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of society, etcetera, in a
movement that will eventu¬
ally lead, in their idealistic
expectations, to happiness
for the Mexican-Ameri¬
cans living as equals in the
American society. Fur¬
thermore, my amigos'
knowledge of the political
status between Mexico and
the United States is usually
outstanding. Unfortu¬
nately, when I ask for their
opinion on Tamayo,
Zapata, Siqueiros, Villa, or
foods such as mole, for
that matter, they will either
stare at me in a questioning
manner or give me a ge¬
neric response in broken
Spanish. In fact, few Chi¬
canos speak FLUENT
Spanish. Is this so tragic,
you ask? Yes, for lan¬
guage, one of the priciple
links to the chain which
unites us as a culture, a
culture like no other in the
world, a culture that goes
back three centuries, is di¬
minishing at the hands of
El Norte. Indeed, this is
but one of the obstacles we
have as Mexicans living in
the "United" States.
Bluntly speaking, in
striving so hard to fit into
the mold established bv the
white, upper-class males of
the American society,
Mexicans have "learned"
English and allowed their
Spanish to suffer in the
process. Slowly, but
surely, Chicanos will no
longer speak proper Span¬
ish, be exempt of the true
Mexican culture, and lack
complete sense of identity.
Some scholars believe
Chicanos have already
reached that threshold and
are over the brink.
Why has such a
downfall of our Mexican
culture occurred? Today,
the need for unity is often
misnamed as a need for
homogeniety. One cannot
deny that there are very
real differences between all
races, especially between
Mexicans and Anglos, but
it is not those differences
between us that are sepa¬
rating the two cultures; it is
rather our refusal as Chica¬
nos or Mexicans to recog¬
nize these differences. The
term "Hispanic," for ex¬
ample, is yet another term
used by Anglos to lump all
Spanish-speaking cultures
together for mere simplifi¬
cation during census proce¬
dures. Furthermore. Mexi¬
can-Americans calling
themselves Hispanics serve
as concrete examples of a
people with a minimal
sense of identity, having
fallen into the hands of
these Anglo misnomers.
Finally, if Chicanos
in Texas, California, or
wherever want to live in a
society where they can ex¬
press their beliefs, be
heard, and, at the same
time, be respected, they
must strive to be UNIFIED
with the other cultures of
this land, while not at¬
tempting to be considered
the SAME as the others. If
unity is the aim of the Chi¬
cano Movement, we would
be opening the minds of
much narrow-minded indi¬
viduals habitaring this
could-bc great nation,
thereby allowing for a uni¬
fied country where respect
is granted to all regardless
of age, race, sex, or class
are by the bigots living in
United States. Living in
harmony through UNIFI¬
CATION, not homo¬
geniety, is, therefore, the
key for the Chicano .
Monvement's success.
Belarmmo A.
Castellanos
pagel
ies started on campusjwhen
the number of Chicano
students was much fewer than
it is now.
There has been a demo¬
graphic change in the state of
California," she said.
Leonard Salazar, associate
vice president for academic
affairs who is responsible for
submitting the proposal to the
CSU Chancellor's office, said
he doesn't anticipate any
bumps in the road to ap¬
proval.
The proposal for the major
has received support from
several committees on campus
and is now headed to the
Academic Senate for their
review. He said the program
may be implemented by the
fall of 1992.
Thereweaconcern forthe
budgetary-impact," Salazar £
said, "but our own (Academic
Senate) Budget Committee has
determined that this will not"
cost the university any more
money.
Ybarra said "he proposal
started at her desk in 1989
when she was chair of the CLS
department.
"People need to see other
(ethnic) groups on a realistic
level and not jiut as stere¬
otypes." She said the major
will provide' students with a
basis for doing other research
in the Chicano community.
"I think CLS, as a subject,
can enhance any major
because of the population of
Chicanos and Latinos in the
Valley."
Ybarra said she hopes that
in the future the department
will be able to develop a sepa¬
rate major for Latin American
studies. For now, she said
students working on minors
can concentrate
je " back page
Chicano Poetry
whoi am
My skin of olive beauty, my tresses are of brown and red hues
and my body as strong as it is delicate.
My mind is Intrigued with all that is wisdom and knowledge
and filled with intellect and wit.
My soul is peaceful and fomented with the myriad of traditions
bestowed upon me by blood.
My heart Is full of love with passion for life, compassion
for all, yet those I see who reflect me, I commend them more.
My heritage so gtortous, so awesome, so burdensome, so, old so new.
I am woman, a teacher, a founder, a leader for my children's
children. Yes, I am Chicana, a pioneer in a world of undying traditions
to be broken and remolded for our future.
Tne. old; the new, holding hahds and shouting voices, we are
being heard, the world will listen
This b who I am.
