Aphorism In Chicana

The last line in Santayana’s quote is one of his most famous aphorisms. It has many paraphrases and variants, but the meaning’s the same: studying history is necessary to avoid repeating past mistakes. Chicano is arguably one of the most overlooked branches of history.
To completely forget about a war would be a discourtesy to the veterans who fought in it. This extends to all parts of history. To forget about it would be a disgrace to the people whose actions helped made the world what it is today. Both Martin Luther King, Jr. and Cesar Chavez even took inspiration from the past, particularly Mahatma Ghandi’s philosophy of ahimsa (“nonviolence”). They all fought their battles using anything and everything except for violence.
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Like other such women, their rights were restricted even at home. They were expected to be housewives and only a few low jobs were acceptable for them if they must work. This is despite that higher education and other occupations are open to them. Many chicanas tried to take active roles in the chicano movement, but they were mostly limited to behind-the-scenes clerical and secretarial roles. They were even subjected to sexual objectification by chicanos. Very few like Dolorez Huerta were known to the mainstream
But there’s been a resurgence in recent years with police shootings and the Black Lives Matter movement. I’ve read a report about a certain Republican nominee’s supporters attacking Latinos. The recent hispanophobia is like Operation Wetback, the main target are illegals but hispanics in general have been victimized. Another theory my social psychology class gave to possibly explain stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination is the “social identity theory”: people’s self-concept and self-esteem not only derives from their own identity, but also from the status of the groups they feel that they’re a part of. So it’s easier for people to associate positive things with groups that they identify with and negative things with groups that they don’t than vice versa. It can be subconscious, so prejudice can sometimes be unintentional. Yet I think there will always be some active discrimination out there, but I also think that we can still fight to minimize it. And a part of that is to remember and possibly take inspiration from such fights from the past. At the very least, they should be remembered out of respect for the people who fought in them and helped bring society closer to equality. We’d never forget Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, and Malcolm X. But neither should we forget those like Reies Tijerina, Dr. Hector Garcia, and Rodolfo