La Voz de Aztlan, February 11 1980
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La Voz de Aztlan, February 11 1980
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Associated Students of Fresno State
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La Voz de Aztlan (Daily Collegian, California State University, Fresno)
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Fresno, California
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A S~ec_ial Publication of the' Daily Collegian
LA VOZ de AZTLAN
February 11 ~ 1980
Monday
Haak anticipates 'serious consequences'
if Jarvis ~~ legislation passes
Bv EDWARD APARICIO
If Jarvis II is passed by vote this J une ,
serious effects will confront Californ ia
State Uni versity, Fresno.
"Many terrible consequences could
come about," noted Dr. Harold Haak,
newly appointeq CSUF President
concerning Proposition 9 (Jarvis II)
and the impact which it may have on our
university. "I intend to see it through
with CSUF, Dr. Haak commented in an
interview with LA VOZ DE AZTLAN,
Wednesday morn ing. Dr. Haak appare nt ly is prepared to meet the new
cha11enge and is very opti mistic toward
the future that lies a head . .
.
Dr. Haak appeared concerned over
Proposition 9, wh ich is in the legislative
ballot this summer . Proposition 9
(Jarvis 11) proposes to cut ·the state
income tax in half, but by the same token it will increase tuition, possible
faculty member lay-offs and even cutting
back on programs. Jarvis 11, if passed,
would have quite an impact not only on
Chicanos at . CSUF, but other Chicano
students throughout the universities
in California . This summer could bring:
many changes in our system. It will lead
to decrease in enrollment as many
students will be denied ·admission.
Photo Bv LUPE MORA
Recently beginning his tenure at CS UF,
Dr . Haak is not an unfamiliar person
on campus. After graduating from the
University of Wisconsin, and earning a
doctorate at Princeton, Haak began
teaching at San Diego State University,
later becoming academic vice president
at CSUF from 1971 to 1973. He then resigned to become Chancellor at the
University of Colorado. His return to
Fresno was wa1mly received by faculty,
administration, and community alike
as Dr. Haak brings with him experience,
knowledge, a nd a highly crfeditable
record in the field of academics.
One item of grave importance which
Haak d iscussed with LA VOZ was the
disproportion of Chicano students
and faculty members at CSUF in relation
to the overall population in Fresno . It
was pointed out to Dr. Haak that CSUF
had a 9% Chicano population in proportion to 30% community population and
of the approximate 680 faculty staff only
11 were Chicanos . Haak noted it was a
problem which he was concerned with
and briefly commented on how he would
attempt to remedy the problem.
"At
the present moment I am pleased with
the committee, the Student Affirmative
Action P-rogram, headed by assistant
Haak proposes many changes will be interim vice-president Andrew Alvarmade but one must play the waiting ado." We lre attempting to recruit the
game. "We can't begin any action until Chicano students not only from Fresno,
also
throughout' the
San
we study .the situation carefully.. Many _ but
experts anticipated Proposition 13 to do Joaquin Valley." Haak also feels t~e
underrepresented,
more damage I but much of it has not Chicano faculty,
been felt." Chicanos, generally from a must 'be expanded to meet t he needs of
low income background, will be affected the student . "We (adm inistration) feel
the most. As for the increase in tuition , it is of great importance to provide the
Haak commented , "additional fi nancial student with its c-ultural history and
aid will be provided to meet the needs of with professors they can relate to ."
Continued on page 4
the studP.nt."
a Raz~ professor impressed with Cuba
By EDWARD APARICIO
While everyone was kicking back at
home after another near fatal semester
and reliving countless exa,r,s in their
sleep during winter break, a professor
California State University at Fresno was
off exploring new territory and experiencing a "new" way of life. Dr Lea
Ybarra-Soriano, coordinator of La Raza
Studies, was one of a select group of
scholars chosen throughout the United
States invited to tour the foreign country
which lies 90 miles to the south ·ot Flor-
a
i$ia
the negative side of Cuba."
The purpose of the tour, whicn was
Another facet of Cuba which seemed
from December 13-21 , was to learn how
another system of government functions, to leave a lasting impression on Dr.
compare their educational structure and Ybarra-Soriano were the benefits the
learn their native customs. "It was a Cubans recieve from their government.
very rewarding experience", commented "I think we tend to believe the people
Dr. Ybarra-Soriano, "I learned a great have no freedom and really live under
deal about the country". Throughout extreme conditions because they have a
Cuba , the· found people to be very open communist government, but they really
and warm ,:,7d the kids to be cqurteous, live in a progressive s~iety . 1' Such benyet very erithusiastic. This was probably efits the people are entitled include free
the single most impressive feature which medical and dental services. Even drugs
attracted Dr. Ybarra-Soriano, "The
and medicine are very cheap and affordfriendliness we rec1eved was unbelieve- able, but will be given free if a person
able. It's a real shame that we only hear cannot afford to pav for them. Also of
great interest to CSUF students, only 6
percent of their income is required for
rent
·
Their Third World perspective of Cuba
also fascinated Dr. Ybarra-Soriano a
great deal.
"It was remarkable of them to feel such
great alliance toward developing countries", she noted. They are very proud
of their concept "Nuestras fronteras son
el mundo, todo le humanidad", and are
more than willing to ~ontribute. They
now have :f ,200 teachers and 500 doctors
in Nicaragua. They say Cuba needs
Continued on pa~e 4
Page_2
Editorial
Chicano ugenocide" Again?
Presdient Carter has called for resumption of Selective Service registration in his
State of the Union address.
·
We should be oreoared for the oossibility of a war. but we should al~o talcP. a harrl
look at the past errors in Vie Nam and World War II, especially when it comes
to minorities.
Thi brunt of the fighting is past American wars has been borne by Chicanos,
Blacks, ooor whites and other minorites.
·
In World War II, Chicanos accepted the opportunity of fighting for "their" country .
as a -challenge, many were fighting for a democracy they had not experienced until
called to war.
It was fairly clear that the proportion of Chicano casualties and of decorations
in the war were considerably higher then the proportion of Chicanos to the total
population.
When the men got back home, no matter what their record of heroism had been,
many of them found the same old barriers and second class status. ·
Vietnam took a high toll among soldiers from low.income backgrounds. A main
cause was the exemptions built into the Selective Service Syst~m, exemptions that
favored the sons of middle and uooer.income families.
The issue of "Chicano "genocide" based on "statistics" in the Viet Nam war
showed that although the Chicano population was only 11.8% in the United States.
The death rate of ChicanQs was 19%.
We do not wish to see our numbers diminished unproportionally again.
Immigration Naturalization Seroice
DOUBLE STANDARDS
Felip Gutierrez, 40 years old, a tarmworker from the state of Guanajuato,
was deported to Mexico by the authorities of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, after having• crossed the
border while accompanied by another
undocumented worker that was carrying
falsified papers.
Gutierrez was retained in jail for being
an "accompliceH to his friend.
Gutierrez was found after working just
a few days in Waco, Texas before he was
detained. He said that he had only
earned a total of ten dollars since he was
in thic. c.ountrv.
He said: HI had to come to this country
in search of work because I have a family
to feed. My three children go barefoot,
since in Mexico I wasn't ever able to
earn enough .to buy shoes. My oldest
daughter is 12 years old and she is embarrassed to go to school barefoot ... I
didn't even earn enough to feed them
good. Fort'iis I come ... H •
He sa~y accounted that in his home By ELI GARCIA
the daily nourishment was beans and a
few tortillas. "My wife got sick at the be"It's a good feeling for me to recieve a
ginning of the year and the doctor told · first, second, or thirc! place finish in my
me that it was because she did not eat
sport which is badminton; but it's an
good, that she was an anemic. I asked
empty on~ when my friends don 't even
know I olav."
how I was going to give her good food if
For too long now Chfcanos have reI didn't even have enough to pay him.
The doctor told me that it was not imporcieved .little or no recognition in ,athlettant if I didn't have the means in order
ics. Having an ~stablished paper like
to eat but that he wanted his money ...
"la Voz De Aztl!n" gives us no reason
Later he gave me a prescription .for my
why Chicanos shouldn't get the rewife, but I had no money tq buy the
cognition they 9eserve. That's why we
medicines."
are taking the time out to proudly say
"I had to come, what can I do," he said
that Chicanos are out there and consadly, "only they caught me with my
tributing a great degree of hustle, talent,
cousin that had falsified papers and they
and determination to be number one.
put both of us in jail."
,
We athletes are part of championship.
Felipe Gutierrez was deported toteams and in some areas of com pet ion,
gether with 15 other undocumented
ranked statewide as well nationally. We
workers that had come to this country in . have athletes putting a lot of time and
search of survival.
effort to make Fresno State more com'
petitive, we also have our women in
Aleksandr Godunov, 30 years old,
ar~as such as flag girls, softbc-.11 and
Soviet dancer, · defected while the other related areas.
Bolshoi Ballet was being presented in
We must recognize our athletes to
New York this past August, and in just show the public that we are out there,
four hours officials of the Immigration and most .i mportantly to be examples tQ
and Naturalization Service read him his our "Brothers and Sisters" of tomorrow
rights as legal resident of the United _here on our campus.
States.
As.. the spring semester wears on,
Godunov tried to convince his wife,
u Voz De Aztlln will be bringing you Lyudmila Vlasova, also a ballet dancer the accomplishments of our "Raza" in
with Bolshoi, to stay with him, but she athletics; a long with interviews with
said, •No, I am not going to defect. I am
their respective coaches, to give you a
going to return to my home because we
better insight on how we as Chicano
owe our career to our country." Godunov and Chicana athletes, contribute to
decided to remain here alone.
championship teams here on our .
Continued on page 4
campus.
Un Pensamiento
La Vaz De Azlan
Staff
Editor ........ Margarita
M.
Marti'nez
Reporters .......... Edward ·Aparicio
Angele Belton
Eli Carcia
Dora Lara
Pete Ramfrez
Yolanda Soto
Artwork ............ Arturo Ocampo
Jvan Hernandez
Photo Editor ............... Lupe
M
Luis Vasq
Special thanks to: Ricardo Pime
/via Ruiz and Tomas Uribes.
Rosie Garza
MEXICANS SCARCE
IN NORTH CAROLIN
In an opening lecture to a crim
ology clas·s~ a professor at CSUF,
speaking about ~ Mexican criminal in
North Carolina said, "What he was doing
in North Carolina, I don 't know. There
are no Mexicans in North Carolina and
if there are they pass themselves off as
Italians."
