Word: eligio
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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That Edward Roybal is the only Mexican-American in Congress is incorrect. Eligio de la Garza and Henry B. Gonzalez represent Texas in Congress. Joseph Montoya represents New Mexico in the Senate. As for use of contraceptives, the Mexican people are not only "Catholic inspired," but also hampered by poverty and lack of information. "Tawdry taco joints" are everywhere in Southern California. The comment about "ebullient oles and accurately hurled wine bottles" stretches literary license. The word cholo is pejorative and equivalent to "nigger," "kike" and other racial epithets. Pocho is also derogatory, and so are pachuco, gringo-landia...