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This category contains articles discussing Mexican-American/Chicano organizations, whether active or inactive.. It is important to note that these organizations do not necessarily only deal with issues related to Mexican-Americans or Chicanos, but rather were created or implemented with the express goal of addressing Mexican-American or Chicano issues.
Mexican American Women's National Association, known today as MANA, A National Latina Organization, [1] advocates for equality and empowers Latinas through leadership development. MANA was founded in 1974, making it one of the oldest active Mexican-American advocacy organizations, and as of 2000, it is considered the largest Latina organization ...
The Mexican American Political Association (MAPA) is an organization based in California that promotes the interests of Mexican-Americans, Mexicans, Latinos, Chicanos, Hispanics, and Latino economic refugees in the United States. Founded in 1960, their goal was to further incorporate Mexican-Americans into American politics and society through ...
Mexican Americans starting moving from the southwestern to large northeastern and midwestern cities after World War II. Large Mexican American communities developed in cities in the northeast and midwest such as St. Louis, Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh. Around 90 percent of Mexicans in the United States live in urban areas. [100]
The district’s decision is a violation of Naomi Villasano’s constitutionally protected right to free speech, according to a lawsuit filed by the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational ...
Latino, Latina and Latinx refer to people who are of Latin American descent. This includes people from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Central and South America and Brazil, but excludes people from Spain.
Fred Ross (1910 – 1992) was an American community organizer.He founded the Community Service Organization (CSO) in 1948, which, with the support of the Industrial Areas Foundation, organized Mexican Americans in California.
I’m a proud, first-generation, college-educated and gay Mexican American with undocumented family in the United States, including a mother who was previously deported to Mexico, and I ...