Importance Of Losing Fear: The Greatest Achievements Of The Chicano Movement

It is important to point out why losing fear is one the greatest achievements of the Chicano movement. When one has been in fear, meaning they do not feel they have the right to demand proper treatment or appropriate pay life can be more difficult. Often illegal immigrants will live in constant fear of getting sent back to their countries where they no longer feel identified with, separating from their families that have been living here for years and often are afraid of losing the economic opportunities that seem to keep them here.

Losing fear is important, it became evident that fewer Latinos relied on politicians to protect them even before the economic crisis of 2008. For a long time, people feared asking for help, fighting for their rights and being considered an equal citizen. But we saw that at some point we began to lose fear. Women began to seek help for domestic abuse, something that before would require then to feel like they would not be able to receive
Although the economic bad times have dampened a lot of energy, it sends the message that if pushed too far, the powerless will defend themselves. Being someone who has not personally suffered this injustice in the Latino community I can reference my own experiences with difficulty adjusting to this country. As a Muslim in this time I feel the need to “hide” or not draw much attention to my faith or where I come from. It feels like if I were to be more open with who I am people would be inclined to think a certain way about me. Racism is still alive and seeing history and how these people lost their fear because they got to a point where they also needed to be validated as human beings that deserve respect and all the opportunities in this country gives me