To Tame A Wild Tongue,” provided by Gloria Anzaldua. When writing, I planned on identifying my audience as the oppressed Chicano people…