Quick Q's Flashcards
T/F - Gloria Anzaldua wrote, “La Conciencia de la Mestiza.”
T
T/F - Rodolfo “corky” Gonzales founded the crusade for Justice
T
T/F - During the Empire Zinc Strike the League of United Latin American Citizens aided the strikers
F
T/F - In the 1930’s, LULAC worked for the rights of undocumented immigrants
F
T/F - The “Zoot Suit Riots” took place during WW1
F
T/F - Cesar Chavez wrote, “yo soy joaquin”
F
T/F - El Teatro Campesino was founded by Luis Valdez
T
El Plan Espiritual de Aztlan called for: A) Economic Self Determination B) Community Control of Schools C) Self Defense D) all of the above E) A and B
D) all of the above
Which of the following labor leaders helped to found the UFWOC (1965) A) Cesar Chavez B) Dolores Huerta C) Larry Itliong D) A and B E) all of the above
D) A and B
which of the following organizations did not require US citizenship for membership? A) El Congreso B) LULAC C) Crusade for Justice D) A and C
D) A and C
Which of the following politicians supported the 1965 Grape Strike and Boycott:
A) Ronald Reagan
B) Robert Kennedy
C) Cathy McMorris
B) Robert Kennedy
T/F - Robert Kennedy supported Operation Wetback
F
T/F - La Alianza Federal de Mercedes established health clinics in LA
F
T/F - Ruben Salazar was a reporter killed by the LA police at the Chicano Moratorium on Vietnam
T
T/F - Reis Lopez Tijerina used the US Constitution as his justification for occupying “federal” lands
F
T/F - Cesar Chavez wrote The Proclamation of Delano
F
T/F - Ruben Salazar was a reporter killed by the LA police at the Chicano Moratorium on Vietnam
T
T/F - Reis Lopez Tijerina used the US Constitution as his justification for occupying “federal” lands
F
T/F - Cesar Chavez wrote The Proclamation of Delano
F
T/F - In the state of Texas, La Raza Unida Party failed to win any local offices
F
T/F - Las Hijas de Cuauhtémoc named themselves after an Aztec deity
F
T/F - In the state of Texas, La Raza Unida Party failed to win any local offices
F
T/F - The Chicano Rights Project filed lawsuits against sterilization abuses in LA
T
This plan called for the founding of Chicano Studies Departments
El Plan Espiritual de Aztlán
A person who adapts to/adapts the values of the dominant culture even when those values injure minority rights is known as an _________
accommodist
Name the author of “La Conciencia de la Mestiza”
Gloria Anzaldua
This Filipino leader helped found the UFW
Larry Itliong
In 1948 labor organizers formed the ANMA which, in 1950, supported which famous strike?
Empire Zinc Strike
This organization was founded in 1938; it insisted on rights for all Latinas/os regardless of their citizenship status:
El Congreso de Pueblos de Habla Española
Which Chicano youth organization began organizing moratoriums on the US war in Vietnam?
Brown Berets
Which US Senator worked as an ally to workers during the national Grape Strike?
Robert Kennedy
At which conference was El Plan Espiritual de Aztlan drafted and adopted?
First Chicano youth Liberation Conference
Define and analyze the term. “who, what, where, when” and its significance to chicano studies/ histories :
Empire Zinc Strike
- 1950-1952
- wives joined strike
- Injunction
- ANMA supported strike
- the strike proved that workers can organize and band together to fight for what they need.
- Also showed that women can have a role in fighting for what they want
Define and analyze the term. “who, what, where, when” and its significance to chicano studies/ histories :
Zoot Suit Riots
- 1943
- East LA
- marines started the riots and attacked the youngsters
- young pachucos were unfairly attacked
- the event was overlooked by the gov’t
Who organized the first Chicano Youth Organization Conference?
Corky Gonzales
Who wrote “A Plain Spring Song”?
Nezahualcoyotl
What was the INS?
Immigration and Naturalization Services prior to 2003.
Deported more than a mil. Mexicans annually 1953-5
What were some of the gains accomplishments of the Chicano movement?
Equal rights for people of color and women
Farmer working rights
Bilingual programs
Ethnic studies
T/F - The Toltecas are considered the “mother culture” of the Americas.
F
T/F - The Olmecas built temples and ball courts
T
T/F- The Aztecs were originally from a land to the north of Mexico called Aztlan
T
T/F - Cortes was not the first Spaniard to arrive in the Americas
T
T/F - Nezahualcoyotl was a philosopher king who founded public schools in Tabasco
F
Coatlicue was the Mexican God of: A) Creation B) Marriage C) Death D) A and C
D)A and C -> Creation and Death
T/F - Emma Tenayuca and Manuela Solis Sager helped organize workers in the 1938 Pecan Sheller’s strike
T
T/F -During the U.S. Invasion, Sinao left for the far north
F
This indigenous medicine woman led an uprising of 6 villages against Mission San Gabriel in 1785
Toypurina
This organization originated in Texas. Following the U.S. Invasion, they murdered Mexicans and Chicanos living in the U.S.. In the Ballad of Gregorio Cortez, they join the Sheriff in trying to capture Cortez
The Texas Rangers
During what years was the North American Invasion?
1846 - 1848
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo promised to respect the following for Mexicans and Mexican Americans in the Southwest: A) Rights B) Land titles C) Culture D) A and B E) all of the above
E. all of the above -> Rights, land titles, and culture
T/F - The UCAPAWA was affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations
T
The blending of three “races” into the Mexican people is called
Mestizaje
Who wrote “1910” and “Bordertown 1938”?
Pat Mora
Name one of the two people who translated for Hernan Cortez while he was in Mexico
Dona Marina
In what year did the famous Pecan Shellers strike take place?
1938
T/F - During the Bracero Programs over 1,000,000 Mexicanos/as immigrated to the U.S.
T
Define and analyze the term. “who, what, where, when” and its significance to chicano studies/ histories :
Emma Tenayuca
- worker who saw the injustices going on and help out
- along with Manuela Solis Sager organized the pecan sheller strike in 1938
- helped with the finck cigar strike
- she was a great inspiration for many chicanos during the 60’s
This is the mythic land from which the Aztecs travelled before they came to central Mexico
Azlan
T/F - According to Aztec histories, prior to the fall of Tenochtitlan, a woman was heard wailing in the streets, “Oh my children, where can I hide you?”
T
