Word: chicano
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...Howard University in Washington D.C and earned Masters degrees in Education from Harvard and Columbia After working in the Savannah, Ga., school system he became a district superintendent on Chicago's West Side There he handled a district of 30,000 students--60 per cent black, 30 per cent Chicano, and 10 per cent white...
...Chicano and Boricua students are also showing increasing militance. Last Spring, they vehemently opposed the appointment of Phyllis Kazen as an assistant professor of Anthropology because they felt the Department was hiring a Boricua and Chicano Studies professor without their consultation...
...recognizes the need to "extend the net" to include new kinds of fellows in the program. Last spring he took a trip to the Southwest where he recruited two women running for Congress and tried fruitlessly to get a Chicano fellow. In another effort to involve a larger constituency in its programs, the Institute last spring sponsored the Black Caucus and facilitated the Chicano-Boricua conference...
...long ago he and Karen Cox spent a week briefing visiting Indian, Chicano and black children and their teachers on problems as diverse as copyright forms and printing presses. Then they spoke about the serious purpose: "These old people have lived and learned the hard way; what you learn by living is the best education you can have," said Karen. Added Wig: "But there aren't many ways you can get a job if you yourself can't read and write...
...himself with Harry Truman. Sometimes a few young people show up at Humphrey rallies carrying McGovern banners. They usually kibitz, with shouts of "What about the war, Humphrey?" But Humphrey has a thick skin. Always the tireless campaigner, he usually tries to pump every hand in sight. At a Chicano rally in East Los Angeles, he vigorously attempted to shake hands with members of the band -while they were still in the process of playing...