Chicano movement

What poem became the anthem of the Chicano Movement?

“I Am Joaquín” by Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales (1967)

What mythical homeland did Chicanos reclaim as their own?

Aztlán (the U.S. Southwest)

Main idea of “El Plan Espiritual de Aztlán” (1968)?

Nationalism (“La Raza”) is the key to unity; goals = control of barrios, land, economy, culture, education, self-defense

How did the Young Lords start in Chicago?

Former street gang (Young Lords) politicized by Cha-Cha Jiménez after reading Malcolm X/MLK in jail (1968)

Young Lords’ #1 demand?

Self-determination for Puerto Rico + liberation on the island AND in the U.S.

Big change in Young Lords’ 13-Point Program (1970 version)?

Dropped “revolutionary machismo,” added “Down with machismo and male chauvinism” after women fought back

What did Chicanas call their fight against sexism inside the movement?

“A revolution within a revolution”

Name of the group that organized Cuban-American youth trips to Cuba in the late 1970s?

Antonio Maceo Brigade

Why were older Cuban exiles furious at the Antonio Maceo Brigade?

Brigade wanted to visit/reconnect with revolutionary Cuba instead of hating it

Overall, what tied all three movements together?

Pride in racial/ethnic identity, anti-imperialism, community control, and fighting both racism from whites AND sexism from their own men