La Voz de Aztlan, February 19 1980
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La Voz de Aztlan, February 19 1980
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LA VOZ de AZTLAN
February 19, 1980
Tuesday
Photo by LUPE MORA
U.5.-Mexico
Border Relations Reviewed
By EDWARD APARICIO
With Mexicans being the largest influx of immigrants crossing the United
States border, the U. S. must re-evaluate
its views on immigration with Mexico,
Leonel Castillo, former commissioner of
the Immigration Naturalization Service,
told students last Wednesday at the College Union .
Castillo, based his lecture on the U. S.
Immigration policy, "Half open doorHalf open wallet" , and spoke of the need
ed measures to enhance border relations
with our southern neighbor .
•we need to turn the Statue of Liberty
and have it look behind its shoulder",
Castillo commented on the new view the
U. S. should take. "We must have a
Golden Door open to all on the other s ide
of the country . The Statue of Liberty
faces the Europeans an? welcomes them
with open arms, but how long will it be
before it looks over its shoulder and welcomes Mexico?"
"Historically, the United States has
used Mexican workers for economic reasons and discarded them when not needed," Castillo stated.
During the Depression, thousands of Mexicans were
deported to combat the economic downfall of the country . "Even Chicanos were
deported for looking like illegal. " Mexicans were quite a commodity in those
days, many were migrating across the
border . They virtually had no rights and
were treated harshly.
0
Many Mexicans who migrate to the
United States often find emplovment in
the fields . factories and other related
unskiiled jobs. And why do Mexicans
migrate into the United States, enduring
120 miles of desert , at times, 120
degrees of heat, (He also mentioned
cadavers being found by the border
patrol) on1'; to be busboys?
Mexicans cross over to support their
family by working in extreme conditions .
Castillo commented that most of the undocumented Mexicans who find employment in the United States are paid less
than the "legal" employees.
Here
is where the second portion of the immigration policy, "Half open wallet," is
implemented by the United States .
"There is a double standard set for the
undocumented worker," Castillo stated,
"many are paid scarcely wages."
What can the worker do or say as he
is virtually denied acceptance from both
the anglos and Chicanos? "Chicanos
argue for the broadest possible amnesty, " Castillo contended. "The undocumented workers take away many
jobs from the Chicanos in the United
States and disrupt the power of Chicano
labor unions , mainly United Farm
Workers , by working in place of them
during strikes .
The undocumented
workers usually cluster in the state's
low-paying, mass production jobs that
require little skill ."
If there is any argument from the
and probably will be less next year.
aliens , immediate deportation ensues . There isn't anybody to put to get
The total number of border
Whether it be from the factor bosses or tough,"
the growers , the alien is at their mercy, patrolpersohs between Brownsville,
contended Castillo .
Texas and San lsidrio, California, ) is
approximately 240.
"Bv the same token,"Castillo added,
Mexico is somewhat surprised by
•the Un ited States wishes to cease the
overflow of undocumented workers the hospitality bestowed upon them by
from coming into the country. Tne task the Amer icans . "Mexico wants their
people to come back to their country,
of preventing the undocumented
workers from coming into the United not to remain in the foreign country,"
States seems even greater today. Castillo added. "Mexicans don't know
Continued on page 4
The budget has been reduced this year
Adentro
Judge's Seat _Challenged ................... Page 2
Leonel Alvarado Voices Opinions ... Page 3
La Voz Asks About The Draft ......... Page 4
Badrninton Team Successful ............ Page 4
Judge Rodriguez' Seat Challenged
ing the Korean War. After his service,
By PETE RAMIRE:Z
Judge Rodriguez is being challenged
There are 13 Superior Court J.udges in by Steve Henry, District Attorney for Rodriguez came back to attend classes at
r-resno ~tate College . He tnen t>ecame
Fresno and a certain number come up for his position on the bench
'
the first Chicano to be elected on to the
election every two years, although they
The only other Chicano to sit in sucfi'a
have been appointed by the Governor of hig'h position, Al Villa, was voted out in .Q>unty Board of Supervisors in 1972. He
was app.o inted as the Chairperson in
California. This year six seats are up for 11978 in the sam~ unu~ual circu~stances.
1975.
re-election which is considered a vote of as_ Judge_Rodnguez IS ~ow f~cing . In
He had a hand in helping make Fresno
confidence . Rarely does a judge have
this election Judge Rodnguez 1s the only
County one of ·the most progressive
anyone opposing him uni
h .
person being opposed although he has
es'- e 1s con- receive
· d praise
· an d recogn1·t·,on f or h.,s counties in terms of offering social
troversial .
. ·
service programs to the community. He
·
C
• d
good work in the field of law.
Of a II th e six
_upenor ourt JU ges up
has also been involved in numerous lawfor re-election in the June primary, the
Judge Rodriguez is_a home product ot related activities such as Consul
only one to bti challenged is Judge
Fresno.
He attended Edison High
Criminal Justice, Small Claims '}dvisory
Armando Rodriguez . He is the only ChiSchool and after graduation served with for the California Judicial Council, the
cano to sit in such a hi~h position .
the Air Force for six years, part of it dur- Alternative Sentencin~ Project for
Fresno Co., and the Fresno County
Criminal Justice Committee.
In Community-related projects Judge
Rodriguez has contributed by way of
helping
establish
the
E.0.P.
Opportunity Program) in Ftesno and
served in its advising committee for
three years. In addition he is on the
Sequoia Council of Boy Scouts, the
Torreon U.S. Mexico Sister City
Program, Veterans Foreign War Post
8900, and the Economic Litigation
Committee.
