Word: mexicanization
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...symposium, which was organized by RAZA, Harvard's Mexican-American/Chicano/Latino student organization, included lectures in Harvard Hall and Boylston Auditorium...
Other influences besides Benton converged on him as well: the Mexican muralists of the '30s, especially Siquieros and Orozco; Picasso; Surrealism; Kandinsky; tribal art. As Varnedoe points out in his admirable catalog essay, if the notion that Pollock was some sort of cowboy isn't true, neither was he any kind of Indian. He'd seen Native American ceremonies and pictographs as a kid in Arizona, but his attachment to Indian art as a source of "primitive" authenticity came from museums and exhibitions in New York and was confirmed by other mentors he was acquiring, such as the painter John...
...real missing step on the road to political mobilization--taken for granted by the punditry in the California case--is the role of Latino political leaders in catalyzing this mobilization. In California, there are Latino Congressmen and Congresswomen; the Speaker of the State Assembly is Mexican-American; there are legion local officials, political organizations and grassroots operatives...
Last term, RAZA sponsored roundtable discussions on bilingual education and affirmative education. Next week there will be a roundtable discussion on recruiting more Latino and Mexican-American students to Harvard...
...RAZA proves capable of walking the fine line between Latino and Mexican-American heritages and succeeds in building a united community, RAZA's leaders says the group will enjoy another 25 years on Harvard's campus...