Pa1e3
La Voz De Aztlln
hicano Exp.erts To
ea_k On Campus
Would you like to have the opportunity
to hear well-known Chicano speakers
who are experts in their field discuss
contemporary issues such as politics ,
education, juvenile delinquency, mental
health, farmworkers' struggles, the
question of undocumented workers,
etc.?
Well, this semester interested individuals will have an opportunity to listen to
such speakers as: Leonel Castillo, first
Chicano to be the National Director of
the Immigration and Naturalization
Service will be discussing such topics as
the question of undocumented workers
in the U.S. and the controversies which
he had to confront during his administration.
Dr. Marta Sotomayor, Special Assistant \o the Administration, Alcohol,
()rug Abuse , and Mental Health Admirustration, U .S. Department of Health ,
Education and Welfare, will be on campus on March 11 . Dr . Sotomayor is also
Chairperson of the Board of Directors of
the 'ational Council of La Raza .
March 25 at 7 ·00 p.m. is the day scheduled for assemblyman Peter Chacon . A
graduate of California State University,
San Diego and · Army war veteran ,
Chacon will air his views on such issues
pertaining to the defense of our nation,
oureducational interests , etc .
Luis Valdez, _ director ot I eatro
Campesino and author of the play Zoot
Suit will speak on April 22. When Zoot
Suit premiered in Los Angeles, it broke
all attendance records . Mr . .Valdez is a
nationally recognized playwright who,
along with his theater company, Teatro
Campesino, has toured the U.S. many
times and has toured Europe five times.
On April 29, Dr. Tomas Rivera,
Chancellor, UniversHy o_f CatifoFnia at
Riverside will speak. Dr. Rivera is the
first Chicano to be selected President of
any university in California. He is also a
well-known writer, having won prizes in
literature and published many books and
articles .
Professor Jose Montoya, artist and
poet as well as professor at California
State University, Sacramento , will be
on campus April 15. Mr. Montoya has
held many poetry readings and art shows
which have been highly acclaimed. He
has consistently received standing ovations when he has held poetry readings
at places such as Stanford UniversitY. and
U .C. Berkeley .
The lectures, open to anyone, will be
held on the specified date at 12:30 p.m.
in the College Union Lounge. Following
each lecture will be a reception to honor
the speaker. These lectures are being
sponsored by La Raza Studies and
MEcHA.
Teatro Looks
Luis Valdez, Author of Zoot Suit
For Volunteers
Teatro is under the direction of
Guillermo (Willie) Lopez and he is
assisted by Sylvia Rodriguez, Manuel
Espinoza, an~ comml:Jnity volunteers .
Teatro performs throughout the Fresno area and elsewhere upon request. It
is a newly formed Chicano theatre gruu~
under the supervision of La Brocha
del Valle, a non-profit Chicano culture
and art organization, located at 430 N.
Tielman Ave. across from Roeding Park .
Since its creation in June of 1979,
Teatro has conducted over 50 workshops
and presentations to various civic and
community organizations, a number of
high schools and junior high schools
as well as the CSUF conference on drug
abuse and gang warfare . The group has
also performed at the California Men's
Colony among other places .
No fees are requested for performances but donations are gratefully
accepted. ' Subject matter of the
performances depends on the need of
the requesting group. Length of the play
or plays, date(s), and times can be
arranged.
Willie Lopez
and
Margie Davilla
. ~ny_ volunteers who like to act and
help their community can contact Teatro
by calling 233-9741 between 8 a.m. and
5p.m.
~
LEONEL ·CASTILLO
First Chicano To Be The National Director
Of ·
The Immigration and Naturalization
Service
Speaks Out On:
U.S. Immigration Policy:
The Policy Of The HalfOpen Door;
The H_alf Open-Wallet
Tuesday February 12, 198012:30 College Union Lounge
La Voz De Aztlan
Page4
February 11, 1980
Haak
DEREGULATION OF RADIO PLANNED
by Pam Whalen,
Radio Bilingue Staff
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is proposing to deregulate
radio . If this happens, radio broadcasters will no longer be required to
operate in the pubjic interest. They will
not be obligated to provide news programs, public announcements, public
affairs programming or access to minorities. There will be no limit on the number of commercials; nor will radio broadcasters be obligated to provide programming for all segments of the population
(i.e. the poor, the elaerly, minorities).
This will mean that broadcasters may
program for only the groups that advertisers want to reach--the people with
money.
Deregulation will have far-reaching people have begun to force them to live
effects on minorities. Jn the past fifteen up to these conditions, the FCC is proyears, due to pressure from the Civil posing to tree broadcasters of all reRights movement, minorities have made sponsibilities to the public;_ interest.
some gains in the broadcasting industry.
Both Blacks and Chicanos have won Minorities will have no legal recourse
battles in the areas of affirmative to demand that broadcasters respect
action, minority programming, access to their needs for programming and access.
the air waves, and minority ownership.
None of these victories would have been · But deregulation can still.be stopped.
possible if the broadcasting industry The FCC is still accepting comments on
had been deregulated.
this important matter. Letters should be
The legal premise of these battles was addressed to: Secretary, Federal Comthe public interest clause of the 1934 munications Commission, 1919 "M"
Communications Act. The air waves are Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20554.
public property, which broadcasters are The deadline for comment is June 25,
allowed to use on the condition that they 1980, and all letters should contain
operate in the public interest. For years either the Docket Number (BC Docket
broadcasters ignored their responsibili- No. 79-219) or the Rulemaking number
ties. Now that minorities and poor (RM-3099 and RM-3272).
Study Abroad
Continued from page 1
Haak assured LA VOZ that a committee
had been drawn to recruit the best
possible candidate to fill the positions .
Dr. Haak intends to make himself
visible on campus and easily acces·
sible to all concerned . "One of my ob·
jectives is to retain the open door
policy to all students," he·added. Dr.
Haak wishes to link himself, the admin·
istration and the student.
Regarded by his peers as the "right
man" for the job, Dr. Haak appears t
sensitive and concerned in helping
Chicano achie\'.e a nigher education
an "equal" basis. He appears to
many ideas which w,11 be a pos
thrust on the Chicano student and
munity. Acclaimed to be a "rear
only time will tell.
Pensando En Ti
A firsthand opportunity to experience
Latin American life and culture while
studying a wide range of Spanish
courses is provided in the University of
Albuquerque's Latin American-Summer
Program in Bogota, Colombia, July 1-28, ·
1980.
~ Babe.
Don't forget the ice cream and
M & M ' s!
Al,
Juan M. Gutierrez,
Te quit;,o mucho, te quedrt!
Love you, te quedr£toda la vida, para no ol ·
Your Hon jamas,
Yogi,
l"M Sorry,
Offered· in association with the UniI LOVE YOU VIEJO,
versidad Javeriana, Colombia's oldest
Always, Your Tweety Bird
and largest private university founded in
1623: the summer program offers 10
courses ranging from elementary To Rene,
I Wanna Be Your Lover,
Spanish to Latin American literature .
Martha
_ and civilization. The courses are open"to
college undergraduates and graduates,
' Para Pa/eta,
Saludos carinosos departe de un
teachers, and high school students.
amigo, A.Rico 0.
.
Six semester credit hours may be 'ob- Randy,
"Felizdia de los corazonesl(
/
tained, but students may also audit,
There's always next Friday,
Continued on page 2
according to Program Director Dr. Jorge
A Friend
Godunov or "Shasha," as his intimate Alarcon of the University of Albuquer-1
friends call him in New York, decided to que (N~ Mexico).
Babe,
~
,
, .
.
stay because "I have always liked the
Be My Valentine,
.
. Para-Diane G., Participants will live with Colombian
style of life in this country. There is families during the program, and will
Love, Baby Monster
Feliz dia de los corazones ",
Departe de un amigo con mucho carino
whisky and a lot of food. Besides, I Uke engage in many cultural and social ·
the beautiful clothes and to attend many activities, visit museums and historic
parties ... "
sites, and attend formal and informal
Sweetheart-Gloria,
Friends of Godunov affirmed· that he lectures given by Colombian authors
I Wanna Be Your Lover,
<
had decided to stay because in the· and scholars.
From: Rene
Bolshoi they did not give him any imA city of three million residents and
Para una muchacha muy bonita, pero
portance. "In one manner they would the capital of Colombia, Bogota has
muy cabezona,
treat him as if he were a terrible ballet justifiably been called the "Athens of
Fly,
"Feliz dia de los corazones"
dancer," said one of his new friends.
Love Ya!
South America." It boasts a wide range
Departe de un amigo, R.G.G.C.
The Justice Department immediately . of cultural opportunities including
Ladybug
~ent a group of high officials to take his
libraries, museums, several major unioath and Godunov was already in a versities, and theatres, as well as proluxuri',ous site and no one knows how he viding music, ballet, bullfights, horse Felix,
Happy Valentine 's Day! I Love You. Feliz dia de los corazones para los Clones
got the' money for the expensive rent.
races and soccer. •
Maybe you 'II get a surprise from this y Clonas en reclutando estudantes
Colombia is our nearest South Amerivia padres,
can neighbor and perhaps . the most cupid!
Margie
por B.C.
purely Spanish of all South American
countries . The only South American
Mi Amor,
country with coastlines on both the
"Babe"
Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, it
Macho
Para
toda
las
be/la
Chicanas
en
esta
uniContinued from page 1
is bordered by the countries of Panama,
versidad,
Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador and Peru .
professionals, but they fet:I the other
Feliz dia de los corazones,
countries need them more.
Participants will be a ble to choose the
David A. Torres Los Empliados de La Fonda,
Dr . Ybarra-Soriano is very much ex- "Living Spanish in Bogota" program disMixteca✓
cited about return ing to Cuba. "I would cussed a bove, · or may add Option 11,
Martha D.
someday like to go back to Cuba to visit which includes additional weekend tours
and learn ·more about the country" . I to Caracas, Quito and Panama.
To: Fran k
would also be very interested in taking a
Costs range from S1300-S1400 de,
. To The Girls At 4491,
I Want You Back,
pending on selection of options. -T he cost
group of Chicanas because the women
From: Frankie
H ope you get what you want for Valincludes
room
and
board,
tuition
and
are so independent a nd are really seen
entine 's Day!
fees and round-trip ai r fare from Albuas being "equal" to the men".
