Word: raza
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...barrios to Harvard--the greater will be our influence in social and political arenas, as well as in science and technology. Lectures and discussions about social stratification, bilingualism, ethnic identity and race have historically reflected the black-white paradigm--one into which we do not completely fit. We are raza, an identity alluding to the struggles of the Latino experience, our familial pride, our labor and our unity as a people...
...marchers, their passions were embodied in the converged masses and their hopes, our parents' hopes, were reignited by the visions of their children, America's children. We marched in support of each other and the American dream. We marched to establish a presence and to show that raza can become an American concept...
Juan E. Garcia '99 and Edgar Saldivar '99 are members of Harvard-Radcliffe Raza...
...Fellow RAZA member Edgar Saldivar '99 said the lack of attention the march received, especially among national political figures, will cause the Latino community to look for other ways to create change...
...march was intentionally held two days before Columbus Day, which is known to the Latino community as "El Dia de la Raza," the birth of the mestizo race...