-Christina' DeContreras
excenied from Pachvco Chikten Hurl Stones
Mexico Unchained
At times chaos is forethought
and Mexicans are looking distraught
We students see the futue as brighter
WhBe others puU the knot tighter
Our history Is vast and profound
To our race we shall always be bound
Born here or there matters not
We shall never forget the way we fought
Mexico, a country so strong
She never accepted what's wrong
El Norte, so great as il looked
opened the door to get hooked
INDEPENDANCE once more shal be made
Thb time It shall fade
Mexico es neustro pais
La raza cbnqtista su amor
Unidos desde rulz
con eso termina el clamo
-Belamnino A. Castellanos
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| Title | 1991_09 The Daily Collegian September 1991 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1991 |
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| Title | September 26, 1991, La Voz de Aztlan Page 3 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1991 |
| Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
| Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
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| Full-Text-Search | .y cont. from page 2 of society, etcetera, in a movement that will eventu¬ ally lead, in their idealistic expectations, to happiness for the Mexican-Ameri¬ cans living as equals in the American society. Fur¬ thermore, my amigos' knowledge of the political status between Mexico and the United States is usually outstanding. Unfortu¬ nately, when I ask for their opinion on Tamayo, Zapata, Siqueiros, Villa, or foods such as mole, for that matter, they will either stare at me in a questioning manner or give me a ge¬ neric response in broken Spanish. In fact, few Chi¬ canos speak FLUENT Spanish. Is this so tragic, you ask? Yes, for lan¬ guage, one of the priciple links to the chain which unites us as a culture, a culture like no other in the world, a culture that goes back three centuries, is di¬ minishing at the hands of El Norte. Indeed, this is but one of the obstacles we have as Mexicans living in the "United" States. Bluntly speaking, in striving so hard to fit into the mold established bv the white, upper-class males of the American society, Mexicans have "learned" English and allowed their Spanish to suffer in the process. Slowly, but surely, Chicanos will no longer speak proper Span¬ ish, be exempt of the true Mexican culture, and lack complete sense of identity. Some scholars believe Chicanos have already reached that threshold and are over the brink. Why has such a downfall of our Mexican culture occurred? Today, the need for unity is often misnamed as a need for homogeniety. One cannot deny that there are very real differences between all races, especially between Mexicans and Anglos, but it is not those differences between us that are sepa¬ rating the two cultures; it is rather our refusal as Chica¬ nos or Mexicans to recog¬ nize these differences. The term "Hispanic," for ex¬ ample, is yet another term used by Anglos to lump all Spanish-speaking cultures together for mere simplifi¬ cation during census proce¬ dures. Furthermore. Mexi¬ can-Americans calling themselves Hispanics serve as concrete examples of a people with a minimal sense of identity, having fallen into the hands of these Anglo misnomers. Finally, if Chicanos in Texas, California, or wherever want to live in a society where they can ex¬ press their beliefs, be heard, and, at the same time, be respected, they must strive to be UNIFIED with the other cultures of this land, while not at¬ tempting to be considered the SAME as the others. If unity is the aim of the Chi¬ cano Movement, we would be opening the minds of much narrow-minded indi¬ viduals habitaring this could-bc great nation, thereby allowing for a uni¬ fied country where respect is granted to all regardless of age, race, sex, or class are by the bigots living in United States. Living in harmony through UNIFI¬ CATION, not homo¬ geniety, is, therefore, the key for the Chicano . Monvement's success. Belarmmo A. Castellanos pagel ies started on campusjwhen the number of Chicano students was much fewer than it is now. There has been a demo¬ graphic change in the state of California," she said. Leonard Salazar, associate vice president for academic affairs who is responsible for submitting the proposal to the CSU Chancellor's office, said he doesn't anticipate any bumps in the road to ap¬ proval. The proposal for the major has received support from several committees on campus and is now headed to the Academic Senate for their review. He said the program may be implemented by the fall of 1992. Thereweaconcern forthe budgetary-impact," Salazar £ said, "but our own (Academic Senate) Budget Committee has determined that this will not" cost the university any more money. Ybarra said "he proposal started at her desk in 1989 when she was chair of the CLS department. "People need to see other (ethnic) groups on a realistic level and not jiut as stere¬ otypes." She said the major will provide' students with a basis for doing other research in the Chicano community. "I think CLS, as a subject, can enhance any major because of the population of Chicanos and Latinos in the Valley." Ybarra said she hopes that in the future the department will be able to develop a sepa¬ rate major for Latin American studies. For now, she said students working on minors can concentrate je " back page Chicano Poetry whoi am My skin of olive beauty, my tresses are of brown and red hues and my body as strong as it is delicate. My mind is Intrigued with all that is wisdom and knowledge and filled with intellect and wit. My soul is peaceful and fomented with the myriad of traditions bestowed upon me by blood. My heart Is full of love with passion for life, compassion for all, yet those I see who reflect me, I commend them more. My heritage so gtortous, so awesome, so burdensome, so, old so new. I am woman, a teacher, a founder, a leader for my children's children. Yes, I am Chicana, a pioneer in a world of undying traditions to be broken and remolded for our future. Tne. old; the new, holding hahds and shouting voices, we are being heard, the world will listen This b who I am. -Christina' DeContreras excenied from Pachvco Chikten Hurl Stones Mexico Unchained At times chaos is forethought and Mexicans are looking distraught We students see the futue as brighter WhBe others puU the knot tighter Our history Is vast and profound To our race we shall always be bound Born here or there matters not We shall never forget the way we fought Mexico, a country so strong She never accepted what's wrong El Norte, so great as il looked opened the door to get hooked INDEPENDANCE once more shal be made Thb time It shall fade Mexico es neustro pais La raza cbnqtista su amor Unidos desde rulz con eso termina el clamo -Belamnino A. Castellanos |