More on t his. thrillin g adven ture plus querque Participants may depart from
Miami and/or enroll on an audit basis at
illustrations of Cuba on our next issue.
Hasta Luego .
reduced costs.
"Illegals"
1
Cuba
LA VOZ de AZTLAN
February 11 ~ 1980
Monday
Haak anticipates 'serious consequences'
if Jarvis ~~ legislation passes
Bv EDWARD APARICIO
If Jarvis II is passed by vote this J une ,
serious effects will confront Californ ia
State Uni versity, Fresno.
"Many terrible consequences could
come about," noted Dr. Harold Haak,
newly appointeq CSUF President
concerning Proposition 9 (Jarvis II)
and the impact which it may have on our
university. "I intend to see it through
with CSUF, Dr. Haak commented in an
interview with LA VOZ DE AZTLAN,
Wednesday morn ing. Dr. Haak appare nt ly is prepared to meet the new
cha11enge and is very opti mistic toward
the future that lies a head . .
.
Dr. Haak appeared concerned over
Proposition 9, wh ich is in the legislative
ballot this summer . Proposition 9
(Jarvis 11) proposes to cut ·the state
income tax in half, but by the same token it will increase tuition, possible
faculty member lay-offs and even cutting
back on programs. Jarvis 11, if passed,
would have quite an impact not only on
Chicanos at . CSUF, but other Chicano
students throughout the universities
in California . This summer could bring:
many changes in our system. It will lead
to decrease in enrollment as many
students will be denied ·admission.
Photo Bv LUPE MORA
Recently beginning his tenure at CS UF,
Dr . Haak is not an unfamiliar person
on campus. After graduating from the
University of Wisconsin, and earning a
doctorate at Princeton, Haak began
teaching at San Diego State University,
later becoming academic vice president
at CSUF from 1971 to 1973. He then resigned to become Chancellor at the
University of Colorado. His return to
Fresno was wa1mly received by faculty,
administration, and community alike
as Dr. Haak brings with him experience,
knowledge, a nd a highly crfeditable
record in the field of academics.
One item of grave importance which
Haak d iscussed with LA VOZ was the
disproportion of Chicano students
and faculty members at CSUF in relation
to the overall population in Fresno . It
was pointed out to Dr. Haak that CSUF
had a 9% Chicano population in proportion to 30% community population and
of the approximate 680 faculty staff only
11 were Chicanos . Haak noted it was a
problem which he was concerned with
and briefly commented on how he would
attempt to remedy the problem.
"At
the present moment I am pleased with
the committee, the Student Affirmative
Action P-rogram, headed by assistant
Haak proposes many changes will be interim vice-president Andrew Alvarmade but one must play the waiting ado." We lre attempting to recruit the
game. "We can't begin any action until Chicano students not only from Fresno,
also
throughout' the
San
we study .the situation carefully.. Many _ but
experts anticipated Proposition 13 to do Joaquin Valley." Haak also feels t~e
underrepresented,
more damage I but much of it has not Chicano faculty,
been felt." Chicanos, generally from a must 'be expanded to meet t he needs of
low income background, will be affected the student . "We (adm inistration) feel
the most. As for the increase in tuition , it is of great importance to provide the
Haak commented , "additional fi nancial student with its c-ultural history and
aid will be provided to meet the needs of with professors they can relate to ."
Continued on page 4
the studP.nt."
a Raz~ professor impressed with Cuba
By EDWARD APARICIO
While everyone was kicking back at
home after another near fatal semester
and reliving countless exa,r,s in their
sleep during winter break, a professor
California State University at Fresno was
off exploring new territory and experiencing a "new" way of life. Dr Lea
Ybarra-Soriano, coordinator of La Raza
Studies, was one of a select group of
scholars chosen throughout the United
States invited to tour the foreign country
which lies 90 miles to the south ·ot Flor-
a
i$ia
the negative side of Cuba."
The purpose of the tour, whicn was
Another facet of Cuba which seemed
from December 13-21 , was to learn how
another system of government functions, to leave a lasting impression on Dr.
compare their educational structure and Ybarra-Soriano were the benefits the
learn their native customs. "It was a Cubans recieve from their government.
very rewarding experience", commented "I think we tend to believe the people
Dr. Ybarra-Soriano, "I learned a great have no freedom and really live under
deal about the country". Throughout extreme conditions because they have a
Cuba , the· found people to be very open communist government, but they really
and warm ,:,7d the kids to be cqurteous, live in a progressive s~iety . 1' Such benyet very erithusiastic. This was probably efits the people are entitled include free
the single most impressive feature which medical and dental services. Even drugs
attracted Dr. Ybarra-Soriano, "The
and medicine are very cheap and affordfriendliness we rec1eved was unbelieve- able, but will be given free if a person
able. It's a real shame that we only hear cannot afford to pav for them. Also of
great interest to CSUF students, only 6
percent of their income is required for
rent
·
Their Third World perspective of Cuba
also fascinated Dr. Ybarra-Soriano a
great deal.
"It was remarkable of them to feel such
great alliance toward developing countries", she noted. They are very proud
of their concept "Nuestras fronteras son
el mundo, todo le humanidad", and are
more than willing to ~ontribute. They
now have :f ,200 teachers and 500 doctors
in Nicaragua. They say Cuba needs
Continued on pa~e 4
Page_2
Editorial
Chicano ugenocide" Again?
Presdient Carter has called for resumption of Selective Service registration in his
State of the Union address.
·
We should be oreoared for the oossibility of a war. but we should al~o talcP. a harrl
look at the past errors in Vie Nam and World War II, especially when it comes
to minorities.
Thi brunt of the fighting is past American wars has been borne by Chicanos,
Blacks, ooor whites and other minorites.
·
In World War II, Chicanos accepted the opportunity of fighting for "their" country .
as a -challenge, many were fighting for a democracy they had not experienced until
called to war.
It was fairly clear that the proportion of Chicano casualties and of decorations
in the war were considerably higher then the proportion of Chicanos to the total
population.
When the men got back home, no matter what their record of heroism had been,
many of them found the same old barriers and second class status. ·
Vietnam took a high toll among soldiers from low.income backgrounds. A main
cause was the exemptions built into the Selective Service Syst~m, exemptions that
favored the sons of middle and uooer.income families.
The issue of "Chicano "genocide" based on "statistics" in the Viet Nam war
showed that although the Chicano population was only 11.8% in the United States.
The death rate of ChicanQs was 19%.
We do not wish to see our numbers diminished unproportionally again.
Immigration Naturalization Seroice
DOUBLE STANDARDS
Felip Gutierrez, 40 years old, a tarmworker from the state of Guanajuato,
was deported to Mexico by the authorities of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, after having• crossed the
border while accompanied by another
undocumented worker that was carrying
falsified papers.
Gutierrez was retained in jail for being
an "accompliceH to his friend.
Gutierrez was found after working just
a few days in Waco, Texas before he was
detained. He said that he had only
earned a total of ten dollars since he was
in thic. c.ountrv.
He said: HI had to come to this country
in search of work because I have a family
to feed. My three children go barefoot,
since in Mexico I wasn't ever able to
earn enough .to buy shoes. My oldest
daughter is 12 years old and she is embarrassed to go to school barefoot ... I
didn't even earn enough to feed them
good. Fort'iis I come ... H •
He sa~y accounted that in his home By ELI GARCIA
the daily nourishment was beans and a
few tortillas. "My wife got sick at the be"It's a good feeling for me to recieve a
ginning of the year and the doctor told · first, second, or thirc! place finish in my
me that it was because she did not eat
sport which is badminton; but it's an
good, that she was an anemic. I asked
empty on~ when my friends don 't even
know I olav."
how I was going to give her good food if
For too long now Chfcanos have reI didn't even have enough to pay him.
The doctor told me that it was not imporcieved .little or no recognition in ,athlettant if I didn't have the means in order
ics. Having an ~stablished paper like
to eat but that he wanted his money ...
"la Voz De Aztl!n" gives us no reason
Later he gave me a prescription .for my
why Chicanos shouldn't get the rewife, but I had no money tq buy the
cognition they 9eserve. That's why we
medicines."
are taking the time out to proudly say
"I had to come, what can I do," he said
that Chicanos are out there and consadly, "only they caught me with my
tributing a great degree of hustle, talent,
cousin that had falsified papers and they
and determination to be number one.
put both of us in jail."
,
We athletes are part of championship.
Felipe Gutierrez was deported toteams and in some areas of com pet ion,
gether with 15 other undocumented
ranked statewide as well nationally. We
workers that had come to this country in . have athletes putting a lot of time and
search of survival.
effort to make Fresno State more com'
petitive, we also have our women in
Aleksandr Godunov, 30 years old,
ar~as such as flag girls, softbc-.11 and
Soviet dancer, · defected while the other related areas.
Bolshoi Ballet was being presented in
We must recognize our athletes to
New York this past August, and in just show the public that we are out there,
four hours officials of the Immigration and most .i mportantly to be examples tQ
and Naturalization Service read him his our "Brothers and Sisters" of tomorrow
rights as legal resident of the United _here on our campus.
States.
As.. the spring semester wears on,
Godunov tried to convince his wife,
u Voz De Aztlln will be bringing you Lyudmila Vlasova, also a ballet dancer the accomplishments of our "Raza" in
with Bolshoi, to stay with him, but she athletics; a long with interviews with
said, •No, I am not going to defect. I am
their respective coaches, to give you a
going to return to my home because we
better insight on how we as Chicano
owe our career to our country." Godunov and Chicana athletes, contribute to
decided to remain here alone.
championship teams here on our .
Continued on page 4
campus.
Un Pensamiento
La Vaz De Azlan
Staff
Editor ........ Margarita
M.
Marti'nez
Reporters .......... Edward ·Aparicio
Angele Belton
Eli Carcia
Dora Lara
Pete Ramfrez
Yolanda Soto
Artwork ............ Arturo Ocampo
Jvan Hernandez
Photo Editor ............... Lupe
M
Luis Vasq
Special thanks to: Ricardo Pime
/via Ruiz and Tomas Uribes.
Rosie Garza
MEXICANS SCARCE
IN NORTH CAROLIN
In an opening lecture to a crim
ology clas·s~ a professor at CSUF,
speaking about ~ Mexican criminal in
North Carolina said, "What he was doing
in North Carolina, I don 't know. There
are no Mexicans in North Carolina and
if there are they pass themselves off as
Italians."
