Untitled Flashcard Set

1. Latina/o/x / Chicano Movement (including UFW and Ethnic Studies)

  • Big goals

    • Fair pay and safe conditions for farmworkers.

    • End racism and disrespect toward Mexican Americans and Latine communities.

    • Be seen and taught in schools through Ethnic Studies / Chicano Studies.

  • Key strategies

    • United Farm Workers (UFW): strikes and boycotts, especially the Delano grape strike/boycott, plus nonviolent marches.

    • Chicano Movement: school walkouts, protests, community organizing, demands for Chicano/Ethnic Studies in colleges and high schools.

  • Outcomes (simple)

    • Some better contracts and conditions for farmworkers.

    • Growth of Chicano identity and pride, and Ethnic Studies programs at schools and universities.

2. American Indian Movement (AIM): Alcatraz, Longest Walk, 20-Point Program

  • Big goals

    • Respect for treaties and tribal sovereignty (the right to govern themselves).

    • Protect Native land, culture, and communities from broken promises and bad laws.

  • Key strategies

    • Alcatraz Occupation: Native activists took over Alcatraz Island and said it should go back to Native people, using it as a powerful symbol.

    • The Longest Walk: a long march from California to Washington, D.C., to protest laws that threatened Native land and rights, tied to their 20-Point Program of demands.

  • Outcomes (simple)

    • Raised national awareness about Native issues and treaty rights.

    • Helped stop some harmful bills and inspired ongoing Native rights activism.

3. Asian American Civil Rights Movement: hate crimes and Ethnic Studies

  • Big goals

    • Stop racist violence and hate crimes against Asian Americans.

    • Gain political voice and challenge stereotypes (like the “model minority” myth).

    • Create Asian American / Ethnic Studies to teach their real history and struggles.

  • Key strategies

    • Organizing around hate crime cases to demand justice and protections.

    • Student and community protests to win Ethnic Studies programs and more representation on campus.

    • Building a shared identity (“Asian American”) to unite different Asian groups.

  • Outcomes (simple)

    • Creation of Asian American Studies/Ethnic Studies in many schools and universities.

    • Stronger organizations and coalitions that still fight hate crimes and discriminationtoday.