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1973-04-14 Workshop II, Chicanos: Political Process Page 1

Workshop II
Chicanos: Political Process
10:30-12:00 A.M., April 14, 1973

Panel Participants:
Ricardo Zavala, Student, The University of Iowa, Chairperson 

Angel Moreno, Guest Speaker, Independent Candidate for Congress from Illinois for the 7th Congressional District, Chicago, Illinois

Angel Ramirez, Chairman of La Raza Unida, Mason City, Iowa

John Schmidhauser, Professor, Political Science, The University of Iowa

George Garcia, Instructor, Chicago History, The University of Iowa; Teacher, City High School, Iowa City, Iowa

(The following tape was recorded)

Ricardo Zavala: On my left is John Schmidhauser. He is a political science professor here at the University. Any political questions you would like to ask about Iowa in this district he will answer. Also on my left is George Garcia; he is teaching the Chicano History class at the University of Iowa. He is also an instructor at Central High in Iowa City. He is originally from Laredo, Texas. I would like to introduce to you the chairman of La Raza Unida Party, who is the main speaker of this political workshop. He is running right now as an Independent in Chicago for the seventh Congressional district, Angel Moreno, chairman of La Raza Unida Party.

Angel Moreno: I would like to correct something. He mentioned I was chairman of La Raza Unida. I would like to point out that he was talking about the state of Illinois. The national chairman of La Raza Unida Party is Angel Gutierrez.

I would like to give a brief introduction about what is happening in the state of Illinois. The reason I do not want to go into detail is because I would like for all of us to participate, knowing that we have a short time for this political workshop, and we have other activities for the rest of the day.

We the people of the Partido La Raza Unida of Illinois are primarily involved in the day to day struggle of our people. Involvement in seeking the answers to our problems is our primary concern.

Our secondary objective is to form our own political party. Why a third political party? The answer to us is quite obvious. The established political parties have failed to see to our needs and to represent us fully and equally. They have not only failed to see to our needs but have also closed their doors

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Workshop II Chicanos: Political Process 10:30-12:00 A.M., April 14, 1973 Panel Participants: Ricardo Zavala, Student, The University of Iowa, Chairperson Angel Moreno, Guest Speaker, Independent Candidate for Congress from Illinois for the 7th Congressional District, Chicago, Illinois Angel Ramirez, Chairman of La Raza Unida, Mason City, Iowa John Schmidhauser, Professor, Political Science, The University of Iowa George Garcia, Instructor, Chicago History, The University of Iowa; Teacher, City High School, Iowa City, Iowa (The following tape was recorded) Ricardo Zavala: On my left is John Schmidhauser. He is a political science professor here at the University. Any political questions you would like to ask about Iowa in this district he will answer. Also on my left is George Garcia; he is teaching the Chicano History class at the University of Iowa. He is also an instructor at Central High in Iowa City. He is originally from Laredo, Texas. I would like to introduce to you the chairman of La Raza Unida Party, who is the main speaker of this political workshop. He is running right now as an Independent in Chicago for the seventh Congressional district, Angel Moreno, chairman of La Raza Unida Party. Angel Moreno: I would like to correct something. He mentioned I was chairman of La Raza Unida. I would like to point out that he was talking about the state of Illinois. The national chairman of La Raza Unida Party is Angel Gutierrez. I would like to give a brief introduction about what is happening in the state of Illinois. The reason I do not want to go into detail is because I would like for all of us to participate, knowing that we have a short time for this political workshop, and we have other activities for the rest of the day. We the people of the Partido La Raza Unida of Illinois are primarily involved in the day to day struggle of our people. Involvement in seeking the answers to our problems is our primary concern. Our secondary objective is to form our own political party. Why a third political party? The answer to us is quite obvious. The established political parties have failed to see to our needs and to represent us fully and equally. They have not only failed to see to our needs but have also closed their doors