Pa1e3
La Voz De Aztlln
hicano Exp.erts To
ea_k On Campus
Would you like to have the opportunity
to hear well-known Chicano speakers
who are experts in their field discuss
contemporary issues such as politics ,
education, juvenile delinquency, mental
health, farmworkers' struggles, the
question of undocumented workers,
etc.?
Well, this semester interested individuals will have an opportunity to listen to
such speakers as: Leonel Castillo, first
Chicano to be the National Director of
the Immigration and Naturalization
Service will be discussing such topics as
the question of undocumented workers
in the U.S. and the controversies which
he had to confront during his administration.
Dr. Marta Sotomayor, Special Assistant \o the Administration, Alcohol,
()rug Abuse , and Mental Health Admirustration, U .S. Department of Health ,
Education and Welfare, will be on campus on March 11 . Dr . Sotomayor is also
Chairperson of the Board of Directors of
the 'ational Council of La Raza .
March 25 at 7 ·00 p.m. is the day scheduled for assemblyman Peter Chacon . A
graduate of California State University,
San Diego and · Army war veteran ,
Chacon will air his views on such issues
pertaining to the defense of our nation,
oureducational interests , etc .
Luis Valdez, _ director ot I eatro
Campesino and author of the play Zoot
Suit will speak on April 22. When Zoot
Suit premiered in Los Angeles, it broke
all attendance records . Mr . .Valdez is a
nationally recognized playwright who,
along with his theater company, Teatro
Campesino, has toured the U.S. many
times and has toured Europe five times.
On April 29, Dr. Tomas Rivera,
Chancellor, UniversHy o_f CatifoFnia at
Riverside will speak. Dr. Rivera is the
first Chicano to be selected President of
any university in California. He is also a
well-known writer, having won prizes in
literature and published many books and
articles .
Professor Jose Montoya, artist and
poet as well as professor at California
State University, Sacramento , will be
on campus April 15. Mr. Montoya has
held many poetry readings and art shows
which have been highly acclaimed. He
has consistently received standing ovations when he has held poetry readings
at places such as Stanford UniversitY. and
U .C. Berkeley .
The lectures, open to anyone, will be
held on the specified date at 12:30 p.m.
in the College Union Lounge. Following
each lecture will be a reception to honor
the speaker. These lectures are being
sponsored by La Raza Studies and
MEcHA.
Teatro Looks
Luis Valdez, Author of Zoot Suit
For Volunteers
Teatro is under the direction of
Guillermo (Willie) Lopez and he is
assisted by Sylvia Rodriguez, Manuel
Espinoza, an~ comml:Jnity volunteers .
Teatro performs throughout the Fresno area and elsewhere upon request. It
is a newly formed Chicano theatre gruu~
under the supervision of La Brocha
del Valle, a non-profit Chicano culture
and art organization, located at 430 N.
Tielman Ave. across from Roeding Park .
Since its creation in June of 1979,
Teatro has conducted over 50 workshops
and presentations to various civic and
community organizations, a number of
high schools and junior high schools
as well as the CSUF conference on drug
abuse and gang warfare . The group has
also performed at the California Men's
Colony among other places .
No fees are requested for performances but donations are gratefully
accepted. ' Subject matter of the
performances depends on the need of
the requesting group. Length of the play
or plays, date(s), and times can be
arranged.
Willie Lopez
and
Margie Davilla
. ~ny_ volunteers who like to act and
help their community can contact Teatro
by calling 233-9741 between 8 a.m. and
5p.m.
~
LEONEL ·CASTILLO
First Chicano To Be The National Director
Of ·
The Immigration and Naturalization
Service
Speaks Out On:
U.S. Immigration Policy:
The Policy Of The HalfOpen Door;
The H_alf Open-Wallet
Tuesday February 12, 198012:30 College Union Lounge
La Voz De Aztlan
Page4
February 11, 1980
Haak
DEREGULATION OF RADIO PLANNED
by Pam Whalen,
Radio Bilingue Staff
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is proposing to deregulate
radio . If this happens, radio broadcasters will no longer be required to
operate in the pubjic interest. They will
not be obligated to provide news programs, public announcements, public
affairs programming or access to minorities. There will be no limit on the number of commercials; nor will radio broadcasters be obligated to provide programming for all segments of the population
(i.e. the poor, the elaerly, minorities).
This will mean that broadcasters may
program for only the groups that advertisers want to reach--the people with
money.
Deregulation will have far-reaching people have begun to force them to live
effects on minorities. Jn the past fifteen up to these conditions, the FCC is proyears, due to pressure from the Civil posing to tree broadcasters of all reRights movement, minorities have made sponsibilities to the public;_ interest.
some gains in the broadcasting industry.
Both Blacks and Chicanos have won Minorities will have no legal recourse
battles in the areas of affirmative to demand that broadcasters respect
action, minority programming, access to their needs for programming and access.
the air waves, and minority ownership.
None of these victories would have been · But deregulation can still.be stopped.
possible if the broadcasting industry The FCC is still accepting comments on
had been deregulated.
this important matter. Letters should be
The legal premise of these battles was addressed to: Secretary, Federal Comthe public interest clause of the 1934 munications Commission, 1919 "M"
Communications Act. The air waves are Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20554.
public property, which broadcasters are The deadline for comment is June 25,
allowed to use on the condition that they 1980, and all letters should contain
operate in the public interest. For years either the Docket Number (BC Docket
broadcasters ignored their responsibili- No. 79-219) or the Rulemaking number
ties. Now that minorities and poor (RM-3099 and RM-3272).
Study Abroad
Continued from page 1
Haak assured LA VOZ that a committee
had been drawn to recruit the best
possible candidate to fill the positions .
Dr. Haak intends to make himself
visible on campus and easily acces·
sible to all concerned . "One of my ob·
jectives is to retain the open door
policy to all students," he·added. Dr.
Haak wishes to link himself, the admin·
istration and the student.
Regarded by his peers as the "right
man" for the job, Dr. Haak appears t
sensitive and concerned in helping
Chicano achie\'.e a nigher education
an "equal" basis. He appears to
many ideas which w,11 be a pos
thrust on the Chicano student and
munity. Acclaimed to be a "rear
only time will tell.
Pensando En Ti
A firsthand opportunity to experience
Latin American life and culture while
studying a wide range of Spanish
courses is provided in the University of
Albuquerque's Latin American-Summer
Program in Bogota, Colombia, July 1-28, ·
1980.
~ Babe.
Don't forget the ice cream and
M & M ' s!
Al,
Juan M. Gutierrez,
Te quit;,o mucho, te quedrt!
Love you, te quedr£toda la vida, para no ol ·
Your Hon jamas,
Yogi,
l"M Sorry,
Offered· in association with the UniI LOVE YOU VIEJO,
versidad Javeriana, Colombia's oldest
Always, Your Tweety Bird
and largest private university founded in
1623: the summer program offers 10
courses ranging from elementary To Rene,
I Wanna Be Your Lover,
Spanish to Latin American literature .
Martha
_ and civilization. The courses are open"to
college undergraduates and graduates,
' Para Pa/eta,
Saludos carinosos departe de un
teachers, and high school students.
amigo, A.Rico 0.
.
Six semester credit hours may be 'ob- Randy,
"Felizdia de los corazonesl(
/
tained, but students may also audit,
There's always next Friday,
Continued on page 2
according to Program Director Dr. Jorge
A Friend
Godunov or "Shasha," as his intimate Alarcon of the University of Albuquer-1
friends call him in New York, decided to que (N~ Mexico).
Babe,
~
,
, .
.
stay because "I have always liked the
Be My Valentine,
.
. Para-Diane G., Participants will live with Colombian
style of life in this country. There is families during the program, and will
Love, Baby Monster
Feliz dia de los corazones ",
Departe de un amigo con mucho carino
whisky and a lot of food. Besides, I Uke engage in many cultural and social ·
the beautiful clothes and to attend many activities, visit museums and historic
parties ... "
sites, and attend formal and informal
Sweetheart-Gloria,
Friends of Godunov affirmed· that he lectures given by Colombian authors
I Wanna Be Your Lover,
<
had decided to stay because in the· and scholars.
From: Rene
Bolshoi they did not give him any imA city of three million residents and
Para una muchacha muy bonita, pero
portance. "In one manner they would the capital of Colombia, Bogota has
muy cabezona,
treat him as if he were a terrible ballet justifiably been called the "Athens of
Fly,
"Feliz dia de los corazones"
dancer," said one of his new friends.
Love Ya!
South America." It boasts a wide range
Departe de un amigo, R.G.G.C.
The Justice Department immediately . of cultural opportunities including
Ladybug
~ent a group of high officials to take his
libraries, museums, several major unioath and Godunov was already in a versities, and theatres, as well as proluxuri',ous site and no one knows how he viding music, ballet, bullfights, horse Felix,
Happy Valentine 's Day! I Love You. Feliz dia de los corazones para los Clones
got the' money for the expensive rent.
races and soccer. •
Maybe you 'II get a surprise from this y Clonas en reclutando estudantes
Colombia is our nearest South Amerivia padres,
can neighbor and perhaps . the most cupid!
Margie
por B.C.
purely Spanish of all South American
countries . The only South American
Mi Amor,
country with coastlines on both the
"Babe"
Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, it
Macho
Para
toda
las
be/la
Chicanas
en
esta
uniContinued from page 1
is bordered by the countries of Panama,
versidad,
Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador and Peru .
professionals, but they fet:I the other
Feliz dia de los corazones,
countries need them more.
Participants will be a ble to choose the
David A. Torres Los Empliados de La Fonda,
Dr . Ybarra-Soriano is very much ex- "Living Spanish in Bogota" program disMixteca✓
cited about return ing to Cuba. "I would cussed a bove, · or may add Option 11,
Martha D.
someday like to go back to Cuba to visit which includes additional weekend tours
and learn ·more about the country" . I to Caracas, Quito and Panama.
To: Fran k
would also be very interested in taking a
Costs range from S1300-S1400 de,
. To The Girls At 4491,
I Want You Back,
pending on selection of options. -T he cost
group of Chicanas because the women
From: Frankie
H ope you get what you want for Valincludes
room
and
board,
tuition
and
are so independent a nd are really seen
entine 's Day!
fees and round-trip ai r fare from Albuas being "equal" to the men".
More on t his. thrillin g adven ture plus querque Participants may depart from
Miami and/or enroll on an audit basis at
illustrations of Cuba on our next issue.
