Word: raza
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This letter is in response to D. Richard de Silva's article "Council's Student Funding to Hold Steady" in the November 22 issue of The Crimson. In this article, de Silva insinuates that the Harvard-Radcliffe Asian American Association (AAA) and RAZA, the Mexican American student group, attempted to exploit the Undergraduate Council's grant process...
...their part, some Hispanics complain that blacks are unwilling to treat them as equals in the fight for equal rights. "We sometimes have assumed that because blacks have fought civil rights battles, they are more sensitive to our struggle," says Raul Yzaguirre, president of the National Council of La Raza, a federation of 140 Hispanic organizations. "That's not always the case. Blacks say to us, 'You're whiter than us. You're immigrants, and we've seen people like you get ahead of us. So we're going to be very suspicious of you." The major points of contention...
Hosted by the Mexican-American student group Raza, Pachanga will provide students with a Thanksgiving dinner and traditional Mexican feast, as well as the chance to hear keynote speaker Jaime Escalante, whose teaching exploits inspired the film Stand and Deliver...
...minority groups for blame is simply unnecessary and mistaken. David Shim '91 and Joshua Li '92 Co-presidents, Asian American Association Mecca Nelson '92 President, Black Student Association Tere Riera-Carrion '92 President, La O Erich Fox Tree '91 President, Native Americans at Harvard-Radcliffe The Steering Committee of Raza...
According to David Shim '91, also co-president of the Asian American Association, the admissions office today maintains direct ties to several minority organizations: the Asian American Association, the Black Students Association, Native Americans at Harvard, La Organizacion Estudiantil Boricua de Harvard-Radcliffe and Raza. Representatives of those organizations often participate in applicant recruiting trips, and yesterday students who had participated in such trips said the admissions process is very competitive for legacies and athletes...