Chicano exam 2

Pachocos

Zoot suit fashion

Jump blues, jazz, and swing music

A distinct dialect known as caló

Self-empowerment in rejecting assimilation into Anglo-American societ

emerged in texas

Westminer V Medez

prohibited segregation in California's public schools

joint task six

Joint Task Force North (JTF North), formerly Joint Task Force Six (JTF-6), is a multi-service operation by the United States Department of Defense for counterdrug and anti-terrorist operations.

zoot suit origins

The zoot suit originated in African American comedy shows within the Chitlin' Circuit in the 1920s1. It later became popular in Black communities in 1930s New York and spread throughout the U.S., becoming fashionable among performers like Cab Calloway; The Zoot Suit Riots were a series of violent clashes during which mobs of U.S. servicemen, off-duty police officers and civilians brawled with young Latinos and other minorities in Los Angeles

1954 Operation Wetback

Operation Wetback was a massive U.S. immigration law enforcement program conducted in 1954. It resulted in the forced return to Mexico of as many as 1.3 million Mexicans who had entered the United States illegally123. The program was launched by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) and involved the U.S. Border Patrol and local law enforcement agencies

Illegla immigration and the War on drugs

Little school of 400

The Little School of the 400 was an educational project developed in Texas by Felix Tijerina and the League of United Latin American Citizens during the 1950s12345. The program was designed to teach Spanish-speaking children 400 English words before they entered kindergarten245. The program was created to fulfill the educational needs of Spanish dominant children in Texas5. The purpose of the program was to teach basic English words to Spanish dominant children to help them to cope effectively with instruction given in English in the regular public educational system5.

stereotyping vs profiling

Profiling involves gathering information about a person or group based on their behavior or activities.

Stereotyping involves making assumptions about a person or group based on their perceived characteristics or traits.

which of the following is not a main reason for immigration to the united states

public benefits program

american businesses may support open immigration because they believe that immigrants will

provide a source of relatively inexpensive labor

in 1790, in order to become a citizen an immigrant was required to be/do all of the following except

speak english

during the 1990s the largest percentage of immigrants to the US came from Latin America

false, it was asians

which of the following is not considered a potential problem of increased immigration

immigration may force wages up thus increasing the cost of products

proposition 187 in California sought to

prevent illegal immigrants from receiving most state social services

what was attorney garcia trying to convince the supreme court justices about?

longstanding pattern of Un treatment was unconstitutional; Mexicans treated a s second class citizens even though labeled as white

what is meant by separate and unequal

POC had sperate places in worse conditions

who is private felix longoria

a war hero who was killed in the Philippines and denied burial in a white graveyard

what is LULAC

League of United Latin American Citizens

what are sundown towns

towns where no minority should be caught outside after sundown in risk of violence

how did attorneys show a pattern of discrimination towards mexican americams in the court? what evidence did they present?

they were forced to use a different bathroom IN the courthouse

what sources did garcia use to fund the expenses incurred with filing and litigating his case as the supreme court level

got on the radio to broadcast and raised money from citizens

what was the supreme court ruling may 3, 1954 in Hernandez versus texas

the ruling of the case was reversed under the argument they were a class apart; decided the 14th amendent should apply to mexicans

with the winning of the Supreme court decision in which other areas were Mexican Americans able to face other barriers in regard to discrimination

employment and housing discrimination; children are in intergrated schools; could vote and run for office

aculteration

keep certain things from your culture and incorporate american culture

what happened july 23, 1930? what was the issue?

the Lemon grove school board had a special meeting to discuss how white people were scared of the growing mexican population, especially in the elementary school

what was the PTA's argument for a separate school

Mexican children were bring diseases; theyre lack of knowing English forced the white children to learn at a lower rate

why did mexicans immigrate to lemon grove

fleeing the revolution of 1910; jobs

what were Americanization classes

classes to teach mexican children English and how to be american

what were the arguments made by Mexican american parents to boycott sperate school for their children

the children are citizens; they pay taxes that pay for the school; they form 1/2 of the school; they cant fire the parents for boycotting because who will pick their lemons

what happened to the mexican students on the first day of school under the new guides

they werent allowed into the school and lined up and taken to the new school

what did the truant officer threat the parent with if they didnt send their children to school

public assistance would be cancelled; deportation

who was fred noon

the lawyer who represented the students; Mexican senior counselor

what was the outcome of the trial

the 74 children would return to their old school; to approve the seperate school would not be in line with american laws

what was the reasoning of a judge to rule in favor of the mexican students

some were born in the US; some could speak english

the spanish system of branding that was adopted in the US included all, except

it excludes specific legal protections and rights that were afforded to landowners under spanish law

establishing riparian rights include all, except

it excludes certain legal protections that were more commonly recognized under spanish law, such as rights that took into account communal access or the traditional practices of ocal communites

The southern pacific line followed a trial from tubac to san Gabriel originally blazed by

conquistadors

since 1880 maintence of the railroads was carried out primarily by

mexican labouers

labor smugglers were called

coyotes

factors like poor housing, delinquency, low wages, illiteracy, and rates of disease define "the mexican problem" that are

social consequences of mexica immigration; spatial relation of mexico to southwest proximity of border; closeness of parent group, and historial and geographical factors

The 1924 immigration act prompted social agencies to

intensify their efforts to assist and intergrate immigrants, particulary those from mexico; significantly restricted immigration which lead to increased support for those already in the US

what is the buffer group

the social or ethnic group that exists between the dominant culture and marginalized communities; it was the chicano who had a degree of social mobility; helped broad scoiety to immigrants

the case of the sleepy lagoon trial

jose diaz was murdered with skull fracture with fight like bruises; 22 mexicans arrested; racially charged trial; 17 convicted, later overturned;

The original pachuquismo of los angeles followed the depression years, and later included all

elements like distinctive fashion, language, and a sense of cultural identity; including the struggles againts discrimination and ecomomic hardship

gangs bore an attraction for Mexican youth because

of their sense of belonging, identity, money, protection, and rebellion against authority