Hasta Luego .
reduced costs.
"Illegals"
1
Cuba
A S~ec_ial Publication of the' Daily Collegian
LA VOZ de AZTLAN
February 11 ~ 1980
Monday
Haak anticipates 'serious consequences'
if Jarvis ~~ legislation passes
Bv EDWARD APARICIO
If Jarvis II is passed by vote this J une ,
serious effects will confront Californ ia
State Uni versity, Fresno.
"Many terrible consequences could
come about," noted Dr. Harold Haak,
newly appointeq CSUF President
concerning Proposition 9 (Jarvis II)
and the impact which it may have on our
university. "I intend to see it through
with CSUF, Dr. Haak commented in an
interview with LA VOZ DE AZTLAN,
Wednesday morn ing. Dr. Haak appare nt ly is prepared to meet the new
cha11enge and is very opti mistic toward
the future that lies a head . .
.
Dr. Haak appeared concerned over
Proposition 9, wh ich is in the legislative
ballot this summer . Proposition 9
(Jarvis 11) proposes to cut ·the state
income tax in half, but by the same token it will increase tuition, possible
faculty member lay-offs and even cutting
back on programs. Jarvis 11, if passed,
would have quite an impact not only on
Chicanos at . CSUF, but other Chicano
students throughout the universities
in California . This summer could bring:
many changes in our system. It will lead
to decrease in enrollment as many
students will be denied ·admission.
Photo Bv LUPE MORA
Recently beginning his tenure at CS UF,
Dr . Haak is not an unfamiliar person
on campus. After graduating from the
University of Wisconsin, and earning a
doctorate at Princeton, Haak began
teaching at San Diego State University,
later becoming academic vice president
at CSUF from 1971 to 1973. He then resigned to become Chancellor at the
University of Colorado. His return to
Fresno was wa1mly received by faculty,
administration, and community alike
as Dr. Haak brings with him experience,
knowledge, a nd a highly crfeditable
record in the field of academics.
One item of grave importance which
Haak d iscussed with LA VOZ was the
disproportion of Chicano students
and faculty members at CSUF in relation
to the overall population in Fresno . It
was pointed out to Dr. Haak that CSUF
had a 9% Chicano population in proportion to 30% community population and
of the approximate 680 faculty staff only
11 were Chicanos . Haak noted it was a
problem which he was concerned with
and briefly commented on how he would
attempt to remedy the problem.
"At
the present moment I am pleased with
the committee, the Student Affirmative
Action P-rogram, headed by assistant
Haak proposes many changes will be interim vice-president Andrew Alvarmade but one must play the waiting ado." We lre attempting to recruit the
game. "We can't begin any action until Chicano students not only from Fresno,
also
throughout' the
San
we study .the situation carefully.. Many _ but
experts anticipated Proposition 13 to do Joaquin Valley." Haak also feels t~e
underrepresented,
more damage I but much of it has not Chicano faculty,
been felt." Chicanos, generally from a must 'be expanded to meet t he needs of
low income background, will be affected the student . "We (adm inistration) feel
the most. As for the increase in tuition , it is of great importance to provide the
Haak commented , "additional fi nancial student with its c-ultural history and
aid will be provided to meet the needs of with professors they can relate to ."
Continued on page 4
the studP.nt."
a Raz~ professor impressed with Cuba
By EDWARD APARICIO
While everyone was kicking back at
home after another near fatal semester
and reliving countless exa,r,s in their
sleep during winter break, a professor
California State University at Fresno was
off exploring new territory and experiencing a "new" way of life. Dr Lea
Ybarra-Soriano, coordinator of La Raza
Studies, was one of a select group of
scholars chosen throughout the United
States invited to tour the foreign country
which lies 90 miles to the south ·ot Flor-
a
i$ia
the negative side of Cuba."
The purpose of the tour, whicn was
Another facet of Cuba which seemed
from December 13-21 , was to learn how
another system of government functions, to leave a lasting impression on Dr.
compare their educational structure and Ybarra-Soriano were the benefits the
learn their native customs. "It was a Cubans recieve from their government.
very rewarding experience", commented "I think we tend to believe the people
Dr. Ybarra-Soriano, "I learned a great have no freedom and really live under
deal about the country". Throughout extreme conditions because they have a
Cuba , the· found people to be very open communist government, but they really
and warm ,:,7d the kids to be cqurteous, live in a progressive s~iety . 1' Such benyet very erithusiastic. This was probably efits the people are entitled include free
the single most impressive feature which medical and dental services. Even drugs
attracted Dr. Ybarra-Soriano, "The
and medicine are very cheap and affordfriendliness we rec1eved was unbelieve- able, but will be given free if a person
able. It's a real shame that we only hear cannot afford to pav for them. Also of
great interest to CSUF students, only 6
percent of their income is required for
rent
·
Their Third World perspective of Cuba
also fascinated Dr. Ybarra-Soriano a
great deal.
"It was remarkable of them to feel such
great alliance toward developing countries", she noted. They are very proud
of their concept "Nuestras fronteras son
el mundo, todo le humanidad", and are
more than willing to ~ontribute. They
now have :f ,200 teachers and 500 doctors
in Nicaragua. They say Cuba needs
Continued on pa~e 4
Page_2
Editorial
Chicano ugenocide" Again?
Presdient Carter has called for resumption of Selective Service registration in his
State of the Union address.
·
We should be oreoared for the oossibility of a war. but we should al~o talcP. a harrl
look at the past errors in Vie Nam and World War II, especially when it comes
to minorities.
Thi brunt of the fighting is past American wars has been borne by Chicanos,
Blacks, ooor whites and other minorites.
·
In World War II, Chicanos accepted the opportunity of fighting for "their" country .
as a -challenge, many were fighting for a democracy they had not experienced until
called to war.
It was fairly clear that the proportion of Chicano casualties and of decorations
in the war were considerably higher then the proportion of Chicanos to the total
population.
When the men got back home, no matter what their record of heroism had been,
many of them found the same old barriers and second class status. ·
Vietnam took a high toll among soldiers from low.income backgrounds. A main
cause was the exemptions built into the Selective Service Syst~m, exemptions that
favored the sons of middle and uooer.income families.
The issue of "Chicano "genocide" based on "statistics" in the Viet Nam war
showed that although the Chicano population was only 11.8% in the United States.
The death rate of ChicanQs was 19%.
We do not wish to see our numbers diminished unproportionally again.
Immigration Naturalization Seroice
DOUBLE STANDARDS
Felip Gutierrez, 40 years old, a tarmworker from the state of Guanajuato,
was deported to Mexico by the authorities of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, after having• crossed the
border while accompanied by another
undocumented worker that was carrying
falsified papers.
Gutierrez was retained in jail for being
an "accompliceH to his friend.
Gutierrez was found after working just
a few days in Waco, Texas before he was
detained. He said that he had only
earned a total of ten dollars since he was
in thic. c.ountrv.
He said: HI had to come to this country
in search of work because I have a family
to feed. My three children go barefoot,
since in Mexico I wasn't ever able to
earn enough .to buy shoes. My oldest
daughter is 12 years old and she is embarrassed to go to school barefoot ... I
didn't even earn enough to feed them
good. Fort'iis I come ... H •
He sa~y accounted that in his home By ELI GARCIA
the daily nourishment was beans and a
few tortillas. "My wife got sick at the be"It's a good feeling for me to recieve a
ginning of the year and the doctor told · first, second, or thirc! place finish in my
me that it was because she did not eat
sport which is badminton; but it's an
good, that she was an anemic. I asked
empty on~ when my friends don 't even
know I olav."
how I was going to give her good food if
For too long now Chfcanos have reI didn't even have enough to pay him.
The doctor told me that it was not imporcieved .little or no recognition in ,athlettant if I didn't have the means in order
ics. Having an ~stablished paper like
to eat but that he wanted his money ...
"la Voz De Aztl!n" gives us no reason
Later he gave me a prescription .for my
why Chicanos shouldn't get the rewife, but I had no money tq buy the
cognition they 9eserve. That's why we
medicines."
are taking the time out to proudly say
"I had to come, what can I do," he said
that Chicanos are out there and consadly, "only they caught me with my
tributing a great degree of hustle, talent,
cousin that had falsified papers and they
and determination to be number one.
put both of us in jail."
,
We athletes are part of championship.
Felipe Gutierrez was deported toteams and in some areas of com pet ion,
gether with 15 other undocumented
ranked statewide as well nationally. We
workers that had come to this country in . have athletes putting a lot of time and
search of survival.
effort to make Fresno State more com'
petitive, we also have our women in
Aleksandr Godunov, 30 years old,
ar~as such as flag girls, softbc-.11 and
Soviet dancer, · defected while the other related areas.
Bolshoi Ballet was being presented in
We must recognize our athletes to
New York this past August, and in just show the public that we are out there,
four hours officials of the Immigration and most .i mportantly to be examples tQ
and Naturalization Service read him his our "Brothers and Sisters" of tomorrow
rights as legal resident of the United _here on our campus.
States.
As.. the spring semester wears on,
Godunov tried to convince his wife,
u Voz De Aztlln will be bringing you Lyudmila Vlasova, also a ballet dancer the accomplishments of our "Raza" in
with Bolshoi, to stay with him, but she athletics; a long with interviews with
said, •No, I am not going to defect. I am
their respective coaches, to give you a
going to return to my home because we
better insight on how we as Chicano
owe our career to our country." Godunov and Chicana athletes, contribute to
decided to remain here alone.
championship teams here on our .
Continued on page 4
campus.
Un Pensamiento
La Vaz De Azlan
Staff
Editor ........ Margarita
M.
Marti'nez
Reporters .......... Edward ·Aparicio
Angele Belton
Eli Carcia
Dora Lara
Pete Ramfrez
Yolanda Soto
Artwork ............ Arturo Ocampo
Jvan Hernandez
Photo Editor ............... Lupe
M
Luis Vasq
Special thanks to: Ricardo Pime
/via Ruiz and Tomas Uribes.
Rosie Garza
MEXICANS SCARCE
IN NORTH CAROLIN
In an opening lecture to a crim
ology clas·s~ a professor at CSUF,
speaking about ~ Mexican criminal in
North Carolina said, "What he was doing
in North Carolina, I don 't know. There
are no Mexicans in North Carolina and
if there are they pass themselves off as
Italians."
