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Chicano Identity and Influences

Chicano Identity and Influences . Trevor West (68/B), Elaine Kim (49/B), Zach Butz (41/B), Meghana Amruther (35/B), Emilee Kaminski (48/B). Mexican-American War. Manifest Destiny. Chicano Discrimination. Chicano Economics and Jobs.

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Chicano Identity and Influences

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  1. Chicano Identity and Influences Trevor West (68/B), Elaine Kim (49/B), Zach Butz (41/B), MeghanaAmruther (35/B), Emilee Kaminski (48/B)

  2. Mexican-AmericanWar

  3. Manifest Destiny

  4. Chicano Discrimination

  5. Chicano Economics and Jobs

  6. “Another common theme is the labor exploitation in agricultural, domestic work, and service industry jobs, particularly of the undocumented (Chicana and Chicano Arts).”

  7. For the most part, immigrants were: • Unskilled • Uneducated • Did not know English

  8. For the Chicanos this resulted in only being qualified for small, menial jobs that required no skill. • Examples would be: • Farming. • Agriculture in general. • House chores, maids, etc. • Service to other people.

  9. Chicano Education

  10. The immigrants were told that the legislation doesn’t have money to keep paying for the education of everybody else’s children from around the world.

  11. Chicano Movement Brown Power Movement

  12. LULAC League of United Latin American Citizens Founded in 1929 Against school desegregation and labor discrimination

  13. Caesar Chavez Family of migrant farm workers Joined US Navy to fight in World War II at age 17 Determined to change working conditions Formed United Farm Workers union

  14. United Farm Workers ¡Si Se Puede! Yes We Can!

  15. CHICANO URBANIZATION

  16. PRE-WORLD WAR II Before the economic boom of WWII, Chicanos worked on farms and had jobs for agriculture. Migrants and immigrants from Mexico came to America for manual labor jobs during World War II.

  17. WORLD WAR II Chicanos served in the United States armed forces at about 35,000. Chicanos moved to South California and took jobs to aid in warfare.

  18. aftermath Chicanos suffered racial discrimination during and after the war. While stated in the Bill of Rights that all men are equal in rights, however, Chicanos were not considered equal.

  19. Why Chicanos came to America • Crime, drugs, economics are major issues • Feel that America will be better

  20. History • Often came to America uneducated • Gave them bad jobs, usually agriculture • Bad reputation in early 1900’s

  21. Favoring America • They like America more with Obama • Feel like they will have a better life

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