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The Chicano Movement & the L.A. blowouts
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DEFINE WITH A ELBOW PARTNER
ASSIMILATION : ACCULTURATION:
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ASSIMILATION: SHED TRADITIONAL CULTURE AND FULLY TAKE ON NEW CULTURE (DOMINANT CULTURE)
“MELTING POT”
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ACCULTURATION: MERGING THE TRADITIONAL CULTURE AND THE DOMINANT CULTURE AFTER PROLONGED CONTACT
“SALAD BOWL”
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Cesar Chavez Main leader of the farm workers movement
Know for his “simple” Mexican/ Mexican Am looks. (calm, warm yet tough, dark Mexican-Indian features) Made him relatable Like MLK used religious themes
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Dolores Huerta C.C. right hand yet often overlooked by history
Major player in the movement Organized, tough and unstoppable, great public speaker Given Medal of Freedom from Obama in 2012
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Robert Kennedy Major supporter of UFWM, Chavez and Huerta
Appalled by the working conditions for farm workers Also supported the LA student walkouts
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Sal Castro As a teacher was appalled by conditions in LA school for Latino students Helped organize and recruit students for the walkout.
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Brown berets Mexican-Am College age students
Provided free lunches for kids Focused on cultural identity and community work Recruited to help protect students who walked out Mx-Am version of Black Panthers
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