Pa1e3
La Voz De Aztlln
hicano Exp.erts To
ea_k On Campus
Would you like to have the opportunity
to hear well-known Chicano speakers
who are experts in their field discuss
contemporary issues such as politics ,
education, juvenile delinquency, mental
health, farmworkers' struggles, the
question of undocumented workers,
etc.?
Well, this semester interested individuals will have an opportunity to listen to
such speakers as: Leonel Castillo, first
Chicano to be the National Director of
the Immigration and Naturalization
Service will be discussing such topics as
the question of undocumented workers
in the U.S. and the controversies which
he had to confront during his administration.
Dr. Marta Sotomayor, Special Assistant \o the Administration, Alcohol,
()rug Abuse , and Mental Health Admirustration, U .S. Department of Health ,
Education and Welfare, will be on campus on March 11 . Dr . Sotomayor is also
Chairperson of the Board of Directors of
the 'ational Council of La Raza .
March 25 at 7 ·00 p.m. is the day scheduled for assemblyman Peter Chacon . A
graduate of California State University,
San Diego and · Army war veteran ,
Chacon will air his views on such issues
pertaining to the defense of our nation,
oureducational interests , etc .
Luis Valdez, _ director ot I eatro
Campesino and author of the play Zoot
Suit will speak on April 22. When Zoot
Suit premiered in Los Angeles, it broke
all attendance records . Mr . .Valdez is a
nationally recognized playwright who,
along with his theater company, Teatro
Campesino, has toured the U.S. many
times and has toured Europe five times.
On April 29, Dr. Tomas Rivera,
Chancellor, UniversHy o_f CatifoFnia at
Riverside will speak. Dr. Rivera is the
first Chicano to be selected President of
any university in California. He is also a
well-known writer, having won prizes in
literature and published many books and
articles .
Professor Jose Montoya, artist and
poet as well as professor at California
State University, Sacramento , will be
on campus April 15. Mr. Montoya has
held many poetry readings and art shows
which have been highly acclaimed. He
has consistently received standing ovations when he has held poetry readings
at places such as Stanford UniversitY. and
U .C. Berkeley .
The lectures, open to anyone, will be
held on the specified date at 12:30 p.m.
in the College Union Lounge. Following
each lecture will be a reception to honor
the speaker. These lectures are being
sponsored by La Raza Studies and
MEcHA.
Teatro Looks
Luis Valdez, Author of Zoot Suit
For Volunteers
Teatro is under the direction of
Guillermo (Willie) Lopez and he is
assisted by Sylvia Rodriguez, Manuel
Espinoza, an~ comml:Jnity volunteers .
Teatro performs throughout the Fresno area and elsewhere upon request. It
is a newly formed Chicano theatre gruu~
under the supervision of La Brocha
del Valle, a non-profit Chicano culture
and art organization, located at 430 N.
Tielman Ave. across from Roeding Park .
Since its creation in June of 1979,
Teatro has conducted over 50 workshops
and presentations to various civic and
community organizations, a number of
high schools and junior high schools
as well as the CSUF conference on drug
abuse and gang warfare . The group has
also performed at the California Men's
Colony among other places .
No fees are requested for performances but donations are gratefully
accepted. ' Subject matter of the
performances depends on the need of
the requesting group. Length of the play
or plays, date(s), and times can be
arranged.
Willie Lopez
and
Margie Davilla
. ~ny_ volunteers who like to act and
help their community can contact Teatro
by calling 233-9741 between 8 a.m. and
5p.m.
~
LEONEL ·CASTILLO
First Chicano To Be The National Director
Of ·
The Immigration and Naturalization
Service
Speaks Out On:
U.S. Immigration Policy:
The Policy Of The HalfOpen Door;
The H_alf Open-Wallet
Tuesday February 12, 198012:30 College Union Lounge
La Voz De Aztlan
Page4
February 11, 1980
Haak
DEREGULATION OF RADIO PLANNED
by Pam Whalen,
Radio Bilingue Staff
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is proposing to deregulate
radio . If this happens, radio broadcasters will no longer be required to
operate in the pubjic interest. They will
not be obligated to provide news programs, public announcements, public
affairs programming or access to minorities. There will be no limit on the number of commercials; nor will radio broadcasters be obligated to provide programming for all segments of the population
(i.e. the poor, the elaerly, minorities).
This will mean that broadcasters may
program for only the groups that advertisers want to reach--the people with
money.
Deregulation will have far-reaching people have begun to force them to live
effects on minorities. Jn the past fifteen up to these conditions, the FCC is proyears, due to pressure from the Civil posing to tree broadcasters of all reRights movement, minorities have made sponsibilities to the public;_ interest.
some gains in the broadcasting industry.
Both Blacks and Chicanos have won Minorities will have no legal recourse
battles in the areas of affirmative to demand that broadcasters respect
action, minority programming, access to their needs for programming and access.
the air waves, and minority ownership.
None of these victories would have been · But deregulation can still.be stopped.
possible if the broadcasting industry The FCC is still accepting comments on
had been deregulated.
this important matter. Letters should be
The legal premise of these battles was addressed to: Secretary, Federal Comthe public interest clause of the 1934 munications Commission, 1919 "M"
Communications Act. The air waves are Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20554.
public property, which broadcasters are The deadline for comment is June 25,
allowed to use on the condition that they 1980, and all letters should contain
operate in the public interest. For years either the Docket Number (BC Docket
broadcasters ignored their responsibili- No. 79-219) or the Rulemaking number
ties. Now that minorities and poor (RM-3099 and RM-3272).
Study Abroad
Continued from page 1
Haak assured LA VOZ that a committee
had been drawn to recruit the best
possible candidate to fill the positions .
Dr. Haak intends to make himself
visible on campus and easily acces·
sible to all concerned . "One of my ob·
jectives is to retain the open door
policy to all students," he·added. Dr.
Haak wishes to link himself, the admin·
istration and the student.
Regarded by his peers as the "right
man" for the job, Dr. Haak appears t
sensitive and concerned in helping
Chicano achie\'.e a nigher education
an "equal" basis. He appears to
many ideas which w,11 be a pos
thrust on the Chicano student and
munity. Acclaimed to be a "rear
only time will tell.
Pensando En Ti
A firsthand opportunity to experience
Latin American life and culture while
studying a wide range of Spanish
courses is provided in the University of
Albuquerque's Latin American-Summer
Program in Bogota, Colombia, July 1-28, ·
1980.
~ Babe.
Don't forget the ice cream and
M & M ' s!
Al,
Juan M. Gutierrez,
Te quit;,o mucho, te quedrt!
Love you, te quedr£toda la vida, para no ol ·
Your Hon jamas,
Yogi,
l"M Sorry,
Offered· in association with the UniI LOVE YOU VIEJO,
versidad Javeriana, Colombia's oldest
Always, Your Tweety Bird
and largest private university founded in
1623: the summer program offers 10
courses ranging from elementary To Rene,
I Wanna Be Your Lover,
Spanish to Latin American literature .
Martha
_ and civilization. The courses are open"to
college undergraduates and graduates,
' Para Pa/eta,
Saludos carinosos departe de un
teachers, and high school students.
amigo, A.Rico 0.
.
Six semester credit hours may be 'ob- Randy,
"Felizdia de los corazonesl(
/
tained, but students may also audit,
There's always next Friday,
Continued on page 2
according to Program Director Dr. Jorge
A Friend
Godunov or "Shasha," as his intimate Alarcon of the University of Albuquer-1
friends call him in New York, decided to que (N~ Mexico).
Babe,
~
,
, .
.
stay because "I have always liked the
Be My Valentine,
.
. Para-Diane G., Participants will live with Colombian
style of life in this country. There is families during the program, and will
Love, Baby Monster
Feliz dia de los corazones ",
Departe de un amigo con mucho carino
whisky and a lot of food. Besides, I Uke engage in many cultural and social ·
the beautiful clothes and to attend many activities, visit museums and historic
parties ... "
sites, and attend formal and informal
Sweetheart-Gloria,
Friends of Godunov affirmed· that he lectures given by Colombian authors
I Wanna Be Your Lover,
<
had decided to stay because in the· and scholars.
From: Rene
Bolshoi they did not give him any imA city of three million residents and
Para una muchacha muy bonita, pero
portance. "In one manner they would the capital of Colombia, Bogota has
muy cabezona,
treat him as if he were a terrible ballet justifiably been called the "Athens of
Fly,
"Feliz dia de los corazones"
dancer," said one of his new friends.
Love Ya!
South America." It boasts a wide range
Departe de un amigo, R.G.G.C.
The Justice Department immediately . of cultural opportunities including
Ladybug
~ent a group of high officials to take his
libraries, museums, several major unioath and Godunov was already in a versities, and theatres, as well as proluxuri',ous site and no one knows how he viding music, ballet, bullfights, horse Felix,
Happy Valentine 's Day! I Love You. Feliz dia de los corazones para los Clones
got the' money for the expensive rent.
races and soccer. •
Maybe you 'II get a surprise from this y Clonas en reclutando estudantes
Colombia is our nearest South Amerivia padres,
can neighbor and perhaps . the most cupid!
Margie
por B.C.
purely Spanish of all South American
countries . The only South American
Mi Amor,
country with coastlines on both the
"Babe"
Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, it
Macho
Para
toda
las
be/la
Chicanas
en
esta
uniContinued from page 1
is bordered by the countries of Panama,
versidad,
Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador and Peru .
professionals, but they fet:I the other
Feliz dia de los corazones,
countries need them more.
Participants will be a ble to choose the
David A. Torres Los Empliados de La Fonda,
Dr . Ybarra-Soriano is very much ex- "Living Spanish in Bogota" program disMixteca✓
cited about return ing to Cuba. "I would cussed a bove, · or may add Option 11,
Martha D.
someday like to go back to Cuba to visit which includes additional weekend tours
and learn ·more about the country" . I to Caracas, Quito and Panama.
To: Fran k
would also be very interested in taking a
Costs range from S1300-S1400 de,
. To The Girls At 4491,
I Want You Back,
pending on selection of options. -T he cost
group of Chicanas because the women
From: Frankie
H ope you get what you want for Valincludes
room
and
board,
tuition
and
are so independent a nd are really seen
entine 's Day!
fees and round-trip ai r fare from Albuas being "equal" to the men".
More on t his. thrillin g adven ture plus querque Participants may depart from
Miami and/or enroll on an audit basis at
illustrations of Cuba on our next issue.
