Salvador Castro Standing Up For Civil Rights

Jose Antonio Burciaga was born on August of 1940, in El Paso, Texas. In 1966 Mr. Burciaga became a graphic illustrator and moved to California with this wife and began writing critical assessments for numerous newspapers and journals. Arriving at Stanford University, the Burciagaas were integral in helping to develop and support numerous Hispanic organizations including El Centro Chicano, a local Latino student center. Mr. Burciaga is most famous for his mural the “Last Supper of Chicano Heroes”, which he painted at the university with the help of his students. Burciaga is also famous for expressing the flaws of social and political systems and used irony and satire to explore issues of racism and discrimination. (HispanicHeritage.Org). I believe this book was included in the ethnic studies group curriculum because Burciaga was famous for expressing the flaws of the government and politicians and people like Tom Horne saw that as a threat.

Hispanic parents are known for many different characteristics and habits that make their children’s lives unique to other cultures. Such as how in order to go out you had to slave away the day before or even hours before in order

and Cesar Chavez. These men were famous for many things. Such as, writing poems in order to help the Mexican-Americans to making organizations to unite and help everyone. Going on strikes so their voices can be heard. Although, the Chicano Movement was a movement in order for Mexican Americans to get civil rights not everyone in the Movement had a voice. For example, Chicanas. They were being silent and didn’t have the same rights as Chicanos. They didn’t have the right to decide if they want to use birth controls, that was being decided for them. Also, during the blowouts in East Los Angeles there were many women who were leaders during these blowouts and their voices weren’t being heard just because they were woman.

In the early 1930's during Hitler's uprising, he began to sweep throughout Europe seeking out nations to conquer and add to his already growing German empire. He used the Soviets distrust of the western nations to form a temporary alliance and take over Poland. France, and Britain would soon join the battle against one of the most powerful and destructive European powers.

Overall, the chapter, which focuses on “Hispanicity”, impacted me because I began to formulate ideas which opposed those that had been hammered into my mind all my life. For so long I had heard that minorities were victims to oppression by whites and for that reason minorities should strive to do more than what is expected from them. In reading Rodriguez’s claim, questions that had never been explored in my development arose in my mind such as “Are Hispanics really the victims?”, “Do Hispanics truly strive to their fullest to accomplish things that have never been done?”, and lastly, “Are Hispanics committing acts of hypocrisy?”. If a Hispanic

Mexican Americans and Puerto Ricans have been faced with many social injustices in the past; these include police brutality, racism, discrimination, poor housing condition and many more. After a time they grew tired and decided to take action against these injustices. This led many of them to became part of a social movements, fighting for a change which were successful . A few of these movements included the Chicano Movement which involved Mexican Americans; they use boycotting, and their manifesto, El Plan De Aztlan to fight against social injustice and also to fight for nationalism and self-determination. It was said to be one of the most successful movement. Another was the Young Lord’s Movement which was mainly Puerto Ricans but also

When one thinks about Hispanics, all too often the image of a field full of migrant workers picking fruit or vegetables in the hot sun comes to mind. This has become the stereotypical picture of a people whose determination and character are as strong or stronger than that of the Polish, Jewish, Greek, or Italian who arrived in the United States in the early 1900's. Then, the center of the new beginning for each immigrant family was an education. An education was the "ladder by which the children of immigrants climbed out of poverty into the mainstream." (Calderon & Slavin, 2001, p. iv) That ideal has not changed, as the Hispanic population has grown in the United States to large numbers very quickly and with little fanfare. Now, the

Cesar Chavez will forever be an influential role to the Mexican American migrant workers. He changed history for all the migrant workers by raising equal rights and better pay. He would strive to do his best to improve the living for all migrant workers in California, Texas, Arizona, and Florida.

According to Marta Tienda and Faith Mitchell in the book “Hispanics and the future of America” another problem may be teacher’s perceptions of their student’s abilities.

Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales was born on June 18, 1928 in Denver. At the age of 16 he earned his High School Diploma from Manuel High school in 1944 despite working the beet fields and various other jobs. Corky attended the University of Denver for a quarter semester but had to drop out due to financial issues. Gonzales also founded the Crusades for Justice, a civil rights movement in the mid 1960’s. The Crusade sought out to improve educational and housing opportunities for Chicanos in the Denver community. In 1968 he proposed his “Plan of the Barrio” at Washington, D.C., to U.S. attorney General Ramsey Clark, where he asked him to correct the injustices suffered by the Chicano community in terms of housing and education. Gonzales was also responsible

The nineteenth century introduced several great leaders into this world, many recognized by historians today. These men, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and others, have all been honored and commemorated for their contributions. One such leader, José Martí, continues to remain anonymous outside the Hispanic community, and hidden in the shadows cast by these men. His name does not appear in the history books or on the tongues of many proud Americans, for he was neither a citizen of America nor an American hero.

The Latinos in my class differed in the way that they were proud to say they were Puerto Rican, Mexican, and Dominican. Thus, I pursued a relationship with these classmates and I began to feel differently about Latinos. I realized that I was taking part in the prejudice thoughts my previous classmates had toward Latinos by concealing my identity. I also recognized that Latinos were struggling to pursue a better life and that we are looked down upon. As a result of discrimination, it is difficult for us to accomplish our goals in life. Presently, every opportunity I get, I talk about my culture. I discuss the hardships Latinos face and I describe my experience growing up Puerto Rican. Although I am Puerto Rican, I don't know as much about my culture as I should. Reading Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America by Juan Gonzalez has brought new insights to my knowledge of Puerto Ricans and Latinos in general. Gonzalez focuses on language and writes that speaking Spanish is treated as a handicap instead of as an asset.

There are many important faces on the race towards equality and bringing people of colors together. John F. Kennedy is someone who has helped bring people together. John F. Kennedy was the 35th president who worked with Martin Luther King Jr., in order for racial equality for the African Americans, in the United States. The movement to create equal rights for alike human beings with different colors was called the Civil Rights Movement. Kennedy was a crucial role in order for the racial equality of African Americans with the help of Martin Luther King and his urge to push the Civil Rights Movement.

Lázaro Cárdenas, Juan Perón, Jorge Gaitán and Fidel Castro are four people that are famous for what they did for their people. The main agenda of each person is what shaped that person’s future. Also every person strived to help the poor people of their country or town. Even though it did not always work in the long run. Each person had their own unique way to do this.

During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the island of Cuba was in the process of emerging from a Spanish colony to an independent nation. Freedom from Spain, however, was not the only struggle that Cuba was experiencing at this time. After having been oppressed by slavery for several centuries, Afro-Cubans, who had joined the fight for independence in large numbers, were demanding equality in Cuban society. Nevertheless, whites, especially in the elite, continued to initiate discriminatory practices against them. As a last resort, Afro-Cubans staged an armed protest in response to the outlawing of their political party in 1912. Although valiant, the attempt was