Cesar Chavez visits SBVC March 28, 1968
SIGNIFICANCE OF CHICANO HISTORY
The Los Angeles Times stated in their article, “Why Do We Need Ethnic Studies?” by John Fernandez (November 7, 1998):
“Chicano studies is important because it's the study of the experience of the Mexicano people; specifically, it addresses the social, political, cultural and economic conditions of the Chicano/Mexicano people.
Some would say that Chicano studies eliminates other people. I don’t see it in terms of discrimination; I see it as inclusion. If you have a people who have been on this continent for hundreds of years, who have contributed greatly, who have a culture and a people, they should have a right to have their history and their people be studied. Chicano studies is a community commitment that all people can benefit from.”
“Why Do We Need Ethnic Studies?” by John Fernandez (November 7, 1998), Los Angeles Times
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Oct. 12, 1972, Cesar Chavez Rally at SBVC
SBVC School Newspaper: "Chavez U.F.W. Organizing Cane Workers", Oct. 1972
Cesar Chavez speaking on the SBVC Campus, March 1968
