Word: fasting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...have someone in our background who picked crops," said Raza member and fast participant Rudy Ruiz '89."That's what Mexican-Americans did in thiscountry. We understand the hardship of peoplesuffering...
Raza's two-day fast will begin an Ivy League phase of the fast-relay, during which Chicano student organizations at these schools will pass the fast to one another until it ends at Yale before Thanksgiving...
...Fast organizer and Raza member Hilda M.Alexander '90 grew up in a "migrant familylifestyle" and picked grapes in California'sImperial Valley from the time she was 10 throughhigh school. "[The growers] didn't care about theworkers...just as long as they had a socialsecurity card," she said...
...Fast participant Carlos Perez '91, a residentof Los Angeles and a Raza member, said that he was"unfamiliar" with the day-to-day lives of migrantworkers but that he was drawn to the fast becauseof his heritage...
Mills, who had knee surgery just 15 days ago, was back on the field and looking like he hadn't missed a day. Although both teams were lagging on the attack, Mills played a fast, offensive game, running through the UMass defense to challenge Ginzburg (five saves) and backup goaltender Brett Shumsky (two saves) several times...