Hasta Luego .
reduced costs.
"Illegals"
1
Cuba
LA VOZ de AZTLAN
February 11 ~ 1980
Monday
Haak anticipates 'serious consequences'
if Jarvis ~~ legislation passes
Bv EDWARD APARICIO
If Jarvis II is passed by vote this J une ,
serious effects will confront Californ ia
State Uni versity, Fresno.
"Many terrible consequences could
come about," noted Dr. Harold Haak,
newly appointeq CSUF President
concerning Proposition 9 (Jarvis II)
and the impact which it may have on our
university. "I intend to see it through
with CSUF, Dr. Haak commented in an
interview with LA VOZ DE AZTLAN,
Wednesday morn ing. Dr. Haak appare nt ly is prepared to meet the new
cha11enge and is very opti mistic toward
the future that lies a head . .
.
Dr. Haak appeared concerned over
Proposition 9, wh ich is in the legislative
ballot this summer . Proposition 9
(Jarvis 11) proposes to cut ·the state
income tax in half, but by the same token it will increase tuition, possible
faculty member lay-offs and even cutting
back on programs. Jarvis 11, if passed,
would have quite an impact not only on
Chicanos at . CSUF, but other Chicano
students throughout the universities
in California . This summer could bring:
many changes in our system. It will lead
to decrease in enrollment as many
students will be denied ·admission.
Photo Bv LUPE MORA
Recently beginning his tenure at CS UF,
Dr . Haak is not an unfamiliar person
on campus. After graduating from the
University of Wisconsin, and earning a
doctorate at Princeton, Haak began
teaching at San Diego State University,
later becoming academic vice president
at CSUF from 1971 to 1973. He then resigned to become Chancellor at the
University of Colorado. His return to
Fresno was wa1mly received by faculty,
administration, and community alike
as Dr. Haak brings with him experience,
knowledge, a nd a highly crfeditable
record in the field of academics.
One item of grave importance which
Haak d iscussed with LA VOZ was the
disproportion of Chicano students
and faculty members at CSUF in relation
to the overall population in Fresno . It
was pointed out to Dr. Haak that CSUF
had a 9% Chicano population in proportion to 30% community population and
of the approximate 680 faculty staff only
11 were Chicanos . Haak noted it was a
problem which he was concerned with
and briefly commented on how he would
attempt to remedy the problem.
"At
the present moment I am pleased with
the committee, the Student Affirmative
Action P-rogram, headed by assistant
Haak proposes many changes will be interim vice-president Andrew Alvarmade but one must play the waiting ado." We lre attempting to recruit the
game. "We can't begin any action until Chicano students not only from Fresno,
also
throughout' the
San
we study .the situation carefully.. Many _ but
experts anticipated Proposition 13 to do Joaquin Valley." Haak also feels t~e
underrepresented,
more damage I but much of it has not Chicano faculty,
been felt." Chicanos, generally from a must 'be expanded to meet t he needs of
low income background, will be affected the student . "We (adm inistration) feel
the most. As for the increase in tuition , it is of great importance to provide the
Haak commented , "additional fi nancial student with its c-ultural history and
aid will be provided to meet the needs of with professors they can relate to ."
Continued on page 4
the studP.nt."
a Raz~ professor impressed with Cuba
By EDWARD APARICIO
While everyone was kicking back at
home after another near fatal semester
and reliving countless exa,r,s in their
sleep during winter break, a professor
California State University at Fresno was
off exploring new territory and experiencing a "new" way of life. Dr Lea
Ybarra-Soriano, coordinator of La Raza
Studies, was one of a select group of
scholars chosen throughout the United
States invited to tour the foreign country
which lies 90 miles to the south ·ot Flor-
a
i$ia
the negative side of Cuba."
The purpose of the tour, whicn was
Another facet of Cuba which seemed
from December 13-21 , was to learn how
another system of government functions, to leave a lasting impression on Dr.
compare their educational structure and Ybarra-Soriano were the benefits the
learn their native customs. "It was a Cubans recieve from their government.
very rewarding experience", commented "I think we tend to believe the people
Dr. Ybarra-Soriano, "I learned a great have no freedom and really live under
deal about the country". Throughout extreme conditions because they have a
Cuba , the· found people to be very open communist government, but they really
and warm ,:,7d the kids to be cqurteous, live in a progressive s~iety . 1' Such benyet very erithusiastic. This was probably efits the people are entitled include free
the single most impressive feature which medical and dental services. Even drugs
attracted Dr. Ybarra-Soriano, "The
and medicine are very cheap and affordfriendliness we rec1eved was unbelieve- able, but will be given free if a person
able. It's a real shame that we only hear cannot afford to pav for them. Also of
great interest to CSUF students, only 6
percent of their income is required for
rent
·
Their Third World perspective of Cuba
also fascinated Dr. Ybarra-Soriano a
great deal.
"It was remarkable of them to feel such
great alliance toward developing countries", she noted. They are very proud
of their concept "Nuestras fronteras son
el mundo, todo le humanidad", and are
more than willing to ~ontribute. They
now have :f ,200 teachers and 500 doctors
in Nicaragua. They say Cuba needs
Continued on pa~e 4
Page_2
Editorial
Chicano ugenocide" Again?
Presdient Carter has called for resumption of Selective Service registration in his
State of the Union address.
·
We should be oreoared for the oossibility of a war. but we should al~o talcP. a harrl
look at the past errors in Vie Nam and World War II, especially when it comes
to minorities.
Thi brunt of the fighting is past American wars has been borne by Chicanos,
Blacks, ooor whites and other minorites.
·
In World War II, Chicanos accepted the opportunity of fighting for "their" country .
as a -challenge, many were fighting for a democracy they had not experienced until
called to war.
It was fairly clear that the proportion of Chicano casualties and of decorations
in the war were considerably higher then the proportion of Chicanos to the total
population.
When the men got back home, no matter what their record of heroism had been,
many of them found the same old barriers and second class status. ·
Vietnam took a high toll among soldiers from low.income backgrounds. A main
cause was the exemptions built into the Selective Service Syst~m, exemptions that
favored the sons of middle and uooer.income families.
The issue of "Chicano "genocide" based on "statistics" in the Viet Nam war
showed that although the Chicano population was only 11.8% in the United States.
The death rate of ChicanQs was 19%.
We do not wish to see our numbers diminished unproportionally again.
Immigration Naturalization Seroice
DOUBLE STANDARDS
Felip Gutierrez, 40 years old, a tarmworker from the state of Guanajuato,
was deported to Mexico by the authorities of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, after having• crossed the
border while accompanied by another
undocumented worker that was carrying
falsified papers.
Gutierrez was retained in jail for being
an "accompliceH to his friend.
Gutierrez was found after working just
a few days in Waco, Texas before he was
detained. He said that he had only
earned a total of ten dollars since he was
in thic. c.ountrv.
He said: HI had to come to this country
in search of work because I have a family
to feed. My three children go barefoot,
since in Mexico I wasn't ever able to
earn enough .to buy shoes. My oldest
daughter is 12 years old and she is embarrassed to go to school barefoot ... I
didn't even earn enough to feed them
good. Fort'iis I come ... H •
He sa~y accounted that in his home By ELI GARCIA
the daily nourishment was beans and a
few tortillas. "My wife got sick at the be"It's a good feeling for me to recieve a
ginning of the year and the doctor told · first, second, or thirc! place finish in my
me that it was because she did not eat
sport which is badminton; but it's an
good, that she was an anemic. I asked
empty on~ when my friends don 't even
know I olav."
how I was going to give her good food if
For too long now Chfcanos have reI didn't even have enough to pay him.
The doctor told me that it was not imporcieved .little or no recognition in ,athlettant if I didn't have the means in order
ics. Having an ~stablished paper like
to eat but that he wanted his money ...
"la Voz De Aztl!n" gives us no reason
Later he gave me a prescription .for my
why Chicanos shouldn't get the rewife, but I had no money tq buy the
cognition they 9eserve. That's why we
medicines."
are taking the time out to proudly say
"I had to come, what can I do," he said
that Chicanos are out there and consadly, "only they caught me with my
tributing a great degree of hustle, talent,
cousin that had falsified papers and they
and determination to be number one.
put both of us in jail."
,
We athletes are part of championship.
Felipe Gutierrez was deported toteams and in some areas of com pet ion,
gether with 15 other undocumented
ranked statewide as well nationally. We
workers that had come to this country in . have athletes putting a lot of time and
search of survival.
effort to make Fresno State more com'
petitive, we also have our women in
Aleksandr Godunov, 30 years old,
ar~as such as flag girls, softbc-.11 and
Soviet dancer, · defected while the other related areas.
Bolshoi Ballet was being presented in
We must recognize our athletes to
New York this past August, and in just show the public that we are out there,
four hours officials of the Immigration and most .i mportantly to be examples tQ
and Naturalization Service read him his our "Brothers and Sisters" of tomorrow
rights as legal resident of the United _here on our campus.
States.
As.. the spring semester wears on,
Godunov tried to convince his wife,
u Voz De Aztlln will be bringing you Lyudmila Vlasova, also a ballet dancer the accomplishments of our "Raza" in
with Bolshoi, to stay with him, but she athletics; a long with interviews with
said, •No, I am not going to defect. I am
their respective coaches, to give you a
going to return to my home because we
better insight on how we as Chicano
owe our career to our country." Godunov and Chicana athletes, contribute to
decided to remain here alone.
championship teams here on our .
Continued on page 4
campus.
Un Pensamiento
La Vaz De Azlan
Staff
Editor ........ Margarita
M.
Marti'nez
Reporters .......... Edward ·Aparicio
Angele Belton
Eli Carcia
Dora Lara
Pete Ramfrez
Yolanda Soto
Artwork ............ Arturo Ocampo
Jvan Hernandez
Photo Editor ............... Lupe
M
Luis Vasq
Special thanks to: Ricardo Pime
/via Ruiz and Tomas Uribes.
Rosie Garza
MEXICANS SCARCE
IN NORTH CAROLIN
In an opening lecture to a crim
ology clas·s~ a professor at CSUF,
speaking about ~ Mexican criminal in
North Carolina said, "What he was doing
in North Carolina, I don 't know. There
are no Mexicans in North Carolina and
if there are they pass themselves off as
Italians."
