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El Laberinto, 1971-1987
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To me the Chicanos and Mexicanos are Indian. The thing that most people do not understand is the language difference does not change the Indian blood. I found out I didn't have to dress like the Mexicanos to be one, I am one, an Indian. Only the distance of the land anda foreigners imaginary boundary line of the U.S. separates the Indian people of Mexico, South America and Canada, from Indians of the U.S. Chicanos, Mexicanos, and Indians, we are all one family. We all come from the Earth of this continent, as our ancestors centuries before us. The way in which I was brought up I was taught that when our visitors took a liking, or admired something which belonged to me, I was supposed to give it up, no matter how much I cherished the object. So last month when one of our elder visitors said she thought my hair was beautiful, I was very confused as to what to do. This time I am ready (I'll cut the ends off). We will now break up into groups until ten minutes to four o'clock." [silhouette of prisoner New director for Chicanos/indios Ray Leal has been named new Assistant Director of Chicano and Indian Affairs in the university. Leal, who has been in the SSS office since mid-July, is in the process of transforming the position from relative anonominity to one of guidance and active leadership for Latinos and Native Americans on campus. The following is a brief interview conducted with Leal soon after he assumed the position: e.L.: You have a B.A. in drama and an M.A. and PhD. in political science - an unusual combination -- LEAL: I suppose it could be called that. I did my undergraduate work at the University of Texas, which has one of the best drama schools in the country. I wanted to be an actor, seriously. Soon after I graduated, though, I discovered the lifestyle of the actor wasn't what I wanted - you don't really have the opportunity to establish meaningful relationships. And well, you're always kind of wondering exactly who you are. You study this character for so long, then you become that one, and then you're another. i decided it wasn't for me. So then I joined the service. It was awful, I was so bored. I took some classes and that's how my interest in political science developed. e.L.: Among other things, we know you taught at Indiana. We've heard you plan to teach here. True? LEAL: Right. This fall I'll teach a Teatro Chicano class. We'll be doing all kinds of crazy things on the way to understanding Chicano and Native American cultures. We'll also take a philosophical view of acting - try to discover a relationship between social consciousness and teatro. Paulo Freire's [[underline]]Pedagogy of the Oppressed[[end underline]] will be used for that purpose. AT the end of it all will be a performance by the class for the entire university community, using probably, our own material. In the spring we hope to have a Chicano Politics class, offered through the political science department, but that's not all worked out yet. We'll get it through(. , ?) I'm pretty sure. 8
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To me the Chicanos and Mexicanos are Indian. The thing that most people do not understand is the language difference does not change the Indian blood. I found out I didn't have to dress like the Mexicanos to be one, I am one, an Indian. Only the distance of the land anda foreigners imaginary boundary line of the U.S. separates the Indian people of Mexico, South America and Canada, from Indians of the U.S. Chicanos, Mexicanos, and Indians, we are all one family. We all come from the Earth of this continent, as our ancestors centuries before us. The way in which I was brought up I was taught that when our visitors took a liking, or admired something which belonged to me, I was supposed to give it up, no matter how much I cherished the object. So last month when one of our elder visitors said she thought my hair was beautiful, I was very confused as to what to do. This time I am ready (I'll cut the ends off). We will now break up into groups until ten minutes to four o'clock." [silhouette of prisoner New director for Chicanos/indios Ray Leal has been named new Assistant Director of Chicano and Indian Affairs in the university. Leal, who has been in the SSS office since mid-July, is in the process of transforming the position from relative anonominity to one of guidance and active leadership for Latinos and Native Americans on campus. The following is a brief interview conducted with Leal soon after he assumed the position: e.L.: You have a B.A. in drama and an M.A. and PhD. in political science - an unusual combination -- LEAL: I suppose it could be called that. I did my undergraduate work at the University of Texas, which has one of the best drama schools in the country. I wanted to be an actor, seriously. Soon after I graduated, though, I discovered the lifestyle of the actor wasn't what I wanted - you don't really have the opportunity to establish meaningful relationships. And well, you're always kind of wondering exactly who you are. You study this character for so long, then you become that one, and then you're another. i decided it wasn't for me. So then I joined the service. It was awful, I was so bored. I took some classes and that's how my interest in political science developed. e.L.: Among other things, we know you taught at Indiana. We've heard you plan to teach here. True? LEAL: Right. This fall I'll teach a Teatro Chicano class. We'll be doing all kinds of crazy things on the way to understanding Chicano and Native American cultures. We'll also take a philosophical view of acting - try to discover a relationship between social consciousness and teatro. Paulo Freire's [[underline]]Pedagogy of the Oppressed[[end underline]] will be used for that purpose. AT the end of it all will be a performance by the class for the entire university community, using probably, our own material. In the spring we hope to have a Chicano Politics class, offered through the political science department, but that's not all worked out yet. We'll get it through(. , ?) I'm pretty sure. 8
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