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when Japanese and Mexican farm workers were unhappy with their employers they banned together and formed the Japanese Mexican labor association in oxford Cali.
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Octaviano larrazolo becomes first Lantino Senator
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Several small Latino organization banned together to form the LULAC, this group was dedicated to end discrimination and segration and promote education amongst the Latino Americans. It is the largest and longest Latino civil rights group in history
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Latino unions lead strikes in El Monte, the largest agricultural strike at that point in history. Raised the minimum wage from nine cents an hour to a whopping 20 cents an hour
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Senator Dennis Chavezof NM introduces a bill that prohibited discrimination by race, creed, creed or nationality, the bill ended up failing but was big step in the direction of equal rights.
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Latino parents sue CA school districts. The parents argued that segragated schools are not good for the children and the supreme court ended up ruling in their favor, this was unheard of at the time.
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Cesar chavez formed his group which became the largest and most important farm worker union in the nation. Participated in the Grape Boycott to help raise the quality and pay of which farm workers were subject to.
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this Defense and Fund became the first legal fund to pursue protection of civil rights of latino americans. Mario Obledo founded this non-profit organization
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The U.S department of health and education stated that schools cannot deny enrollment for the sole reason that the student does not speak english.
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Lauro Cavazos was appointed secretary of education by president Ronald Reagan, Ilena Ros-Lehtinen is first latino woman to become a U.S Represenative
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Hundreds of thousands of Latino Immagrants boycotted work, school and shopping to show the importance of Immagrants to the U.S economy.
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