500 Anos Del Pueblo Chicano / 500 Years of Chicano History: In Pictures [Paperback]

Elizabeth Martinez (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1990 | ISBN-10: 0963112309 | ISBN-13: 978-0963112309 | Edition: Expanded

This book is published in response to the Quincentennial celebration of Columbus's arrival and its lies. We offer a book that tells the real story of La Raza and other truths so long denied. This book also asks a question: after 500 years do Chicanos, Mexican Americans, mexicanos, Raza, whatever we call ourselves, have anything to celebrate? Our answer is yes: we have much to celebrate. And so this book speaks with grief and bitter truth but also joy and pride.

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Language Notes

Text: Spanish, English

Product Details

• Paperback: 238 pages
• Publisher: Southwest Community Resources; Expanded edition (June 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0963112309
• ISBN-13: 978-0963112309
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #174,152 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The first thing my mom said was... how come the chicanos >>>, April 24, 2001

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"chumitas" (San Diego, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 500 Anos Del Pueblo Chicano / 500 Years of Chicano History: In Pictures (Paperback)

include Mexican revolution history as their history? I just started laughing. I said, ay mami! I said, do you consider me Mexican, she said yes, i said do you consider me American, she said yes, I said, do you consider me both, and she said yes, and I said, then both histories are part of my history, except that my history is different that just american history, so this book shows in pictures people I need to learn about, and stories I need to hear. She said, ok mija.... but anyway, this book is great. An old High School Teacher from El Cajon High School in San Bernardino teaches his spanish class with this book. It was $25 dollars back then, but this book is wonderful. It teaches us how we learn most easliy. I mean, most people like me who come from indigenous backgrounds learn orally and visually their traditions, and this book helped me learn about my history visually and literally too because it is bilingual. It has great poems from I am Joaquin to excerpts from Gloria Anzaldua, and of course all your favorite farm labor activists, and chicano activists from the 70's. I love this book. Its definately a must buy for all chicanos who want to teach their kids about their history. z

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book - should be read by all, October 1, 2003

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World Music Fan - See all my reviews

This review is from: 500 Anos Del Pueblo Chicano / 500 Years of Chicano History: In Pictures (Paperback)

I truly enjoyed reading through this book. I do have to say though, that it's sad to read about the Centro Cultural de la Raza in San Diego when it was a thriving grassroots Chicano arts and culture venue. Just three years ago, it succumbed to a corporate takeover throwing the original artists/founders out as a result. The place still operates but it's not a true Chicano venue by any means. It's Disney Mexico-Land at best. It's clear the struggle is far from over, and although many think the Chicano Movement is no longer necessary (yeah, believe it or not, I've heard it said!), I beg to differ.

The information in this book could be the news of today, and in some ways, things have gotten worse. This book was written pre-NAFTA, pre-expanded xenophobia since 9/11 and pre-expanded anti-immigrant (Mexican) sentiment in California, so who could have believed things could actually get worse! But they did. Time to rev up the movement again.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Eye opening view on the stuggles of Chicanos in history, October 21, 1999

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Debora ([e-mail]) (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 500 Anos Del Pueblo Chicano / 500 Years of Chicano History: In Pictures (Paperback)

This book was very eye opening, it opens the minds of people to ideas that are not in the our American "HISTORY" books. Besides reading about the struggles that Chicanos faced, it also has pictures (to visualize). The book is not only informative but empowering. Anyone working for Justice should read this book, because it encourages the reader to fight the fight.