Pa1e3
La Voz De Aztlln
hicano Exp.erts To
ea_k On Campus
Would you like to have the opportunity
to hear well-known Chicano speakers
who are experts in their field discuss
contemporary issues such as politics ,
education, juvenile delinquency, mental
health, farmworkers' struggles, the
question of undocumented workers,
etc.?
Well, this semester interested individuals will have an opportunity to listen to
such speakers as: Leonel Castillo, first
Chicano to be the National Director of
the Immigration and Naturalization
Service will be discussing such topics as
the question of undocumented workers
in the U.S. and the controversies which
he had to confront during his administration.
Dr. Marta Sotomayor, Special Assistant \o the Administration, Alcohol,
()rug Abuse , and Mental Health Admirustration, U .S. Department of Health ,
Education and Welfare, will be on campus on March 11 . Dr . Sotomayor is also
Chairperson of the Board of Directors of
the 'ational Council of La Raza .
March 25 at 7 ·00 p.m. is the day scheduled for assemblyman Peter Chacon . A
graduate of California State University,
San Diego and · Army war veteran ,
Chacon will air his views on such issues
pertaining to the defense of our nation,
oureducational interests , etc .
Luis Valdez, _ director ot I eatro
Campesino and author of the play Zoot
Suit will speak on April 22. When Zoot
Suit premiered in Los Angeles, it broke
all attendance records . Mr . .Valdez is a
nationally recognized playwright who,
along with his theater company, Teatro
Campesino, has toured the U.S. many
times and has toured Europe five times.
On April 29, Dr. Tomas Rivera,
Chancellor, UniversHy o_f CatifoFnia at
Riverside will speak. Dr. Rivera is the
first Chicano to be selected President of
any university in California. He is also a
well-known writer, having won prizes in
literature and published many books and
articles .
Professor Jose Montoya, artist and
poet as well as professor at California
State University, Sacramento , will be
on campus April 15. Mr. Montoya has
held many poetry readings and art shows
which have been highly acclaimed. He
has consistently received standing ovations when he has held poetry readings
at places such as Stanford UniversitY. and
U .C. Berkeley .
The lectures, open to anyone, will be
held on the specified date at 12:30 p.m.
in the College Union Lounge. Following
each lecture will be a reception to honor
the speaker. These lectures are being
sponsored by La Raza Studies and
MEcHA.
Teatro Looks
Luis Valdez, Author of Zoot Suit
For Volunteers
Teatro is under the direction of
Guillermo (Willie) Lopez and he is
assisted by Sylvia Rodriguez, Manuel
Espinoza, an~ comml:Jnity volunteers .
Teatro performs throughout the Fresno area and elsewhere upon request. It
is a newly formed Chicano theatre gruu~
under the supervision of La Brocha
del Valle, a non-profit Chicano culture
and art organization, located at 430 N.
Tielman Ave. across from Roeding Park .
Since its creation in June of 1979,
Teatro has conducted over 50 workshops
and presentations to various civic and
community organizations, a number of
high schools and junior high schools
as well as the CSUF conference on drug
abuse and gang warfare . The group has
also performed at the California Men's
Colony among other places .
No fees are requested for performances but donations are gratefully
accepted. ' Subject matter of the
performances depends on the need of
the requesting group. Length of the play
or plays, date(s), and times can be
arranged.
Willie Lopez
and
Margie Davilla
. ~ny_ volunteers who like to act and
help their community can contact Teatro
by calling 233-9741 between 8 a.m. and
5p.m.
~
LEONEL ·CASTILLO
First Chicano To Be The National Director
Of ·
The Immigration and Naturalization
Service
Speaks Out On:
U.S. Immigration Policy:
The Policy Of The HalfOpen Door;
The H_alf Open-Wallet
Tuesday February 12, 198012:30 College Union Lounge
La Voz De Aztlan
Page4
February 11, 1980
Haak
DEREGULATION OF RADIO PLANNED
by Pam Whalen,
Radio Bilingue Staff
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is proposing to deregulate
radio . If this happens, radio broadcasters will no longer be required to
operate in the pubjic interest. They will
not be obligated to provide news programs, public announcements, public
affairs programming or access to minorities. There will be no limit on the number of commercials; nor will radio broadcasters be obligated to provide programming for all segments of the population
(i.e. the poor, the elaerly, minorities).
This will mean that broadcasters may
program for only the groups that advertisers want to reach--the people with
money.
Deregulation will have far-reaching people have begun to force them to live
effects on minorities. Jn the past fifteen up to these conditions, the FCC is proyears, due to pressure from the Civil posing to tree broadcasters of all reRights movement, minorities have made sponsibilities to the public;_ interest.
some gains in the broadcasting industry.
Both Blacks and Chicanos have won Minorities will have no legal recourse
battles in the areas of affirmative to demand that broadcasters respect
action, minority programming, access to their needs for programming and access.
the air waves, and minority ownership.
None of these victories would have been · But deregulation can still.be stopped.
possible if the broadcasting industry The FCC is still accepting comments on
had been deregulated.
this important matter. Letters should be
The legal premise of these battles was addressed to: Secretary, Federal Comthe public interest clause of the 1934 munications Commission, 1919 "M"
Communications Act. The air waves are Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20554.
public property, which broadcasters are The deadline for comment is June 25,
allowed to use on the condition that they 1980, and all letters should contain
operate in the public interest. For years either the Docket Number (BC Docket
broadcasters ignored their responsibili- No. 79-219) or the Rulemaking number
ties. Now that minorities and poor (RM-3099 and RM-3272).
Study Abroad
Continued from page 1
Haak assured LA VOZ that a committee
had been drawn to recruit the best
possible candidate to fill the positions .
Dr. Haak intends to make himself
visible on campus and easily acces·
sible to all concerned . "One of my ob·
jectives is to retain the open door
policy to all students," he·added. Dr.
Haak wishes to link himself, the admin·
istration and the student.
Regarded by his peers as the "right
man" for the job, Dr. Haak appears t
sensitive and concerned in helping
Chicano achie\'.e a nigher education
an "equal" basis. He appears to
many ideas which w,11 be a pos
thrust on the Chicano student and
munity. Acclaimed to be a "rear
only time will tell.
Pensando En Ti
A firsthand opportunity to experience
Latin American life and culture while
studying a wide range of Spanish
courses is provided in the University of
Albuquerque's Latin American-Summer
Program in Bogota, Colombia, July 1-28, ·
1980.
~ Babe.
Don't forget the ice cream and
M & M ' s!
Al,
Juan M. Gutierrez,
Te quit;,o mucho, te quedrt!
Love you, te quedr£toda la vida, para no ol ·
Your Hon jamas,
Yogi,
l"M Sorry,
Offered· in association with the UniI LOVE YOU VIEJO,
versidad Javeriana, Colombia's oldest
Always, Your Tweety Bird
and largest private university founded in
1623: the summer program offers 10
courses ranging from elementary To Rene,
I Wanna Be Your Lover,
Spanish to Latin American literature .
Martha
_ and civilization. The courses are open"to
college undergraduates and graduates,
' Para Pa/eta,
Saludos carinosos departe de un
teachers, and high school students.
amigo, A.Rico 0.
.
Six semester credit hours may be 'ob- Randy,
"Felizdia de los corazonesl(
/
tained, but students may also audit,
There's always next Friday,
Continued on page 2
according to Program Director Dr. Jorge
A Friend
Godunov or "Shasha," as his intimate Alarcon of the University of Albuquer-1
friends call him in New York, decided to que (N~ Mexico).
Babe,
~
,
, .
.
stay because "I have always liked the
Be My Valentine,
.
. Para-Diane G., Participants will live with Colombian
style of life in this country. There is families during the program, and will
Love, Baby Monster
Feliz dia de los corazones ",
Departe de un amigo con mucho carino
whisky and a lot of food. Besides, I Uke engage in many cultural and social ·
the beautiful clothes and to attend many activities, visit museums and historic
parties ... "
sites, and attend formal and informal
Sweetheart-Gloria,
Friends of Godunov affirmed· that he lectures given by Colombian authors
I Wanna Be Your Lover,
<
had decided to stay because in the· and scholars.
From: Rene
Bolshoi they did not give him any imA city of three million residents and
Para una muchacha muy bonita, pero
portance. "In one manner they would the capital of Colombia, Bogota has
muy cabezona,
treat him as if he were a terrible ballet justifiably been called the "Athens of
Fly,
"Feliz dia de los corazones"
dancer," said one of his new friends.
Love Ya!
South America." It boasts a wide range
Departe de un amigo, R.G.G.C.
The Justice Department immediately . of cultural opportunities including
Ladybug
~ent a group of high officials to take his
libraries, museums, several major unioath and Godunov was already in a versities, and theatres, as well as proluxuri',ous site and no one knows how he viding music, ballet, bullfights, horse Felix,
Happy Valentine 's Day! I Love You. Feliz dia de los corazones para los Clones
got the' money for the expensive rent.
races and soccer. •
Maybe you 'II get a surprise from this y Clonas en reclutando estudantes
Colombia is our nearest South Amerivia padres,
can neighbor and perhaps . the most cupid!
Margie
por B.C.
purely Spanish of all South American
countries . The only South American
Mi Amor,
country with coastlines on both the
"Babe"
Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, it
Macho
Para
toda
las
be/la
Chicanas
en
esta
uniContinued from page 1
is bordered by the countries of Panama,
versidad,
Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador and Peru .
professionals, but they fet:I the other
Feliz dia de los corazones,
countries need them more.
Participants will be a ble to choose the
David A. Torres Los Empliados de La Fonda,
Dr . Ybarra-Soriano is very much ex- "Living Spanish in Bogota" program disMixteca✓
cited about return ing to Cuba. "I would cussed a bove, · or may add Option 11,
Martha D.
someday like to go back to Cuba to visit which includes additional weekend tours
and learn ·more about the country" . I to Caracas, Quito and Panama.
To: Fran k
would also be very interested in taking a
Costs range from S1300-S1400 de,
. To The Girls At 4491,
I Want You Back,
pending on selection of options. -T he cost
group of Chicanas because the women
From: Frankie
H ope you get what you want for Valincludes
room
and
board,
tuition
and
are so independent a nd are really seen
entine 's Day!
fees and round-trip ai r fare from Albuas being "equal" to the men".
More on t his. thrillin g adven ture plus querque Participants may depart from
Miami and/or enroll on an audit basis at
illustrations of Cuba on our next issue.
Hasta Luego .
reduced costs.
"Illegals"
1
Cuba