1970_03 The Daily Collegian March 1970

              CHIC- ANGLO
By William Carbajal Vega
streams of Chicano movement out
of the barrio (ghetto). First, the
college-educated Chicano who
usually ends up agringado (or
assimilated). Secondly, there Is
the non-college Chicano who has
found economic relief through the
trade union shop or small busl-
variations on these two predominant themes; however, certain
generalities can be abstracted.
This arUcle presents a general
asplraUonal description of the
non-college Chicano who wants
desperately to become part ofthe
faceless suburban middle-class.
Making Good
The   non-college Chicano w
family members in the barrio,
and enjoys returning lo Ihe harrlo
for some good Mexican food.
He has found a stable economic
niche in the union six... «nH ...
though he has little e
he feels he has suec
demonstrated that you can "make
It" without going to college, lie
owns his own home. The financial burden is great since the
payment, the second mortgage,
and property taxes readily eat up
his monthly paycheck.lt Is usually his unfortunate discovery lhat
s   without
all   the   insurance   I
working overtime at
Despite the sacrifices, the financial fiasco is justified because
he can now present a front to his
neighbors and to the members of
his bowling league which glowsof
mass media respectability. He
can relax, if he finds ihe time.
or his own role, or lack of It. ln
improving the lot of his people.
The few moments he spends in
contemplation of the Social Condition are usually restricted to
the condemnation of fellow chlcanos (who may be old friends)
ested "In bettering themselves
up." Unconsciously and unques-
tlonlngly. he has accepted the
American Dream, and as a con-
e than an Ugly
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Of course, he Is living ln self-
delusion because ihe slightest
financial trauma will so upset hi*
hand-lo-mouth economy, that he
will be forced Into scurrying to
Pacific Plan for a loan. His relatives back in the barrio can admire   his   home and belongings,
His children will probably not
learn Spanish, since the stressing
of minority characteristics is
neither   functional   to  their own
talnlng cultural integrity becomes resignation to poverty.
The paradox is that he may
have been a pachuco and ln trouble with the law In his youth, and
probably still has tattoos to prove
It. However, he now regrets those
days and has little patience for
youths who exhibit the same be-
avior  j
respectability
ity
ll   that
trying to sell his Anglo friends,
for if this Is lost, all ls lost. This
ls the reason that his psychological condition Is so deeply interwoven with his financial condition and his material possessions. In this world, you are
Cowboy Fascists
His Anglo friends are usually
•boys from the shop" who happen
to live nearby. Generally they
qualify as 'cowboy-fascists" who
*~1 themselves Uvlng tenuously
st of tr
perity. They bowl together, watch
pro football together,-play cards
together, and get drunk together.
It should be obvious that for
men caught In thla merry-go-
round, status andpresUgearenot
based on occupation, but on Income as evidenced In material
possessions. The 'stability*
manifested In the facade of goods
and activities thinly veils the
foundation of economic quicksand
It is based on. These people are
doing better by their standards
than they, or their families, ever
did before them. As long as the
paychecks keep coming ln, all ls
well and the party goes on. Barring   recession,   automatic* or
ry. So (ar their unions have managed to do right by them, and as
long as this condition prevails,
they could give a damn about anybody else.
Clearly, for the Chicano in this
scene, the anxiety and viclous-
ness ls Intensified. He ls subject
to all the perils of his fellow
workers and neighbors, but must
also be concerned with the dl- :
menslon of 'social acceptability.'
This  Is   especially  Important
for  the  future of his children.
They must meet the "right kind"
of people  If they are to marry-
Why, then, s
Chica
i   the  v
? Nobody
Why   should he be Interested ln
militancy or social action?
It would simply be giving to
others what he had to work for
and threatening what he has managed   to  accomplish. He frowns
since such c;
f the !■
when he has worked so hard to
be just like them. He shares the
same racist attitudes toward skin
colors and towards Mexican-
Americans and Negroes that his
playmates do. It would be foolish
to expect otherwise. His mind has
grammed   for   the  i
. He I
California Council
of Chicanos in
Higher Education
4 of tt
regiona
ferences last Saturday, February
28 at the Fresno State College
Extension Center.
Created for the purpose of arriving at needed plans and proposals which will solve the many
problems Ektt Chlcanos encounter lri the present educational
system, the conference also make
available 1-3 units of college
credit thothose who enroll. The
three workshops, which covered
three sectors of operation -
High Srhoo. Junior College and
College University _ dealt with
recruitment, finances, Chicano
Studies, organizing
work and support
Chicano students
from  high  schools,  junior col
leges and colleges from through
it Ihe v;
orkJhops, In which i
ime and discussion
deal with defining and comparli
Peaceful
Boycott
Last week'stwo-dayctassboy. "
colt,, protesting Fresno State
College Acting-President Karl
Falk's administrate actions
peacefully fell short of Falk's
charges of expected violence on
campus by "hard-core militants'
in a speech given last month to
the Fresno County Bar Association (F.C.B.A.).
Falk added that the militants
would attempt to cause campus
disruption resulting in the calling
of police or National Guard to
quell any violence erupting on
campus.
Now the boycott ls over with
no violence except for the reported assault of a student picket who was attacked by an unidentified student against the boycott.
Ellezer Rlsco-Lozada, LaRaza
Studies Chairman, said the boy-
a positive action which
proved two things. First, theboy-
cott 'developed the consciousness of the student body as a
whole ln their role (vls-a-vls
faculty and administration).'
Secondly, the boycott showed
t the process of developing
to continue.'
•It's a symptom of what ls
wrong with an Institution of higher
ication. In general, that apro-
is of developing consciousness
s student's) has to develop ln
adversary role," he said.
In other places, educational
Innovation, like the Experimental
Icollege, took place with heavy
^student participation, while at
FSC, student participation has
]been greater because of attacks
l the Experimental College as
ell   as   other   programs,'   he
Rlsco  was   critical  of Falk's
.C.B.A. speech because It had
|dual Interpretations. First, "as
Irresponsible In the sense' that
waving the flag of violence ls not
ie way to prevent It.'
Secondly, Falk's statements
"could be heard ln the senseofthe
•proverbial self-fulfilling prophecy,' he commented.
Praising all students for keeping the boycott peaceful and disproving Falk's charges of potential campus violence, Rlsco said,
•It's a credit to students at FSC,
both Anglo and minority, that
FSC has been free from any explosions of organized violence.
The President's statements were
not ln any sense helpful to prevent that from occurring ln the
future,' he stated.
Professor Richard Keyes, Ethnic Studies Department Chairman, felt the boycott Indicated a
growth of FSC student body leadership which negated the whole
silent majority concept.
Keyes measured student body
leadership growth by observing
what happens (boycott) when
•people get involved and become
He added that the "silent majority hang-up' wasn't Involved
with relevant society.
•Involvement forces them (silent majority) Into experienced
growth,' Keyes explained.
He also agreed that Falk's
statements on potential campus
blolence were Irresponsible, and
ln some degree, slanderous.
•I don't think any educational
Institution   can   survive   If* ill-
s^rmeleofS.h^d"na!M,OUC,hMKOn     nlpuUte   Publlc  °P'nlon  «*""«
3 of the possible solutions.
The atmosphere of the confer-
ice was very Interesting, ln-
ilvlng and enlightening for all
ho were present. Each person
It  encouraged  to express his
Hopefully more students, high
school and college, will participate in the next conference, tentatively scheduled for April 4 in
Sacramento.
ie Institution.' he said.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN