You are on page 1of 3

Used in the U.S.

since 1900s
Aztec term Mechicano
Pejorative
connotation
By the 1960s
Pride in their
Mexican Heritage
1963 Cristal City LOS CINCO
1929
LULAC, the League of
United Latin American
Citizens
the American
G.I. Forum
Jos ngel Gutierrez and
students from Saint Marys University.

Recovering political representation

On December 9
th
, 1969, seven hundred (700)
students demanded courses in Mexican
American history, and the right to speak
Spanish in school.

You might also like