Chicano Movement/Latino Rights

What was the chicano movement?

• A social and political movement advocating for the rights of Mexican-Americans in the United States

• A religious movement promoting a blend of Catholicism and indigenous beliefs

• A musical movement popular in the 1960s and 1970s among Chicano communities

• A literary movement focusing on Chicano literature and art

Who was Cesar Chavez?

• A writer and poet who focused on the experiences of Mexican-Americans in the U.S.

• A Mexican-American musician known for his contributions to Chicano music

• A civil rights activist and labor leader who co-founded the United Farm Workers

• A prominent chef who popularized Mexican cuisine in the United States

How did farm workers fight for labor rights during the Chicano Movement?

• By negotiating directly with farm owners, property by property, for better pay

• By organizing student walk outs to connect with urban Chicanos

• By organizing strikes, boycotts, and marches to demand better wages and working conditions for farmworkers

• By organizing student sit ins in protest of segregation

During the late 1960s, Mexican American students in Los Angeles participated in the Chicano movement by organizing school walkouts. What was the PRIMARY goal of these walkouts?

• To end the use of poll taxes for voting.

• To raise awareness of insufficient educational opportunities.

• To protest the rising cost of college education.

• To support the passage of a minimum wage law.

When studying the Chicano Movement, why is it important to consider the Mexican-American War and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago?

• thousands of Mexican citizens became

  American citizens. They were not initially treated fairly, and that led to a pattern of discrimination

• The treaty created the Chicano cultural movement

• Thousands of Mexicans became citizens and many of them went on to prominent roles in their cities and state governments

• Millions of Americans were forced to flea their homes as a result of Mexicans moving into places like Texas and New Mexico

What movement did chicano students make in order to promote pride in their cultural identity?

• Aztlan

• Mayan

• Incan

• Food and literary connections

What led many latinos to feel conflicted about their identities?

• A choice between identifying as white and gaining civil rights or remaining non-white and keeping their culture

• Too many choices to identify as something else in government census data

What is the difference between the terms "Hispanic" and "Latino?"

• There is no difference between the two terms; they can be used interchangeably.

• "Latino" is a term used to describe people from Spain, while "Hispanic" refers to people from Latin America.

• "Hispanic" refers specifically to people of Mexican descent living in the US while Latino refers to people from all Latin American countries

• "Hispanic" refers to people from Spanish-speaking countries, while "Latino" refers to people from all of Latin America.

What does the term "Latinx" mean?

• A style of music originating from Latin America

• A form of dance that originated in the Caribbean

• A gender-neutral term used to describe people of Latin American descent

• A more modernized term for Latino to deemphasize connections with Europe

Why did the Chicano movement adopt the identity "Chicano?"

• To reject their Mexican heritage and assimilate into mainstream American culture

• To distance themselves from other Latino groups in the U.S.

• To unify into a more specific cultural group and to reinvent a slur into a positive

• To reject the use of Spanish words