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...brother was trying to say thank you, to say you gave me something and now I will try to do something for you," Guizar said. He shook his head. "I just think it's fantastic...
...Guizar is very active in Chicano student organizations. He is a member of La Raza, and plays Mexican folk music on WHRB every other week. Guizar said, "I think Harvard has the effect of opening people up, of making them more aware. For instance, people use the word Chicano more often here." But, he adds, while Harvard made it possible for him to escape what he calls the confines of his environment, it also sometimes makes it hard for him to retain his "cultural identity...
...Guizar also plays a prominent role on the UFW Support Committee, though his parents are not members, only, he hastens to add, because Gilroy has not been organized yet. He laughs when people ask him what he thinks of Chavez...
...What can I say? For me, and my family, it's not just a social problem--it's reality, it's life. I see the shacks, I see the labor camps, and then I see Chavez trying to do something about it. I think it's terrific," Guizar says...
...November Guizar went on a two-week minority recruiting trip for the University. He termed it "a success," but added that "Chicano recruitment should not mean just going to the suburban high schools and talking to upper class Chicanos. I'd like to see them get out to Roosevelt High in Fresno, where people are who never thought of going to Harvard...