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Half a century after the death of Rubén Salazar by the Police, the controversy survives
By: EFE News, Los Angeles, August 28, 2020 The memory and legacy of Mexican journalist Rubén Salazar are still alive 50 years after his death at the hands of Los Angeles ... -
‘Chicano’ and the fight for identity
50 years after activists reclaimed the word, a new generation wrestles with whether it’s inclusive enough... By Dorany Pineda, Los Angeles Times ~ June 3, 2019 Joe Rodriguez was a ... -
Reflections of a MEChista by a chicano scholar activist
By: Alvaro Huerta, Ph.D. ~ April 4, 2019 I first learned about MEChA (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicana/o de Aztlán) during UCLA’s Freshman Summer Program (FSP) in 1985, as a 17-year-old freshman. ... -
On the watering of roses by any other name
By: Profe. Gonzalo Santos ~ April 4, 2019 "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet," says Shakespeare's Juliet to her lover Romeo. Can the network of student ... -
Mexican American group MEChA eyes name change amid furor
By: Russell Contreras ~ Associated Press ~ April 3, 2019 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — MEChA, a Mexican American student group founded 50 years ago at the end of the turbulent ... -
Q&A with MEChA's three-day march organizers
By: CSU Signal ~ November 27,2017 The Movimiento Estudiantil Chicanx de Aztlan (MEChA) Club organized a three-day march with the hopes of advocating and pressuring Congress for a “clean DREAM ...