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Chicanos in Iowa prospects for the future lecture notes, 1970s or 1980s

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and Chi Gabacho that he calls, that the educational settling provides for us. If we are to make a new setting we are going to have it become Gabachos, because that is what basically our institutions are designed to do. Then we go with Louise Ano Nuevo Kerr, a different name, Ano Nuevo, which he gives us the patterns of the Chicano in Chicago from WWI to 1920 to indicate basic patterns of conflict and the struggles that the Chicanos in Chicago have faced. With this, I have to accept the idea that by large the same ethnic conflicts that were reported also by Kerr exists in Iowa. But (illegible) large Spanish-Speaking population is very dispersed. We are concentrated in about 10 county's which make up 70% of our Chicano population in the state. There has been, as also in Chicago, a tremendous growth in Chicano population in State of Iowa. Over the last few years we can identify with a 33% growth in student population. Which would be in direct contrast with the (illegible) student population which has been on the decline in this state. Our population pockets are growing. The new commerce are also settling by an large in the 10 county area where the Spanish-Speaking people present a view. George Garcia has traced our roots in Iowa, prior to Iowa becoming a state. So we can also acknowledge the fact that we too were here when this State became what it is, and possibly contributed to what it is today. Alfredo de los Reyes has indicated to us the many problems we are facing that are hitting our illegal alien population. The
 
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