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Comparing the plight of Hispanics with that of Blacks, Raoul Yzaguirre, president of the National Council of La Raza, a Hispanic advocacy group, and currently an IOP fellow, said that the "legacy, history and struggles of Hispanics in this country are largely unknown by the American public...the media simply wasn't focused on the civil rights struggle of the Hispanic community...
...good grasp of the issues," says MSAco-member Manuel Lopez Jr. '89, of RAZA. "He knowsthe problems that the administration has withminority issues," and adjusts strategiesaccordingly...
Luis B. Castro '92, a member of RAZA's steering committee, said the celebrations and festivals differ between communities. The events usually include dancing, mariachi bands, pinatas and traditional Mexican music, said Castro...
...Battle of Puebla ended in a victory of the supposedly inferior Mexican troops over the French, said Fidel A. Ovalle '92, chairperson of the social and cultural committee of RAZA, which means "race" in Spanish. The Mexicans went on to lose the war, but the battle still represents a "triumph of spirit," Ovalle said...
...Mexico, it's a really big deal--carnivals and shows, firecrackers--like the Fourth of July," said Hilda M. Alexander '90, president of RAZA. But "a lot of Mexican-Americans don't even know Cinco de Mayo is not independence day," said Alexander, who emigrated to the U.S. when she was 10 years...