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A great idea Hermano Rosalio ~ At least a Mexican-American month, if not a Chicano month. I am not really a Mexican being born and raised in the U.S.A. nor do I self-identify as an American with its genocidal history.
Venceremos! We Will Win! Educate to Liberate!
Peter S. Lopez AKA @Peta_de_Aztlan
Sacramento, California
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A great idea Hermano Rosalio ~ At least a Mexican-American month, if not a Chicano month. I am not really a Mexican being born and raised in the U.S.A. nor do I self-identify as an American with its genocidal history.
Venceremos! We Will Win! Educate to Liberate!
Peter S. Lopez AKA @Peta_de_Aztlan
Sacramento, California
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From: Rosalio Munoz <chalio.munoz@yahoo.com>
To: Aztlan News <networkaztlan_news@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, March 4, 2013 5:58 PM
Subject: [NetworkAztlan_News] Why Make Mexican American History Month In LA (and beyond)
Compas, I am working on a project, a long term desire for having a Mexican American History Month. It has served the African American and broader community well as have National Hispanic Heritage month. So I have initiated a FB group to commemorate it this March its web address isHere are some thoughts on it I posted today. Comments.Why Mexican American History Month - More ReasonsEstablishing a focus for greater awareness of Mexican Americans and Latinos is very important for reversing the evils of Manifest Destiny. Eurocentrism, Anglo Supremacy, US racism and imperialism is based in large part on assuming the civilized world is based in Europe and New England and progress is in it s expansion west. Go west young man Go west was its racist and male supremest slogan. Today still economic, cultural, social and political standards are set in New York and Washington DC, Harvard, Yale, MIT, Wall Street.. But now politically and economically, demographically that is changing at the base and a a progressive diverseness is moving West to East from the West to East in the US as world development is becoming multipolar and the Asia, the Pacific Rim and Latin American are playing greater roles globally.
Our Mexican American community in the Southwest is at this time in a pivotal place as a key part of minority communites ,labor and politics. Not because we are civilized and whites are not, its that we along with African Americans have cut our social teeth opposing injustice and have greater identity with the overwhelming majority of the world population. This is not THE determining factor but its an important one.
A greater awarness of our histrory and trajectory, if we can own our humanity and share it in solidarity with others we can play a very important role for progressive trends locally, nationally and globally. Thats why the idea of a Mexican American History Month is an attractive challenge to me.__._,_.___
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