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    José Clemente Orozco painted the mural Dive Bomber and Tank in front of guest at The Museum of Modern Art in 1940. The work of art was made in honor of the exhibition‚ “Twenty Centuries of Mexican Art.” Despite being during the time of the Second World War and the nature of the mural‚ Orozco stated that the mural had no political symbolism. Orozco was expressing his interpretation of the devastating effects war can have on a soul and hence goes on to use mostly a cool palette‚ consisting of majority

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    be more particular. Sometime ago I read about an association called Chicanos Por La Causa who battle to protect the abused privileges of their kindred Chicano individuals. Some Chicanos have had a trouble purchasing a house on the grounds that they were separated or in light of the fact that they didn’t have a considerable measure of cash. This association discovers approaches to help these individuals and now numerous Chicanos own their own home. In this sort of associations you don’t just distinguish

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    students are very high. Chicano Students suffer of the lack of help from the counselors in their schools that will help them finish high school . The rate of Latino that graduate from a 4-year universities is very low‚ because if the equal opportunities of scholarships among them. However‚ throughout the Latino history in U.S. there have been civil movements that have fight to change the poor and unequal conditions among the Latino community. The Lemon Grove case and the Chicano Walkout are two significant

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    A Study of Uprising Gangs in Americas Inner Cities A Senior Thesis Proposal Presented to Senior Seminar University of Central Missouri Bachelor of Science By Aloni Benson Senior Thesis Proposal Title: A study of Uprising gangs in Americas Inner Cities occurring during the 1990’s till Now Statement of the Problem: i. Purpose of the study A. Explain the influence of uprising gang conflict. B. Compare the trends of Gang violence over decades.

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    Latino / Hispanic / Chicano Education In my research I discovered an abundant amount of information on educating Chicano’s or Latino’s in the United States‚ particulary California being that an extremely high population concentrations are in California. In this paper I will list some of the most important cultural diversity facts I’ve found regarding educational barriers‚ communication behaviors‚ cultural differences‚ teaching implications‚ learning styles and tools and insights. First‚ what

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    21 October 2009 The Struggle for the Chicano “Prefiero morir de pie que vivir siempre arrodillado.” Was once said by Emiliano Zapata‚ which means I’d rather die on my feet than live a life on my knees. This quote has often served as an inspiration to many Mexican and Mexican-Americans throughout history. Several times this quote has been brought to a reality in the struggle for the equal human rights among Chicanos. In this paper I will be illustrating the unfair opportunity at life that Mexican

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    Award-winning comedy duo consisting of Richard "Cheech" Marin and Tommy Chong who found a wide audience in the 1970s and 1980s for their films and stand-up routines‚ which were based on the hippie and free love era‚ and especially drug and counterculture movements‚ most notably their love for cannabis. Their early success culminated with the release of their first feature-length movie‚ Up in Smoke‚ in 1978. Relatively successful‚ it became something of a cult classic and was successful enough to warrant a

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    past hundred years Chicanos had fought bravely for their country. But if you try to look for books or articles about Chicanos in books about Vietnam they are‚ for the most part‚ almost absent. They fail to recognize how important Mexican Americans were in this war. They fail to mention that Mexican American soldiers are the most decorated ethnic group in the America. In the bestseller Everything We Had by Al Santoli‚ though it discusses soldiers in the Vietnam War‚ not one Chicano is interviewed .

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    better understanding of the diverseness at UCR. There is also snacks and refreshments that are offered for free during this occurrence to encourage people to become involved. CSP also holds various year round events which encourages people of the Chicano race to get involved and interact with one

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    change forward for many movements‚ the term Chicano first arose from the 1960’s when radical changes were happening in the United States. The term Chicano applied to individuals who identified from Mexican descent who took pride in its culture‚ history‚ and indigenous heritage had the awareness to the injustices done to Chicanos and are committed to a lifestyle of activism through various professions (Romero‚ Sept 30th). Though this is a great foundation to establish the Chicano identity‚ it needs to

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