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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790248803321

Autore

Longeaux y Vásquez Enriqueta

Titolo

Enriqueta Vasquez and the Chicano movement [[electronic resource] ] : writings from El grito del norte / / Enriqueta Vasquez ; edited by Lorena Oropeza and Dionne Espinoza ; with a foreword by John Nichols and a preface by Enriqueta Vasquez

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Houston, Tex., : Arte Público Press, c2006

ISBN

1-61192-651-3

1-61192-041-8

Descrizione fisica

liii, 231 p. : ill

Collana

Hispanic civil rights series

Altri autori (Persone)

EspinozaDionne

OropezaLorena <1964->

Disciplina

305.868/72079

Soggetti

Chicano movement

Mexican Americans - Politics and government - 20th century

Mexican Americans - Social conditions - 20th century

Southwest, New Race relations

United States Race relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : "Viviendo y luchando : the life and times of Enriqueta Vasquez" / Lorena Oropeza -- Conclusion : "Rethinking cultural nationalism and La Familia through women's communities : Enriqueta Vasquez and Chicana feminist thought" / Dionne Espinoza -- Enriqueta Vazquez and the Chicano movement : writings from El Grito del Norte -- I. Land, race, and poverty -- Introduction -- Discrimination -- Los pobres y los ricos -- This land is our land -- Racism -- "Communism," just a word -- Welfare and work -- More abuses at Santa Fe Pinta -- II. Culture and history -- Introduction -- Teach true values, says La Raza mother -- 'Tis the season, fa la la -- Let's be seen and heard -- 16 de septiembre -- The 16th of September -- La Santa tierra -- La Voz de nuestra cultura I -- La Voz de nuestra cultura II -- La historia del Mestizo -- III. Nation and self-determination -- Introduction -- Somos Aztlán! (English -- ¡Somos Aztlán! (Spanish) -- Our new nation is born -- Se nace nuestra nación -- Let's take a look at the political system --



New levels of awareness -- IV. Chicanas, organize! -- Introduction -- La Chicana : let's build a new life -- The woman of La Raza, part I -- The woman of La Raza, part II -- Chicana resolution -- ¡Soy Chicana primero! -- National Chicana Conference, Houston -- V. Corporate institutions and industrial society -- Introduction -- The Church has made us slaves -- Values lost -- Apollo IX -- Smog and money politics -- The Church and the people -- Money, money, money -- The Atomic Age -- Railroad and land -- VI. International politics -- Introduction -- Draft and our youth -- Tío Sam says : "gimme!" -- Qué Linda Es Cuba! : part I -- Raza, nos están matando. They are killing us, did you know? -- ¡Qué Linda Es Cuba! : part II -- Kent State -- El Soldado Raso de Hoy -- El Soldado Raso today -- Third world women meet.

Sommario/riassunto

Gathers columns from the Chicano newspaper "El Grito del Norte," where the author's fierce but hopeful voice of protest combined anger and humor to stir her fellow Chicanos to action as she drew upon her own experiences as a Chicana.