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Ernest Rodriguez' "Impressions," 1960s-1980s

""Based on Your Ecperience [sic] and Position What Do You See In 1969 and Beyond?"" by E. Rodriguez Page 1

E. Rodriguez
BASED ON YOUR ECPERIENCE [sic] AND POSITION WHAT DO YOU SEE IN 1969 AND BEYOND?

I believe 1959 and beyond will see an increased involvement of the Mexican American in community affairs to correct our social and economic ills. The Mexican American us realizing that power structures of government and society are only moved to positive action when prodded by concerted efforts[.] He has learned from watching the civil rights struggle and Mexican American's fight for first-class citizenship in the southwest that lofty aims and purposes embodied in grandiose political promises and legislation are not always carried out in sincerity. He is adopting a more aggressive approach to focus the attention of indifferent officials to his needs, best personofied [sic] in Cesar Chavez' unrelenting struggle to gain organizing rights, decent wages and better working conditions for farm worker. Chavez and the nation-wide grape boycott has imbued La Raza (an all inclusive term for people of Mexican descent) with greater confidence and determination to attain their rightful place in society
[paragraph mark] Mexican Americans in the Quint-City area will shift gears in their drive toward better educational and job opportunities and we well see programs implemented here to make them a reality.
[paragraph mark] We will see the Mexican American become more involved in race relations. La Raza see no color differences therefore feel no hostility toward the Negro and the Anglo-American. k [sic] Any self-imposed social isolation on the part of the Mexican American is based solely on his desire to retain his cultural identity which is home-based and family oriented. The friendship of the Mexican American occupies a sort of middle ground in race relations and as Vicente Ximenes, Chairman of the Inter-Agency Committee for Mexican American Affairs, pointed out during his

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E. Rodriguez BASED ON YOUR ECPERIENCE [sic] AND POSITION WHAT DO YOU SEE IN 1969 AND BEYOND? I believe 1959 and beyond will see an increased involvement of the Mexican American in community affairs to correct our social and economic ills. The Mexican American us realizing that power structures of government and society are only moved to positive action when prodded by concerted efforts[.] He has learned from watching the civil rights struggle and Mexican American's fight for first-class citizenship in the southwest that lofty aims and purposes embodied in grandiose political promises and legislation are not always carried out in sincerity. He is adopting a more aggressive approach to focus the attention of indifferent officials to his needs, best personofied [sic] in Cesar Chavez' unrelenting struggle to gain organizing rights, decent wages and better working conditions for farm worker. Chavez and the nation-wide grape boycott has imbued La Raza (an all inclusive term for people of Mexican descent) with greater confidence and determination to attain their rightful place in society [paragraph mark] Mexican Americans in the Quint-City area will shift gears in their drive toward better educational and job opportunities and we well see programs implemented here to make them a reality. [paragraph mark] We will see the Mexican American become more involved in race relations. La Raza see no color differences therefore feel no hostility toward the Negro and the Anglo-American. k [sic] Any self-imposed social isolation on the part of the Mexican American is based solely on his desire to retain his cultural identity which is home-based and family oriented. The friendship of the Mexican American occupies a sort of middle ground in race relations and as Vicente Ximenes, Chairman of the Inter-Agency Committee for Mexican American Affairs, pointed out during his