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was saying in terms of Chicano Movement in Iowa we have it here in Iowa City. But it's not only here, we have it state wide, we have the Governor Task force for the Spanish-Speaking that was founded to study the needs of the Chicanos in the state, There are various urban Chicano organizations in Des Moines that comes to mind in the Spanish-Speaking center. Who has just compiled I think a worth while study on the 1,000 families they've identified in Des Moines and are making some comparisons in terms of sociological types of materials, things the establishment was not willing to do. IN terms of rural communities we have the Muscatine Migrant Council, the Migrant Action Program that is statewide in various communities so that there is a (illegible) in the state there is a La Raza Unida there is a LULAC club where in certain cities is more active than other. We have a variety of other organizations throughout the state. So that there is Chicanisimo in the state that is growing. Now 2 years ago when I gave my presentation as I was trying to look at the historical experience, in my research I found that there was very little of the Chicano in the Mid-West. What is coming out as the history of the Chicano is largely Southwest in perspective which is good. Yet for many of us who live in the Midwest some of those historical interpretations may not be completely applicable or they may. But we haven't been able to come out with a definitive, some definitive words on the history of the Chicano in the Midwest. And I'm very pleased tonight we have one panelist who has been the leader one of the leaders in this quest for the Chicano identity is the Midwest. I may review with you some

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was saying in terms of Chicano Movement in Iowa we have it here in Iowa City. But it's not only here, we have it state wide, we have the Governor Task force for the Spanish-Speaking that was founded to study the needs of the Chicanos in the state, There are various urban Chicano organizations in Des Moines that comes to mind in the Spanish-Speaking center. Who has just compiled I think a worth while study on the 1,000 families they've identified in Des Moines and are making some comparisons in terms of sociological types of materials, things the establishment was not willing to do. IN terms of rural communities we have the Muscatine Migrant Council, the Migrant Action Program that is statewide in various communities so that there is a (illegible) in the state there is a La Raza Unida there is a LULAC club where in certain cities is more active than other. We have a variety of other organizations throughout the state. So that there is Chicanisimo in the state that is growing. Now 2 years ago when I gave my presentation as I was trying to look at the historical experience, in my research I found that there was very little of the Chicano in the Mid-West. What is coming out as the history of the Chicano is largely Southwest in perspective which is good. Yet for many of us who live in the Midwest some of those historical interpretations may not be completely applicable or they may. But we haven't been able to come out with a definitive, some definitive words on the history of the Chicano in the Midwest. And I'm very pleased tonight we have one panelist who has been the leader one of the leaders in this quest for the Chicano identity is the Midwest. I may review with you some