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864 S. Raymond, Pasadena, Calif.
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The official organ of THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN MOVEMENT, an inspirational, educational magazine, interested in furthering the progress of the Mexican-Americans in our Southwest.
Planninp to do such by covering the activities of the groups interested in the moral, physical, intellectual and social progress of the Mtxican-American. To write news of sports, school, civic and other activities where leadership is shown by Mexican-Americans.
We stress citizenship, higher education, and advocate a more active participation in ciivc and cultural activities by those of our national descent.
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CHANCE TO HELP
A chance to meet the trainees and rica plus the opportunity to help cadets from South and Central Ame-Mexican-American youth will be offered to you on May 8, at 8:30 P. M. at the Royal Palms Hotel in Los Angeles. Here the Phi Sigma Unsilon. Phalanx fraternity of Watts with the cooperation of Civic groups will sponsor a Pan-Amercan Ball. Proceeds will go to organizations working for the betterment of our Mexican-American youth.
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Government Engineer
Alfonso Peña, Phi Sigma Phi chapter member of the Phalanx fraternity in East Los Angeles, Calif-nia. will be enrolled at U.S.C., with all expenses naid by the Federal govern men t_.„A ft er his course Pnra will be given a government position as Inspector of Go^mment Engineer ing Contracts. Alfonso is finishing his’engineering course, at the present time at Los Angeles City College.
“Tell n^e. What are you trying to do?”	-
“You mean with our Mexican-American Movement?”
“Yes... and use as few words as possible.”
“All right. First, we are concerned with the Mexican-American. That includes the individual... and our people. We want him to change his attitudes, to seek higher aims, to better himself; not only for the advantage to himself or to our group, but for the betterment of our country”
“That’s the whole thing in a nut shell., eh?”
“Yes.”
“All right. Now, how are you going to do it?”
“You mean we! How are we going to do it?”
“Why ‘we’?”
“Well, its not myself., but all of cur movement. Do you remember much about education? The study of education? Well, one of the main principles of education is “start the learner where he is.”
“What has this got to do with the so-called movement?”
“Plenty. We are not going to start something new., something outside of anything already functioning. For example, right now, we have the Y. M. C. A.. Boy Scout. Catholic Welfare. and other agencies working for the betterment of our people. We know that these agencies are developing leaders. That they are working for the improvement and the betterment of America. We work
BEGIN AT HOME . . • •
“The essence of my proposal is. therefore, that the most obvious and most effective way to improve Latin-American relations is for the national government to take public cognizance of the prob’ems faced by this resident Mexican population and to demonstrate its goodwill by taking immediately leasable steps to improve the social economic and political status of this group, and. of course, to publicize this fact widely throughout Latin-America.”
Taken from Carey McWilliams' (( hief of the California State Division of Immigration and Housing) letter to Nefson Rockefeller. Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs in Washington.. D C
In other words Inter-American feeling could well begin at HOME:
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from’ something already established.”
“How?”
“Good question. Let me give you an example. Let us take an average place like San Bernardino. Now, in this town let’s say that the Y.M.C. A., the Boy Scouts, The C.Y.O., the high school, a settlement house and a few other organizations are working with our people. In this place, we recognize the fact that they each have leaders interested in the problems of their community. But they by themselves can do very little to arouse the interest of the community. Now let’s say that we call together leaders from each of these groups.. We invite teachers, social workers, city officials. We sponsor a community conference. We invite leaders from the other communities to exchange ideas. Ar this conference we discuss the problems- of- th^t community. We find the needs. We. rbmugh the help of experts invited, or from the visitors discover methods to meet these needs. By inviting not only our Mexican-American but the “Anglo-American”, we point out the fact that they are both Americans. That the backwardness of the Mexican community is a liability to our country.”
“As I see it, that is an individual community problem. Where does the ’movement’ fit in?”
“In this way. If we, through contacts inteerst enough communities to do likewise. We are moving them to better themselves and to take cogni-
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