Discussion Questions for 10/3

Hey all,

Here are the discussion questions for Monday's reading "Establishing an Identity in the 60s"

1.  Following WWII, what was the stance of the Mexican-American organizations?

2.  How was Latinismo sustained in the United States?

3.  What was the main contradiction for Mexican Americans and Puerto Ricans living in the United States?

4.  What was the Young Lords party?  What was their goal?

5.  What were some of the things the Young Lords party did in their community?

6.  What was the party's stance on women?

7.  How did the other Puerto Ricans feel about the Young Lords?

8.  What are some differences between the Puerto Ricans struggle and that of the Mexican-Americans?

9.  What two realities did the Chicano movement address?

10.  Who was Cesar Chavez and what did he do?

11.  What was the goal of the Alianza Federal de Mercedes?

12.  What was the Chicano Power Movement?

13.  What was La Raza Unida?

14.  As the decade progressed, how did things change?

15.  What was the women's role in the fight?