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Latino Rights Movement
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Cesar Chavez
A Mexican-American civil rights activist. When he was young, he dropped out of school to support his parent through field work. He want better condition for worker like him. He was a champ of nonviolent protesting, using tactics like marching, fasting and boycotting. Cesar was also known like a champion of broader human rights, including an early supporter of gay rights and an opposer of the Vietnam war. -
1947 Mendez v Westminster
federal court case that challenged remedial school in Orange County, California. Mendez along with 4 other parent claimed that their children and 5000 other were victim. The case was a victory for Mendez but it only narrowly focused on a small number of Mexican remedial schools in question and did not challenge legal race segregation. -
Creation of the American GI forum in 1948
Created by Dr. Hector Perez Garcia, an army medical doctor. AGIF dedicated to solving problems of discrimination and inequities. They advocating for Hispanic Veterans Benefits, desegregation of schools, voter registration, fair judicial proceedings, and combating media stereotyping and distortions. On their 50th Anniversary the U.S. Congress Chartered the American GI Forum as a Veteran's Family Organization. -
Cesar Chavez founds the National Farm Workers' Association (renamed the United Farm Workers' Association in 1962); starts strike against grape growers (1965)
Created to to ask for better work condition and money for farmer. A nonviolence union lead by Cesar Chavez. By 1970 the UFW got grape growers to accept union contracts and had effectively organized most of that industry. Some of their famous events are the 340 miles march from Delano to Sacramento in 1966, HUELGA (strike), VIVA LA CAUSA (long live our case). -
Reagan passes the Immigration Reform and Control Act granting amnesty to illegal immigrants
This allowed unauthorized immigrants to apply for legal status and illegal for an employer to knowingly hire an unauthorized immigrant. But there are still many unauthorized immigrants failed to meet the bill's requirements. -
Obama's executive order regarding undocumented child immigrants (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) (June 2012)
The act offering temporary legal status to millions of illegal immigrants, along with an indefinite reprieve from deportation. 4 million undocumented immigrants could gain protection, 1.2 million are already protected under DACA, and 6.2 million undocumented immigrants still unprotected.offering temporary legal status to millions of illegal immigrants, along with an indefinite reprieve from deportation. -
three biggest accomplishments
1/ American GI Forum.
2/ National Farm Workers' Association later renamed United Farm Workers' Association.
3/ Obama's executive order regarding undocumented child immigrants -
two problem still today
1/ Education and low SES: Drop out school rate is high. College enrollment rate growing but still lower than other groups. Schneider, Martinez, and Owen point out,“For Hispanics, initial disadvantages often stem from parents’ immigrant and socioeconomic status and their lack of knowledge about the U.S. education system”
2/ Immigration: Dettlaff and Rycraft notes,“. The loss of their community and other social supports make them vulnerable to stress, depression, and a host of other complications”