Jb(:lge Rodriguez
is one of the 9
mem~rs of the Advisory Committee, at
CSUF . Although h_e has not had an
opportunity to meet CSUF ' s new president Dr . Haak, based on what he has
heard, he feels the selection is a big plus
for the Chicano community .
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C·H·O·Sponsors
Blood Pressure Clinic
C.H.O. member, Francis Navarrette, administe_rs
to an El Porvenir resident.
By RICHARD RIOS
LA VOZ CONTRIBUTOR
On Saturday , Febrlfary 9, the CSUF
Chicano Health Organization , (C.H .0 .),
sponsored and participated io a high
blood pressure clinic held in the community of El Porvenir .
Six C.H .0 . members , along with Dr.
Collins from the Biology Department,
departed from campus Saturday mornmg and drove 35 miles to the westside
community consisting of 58 residents .
Upon arrival, they proceeded to distribute bilingual leaflets to every household informing the residents of the
clinic. For three hours they took blood
pressure readings of all those residents
~hoosing to participate . In all, approx1mately 45 individuals were given blood
pressur~ readings .
The a~ms of the clinic were twofold .
One, to inform the El Porvenir commun-
~
blood pressure check-up
·
ity of the dangers involved with hypertension and two, to familiari ze the residents to C.H .O . They are plann ing ,
with the community ' s cooperation , to
conduct other clinic s and studies whi ch
are anticipated to improve the health
cond1t1ons of El Porvenir .
. This high blood pressure clinic was the
first of several special programs planned
for this semester by C.H .0 . ..Another
special project planned for th~ear
future will be a parasite study to be done
in conjunction with the Biology Department .
Such projects serve as a training experience for its members, all who have
an interest in the health and allied professions .
Those who desire to participate in
similar future projects are invited to
attend upcoming
C.H .O . meetings .
These are held on Thursdays at 5:00
· p .m . in San Ramon 4, room 220.
Recently , Judge Rodrieuez was
aooointed to the Legal S!'!rvices
_
C orporation based in Washineton D .C.
There are only f ive persons, from
throughout the U.S. , appointed to this
committee . Judge Rodriguez is the only
person from California . This committee
evaluates experimental legal services
projects aimed at low income persons .
Being one of the few Chicanos- to hold
such a high professiona~ position in law
has encouraged other Chicanos to enter
into the law profession. In fact, one ex
ludee Rodrieuez's nephews, David
Rodriguez, has become the first Chicano
U.S . District Attorney to head the local
9th circuit office.
I udee Rodrieuez has been involved in
some important cases such as the short
handled hoe case, which prohibited farm
workers from using the short handle hoe
in the fields because of the potential
health hazard by way of back injury.
Another important case was the Serrano
Vs. Priest case. This case is still being
contested, school districts are to have
reassurance in the equal funding distribution statewide for education no matter
how rich or poor the surrounding community is around a certain school district.
Although Judge Rodriguez is up for
re-election, he is prohibited from engaging in campaigning for his position. It is
against the law, but this does not apply
to his opponent, thus putting him in
a precarious position.
Presently, support is being gathered by
M .A.P .A . (Mexican American Political
~ssociation) , to help Judge Rodriguez
·
Judge Rodriguez
has been involved in this orgaiuzation as
the local chairman in 1971 and president
of M.A .P.A . during 1972-'73 . Although
Judge Rodriguez 1s- wen known and
respected in Fresno, the June Primary
concerns the enti re county of Fresno
voters where he is not well-known .
M.A .P.A . intends to alter this situation
by letting it be known that there is a
Chicano Superior Court judge on the
bench and of the importance ot having a
Chi~ano in this position .
La Voz Staff
Editor ...... .... Margarita
M.
Mart(nez
Reporters .. .. .... .. . Edward C. Aparic,o
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Angele Belton
Eli Carda
Dora Lara
Pete Ramirez
Yolanda Soto
Cartoonist ..... -~· .... .... .... . Carlos Ostos
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Art Work .... ... .. .... .... Arturo Ocampo
. Juan Hernandez
Photo Editor.
Haber lo que hay, de n'{evo·
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Luis Vasquez
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La Voz De Aztlln
Chicano City Councilman .
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LeOnel Alvarado Speaks Out
voz De Aztlan editor, Margarita Mar·nez, recently inte:viewe~ Leonel .
tvarado the only Chicano City Councilan in Fresno . Following are his views
current issues :
a very selfish self-interest group. They
don't care about hot meals, children,
training people for _emolovment onportunities and other programs. They'
care only about reducing · their taxes. ·
VOZ: What are your feelings on
tie undocumented wor:ker?
v ARAOO: There's a lot of stereopes and myths about the undocuented worker and the drain they put
society.
Recently, studies have
hown that they boost the local economy.
study done in San Qiego showed that ,
CJ6 of the total welfare caseload were
ndocumented workers .
Undocumented workers contribute to
revenues substantially more than
hey take out.
Mexican migrants are clearly subidizing the U.S. Social Security system
the tune of hundreds of millions.
hey never settle permanently and will
ver draw pensions .
LA VOZ: Thank you for this interview
Mr. Alvarado. Is there any statement
you would like to make to LA VOZI
ALVARADO: I notice you used the word
Chicano a lot. We should stop using the
word Chciano and substitute Hispanic.
It's too easy to fall behind labels.
You are labeled lowrider, F-14, vato
loco, Hispanic, Chicano, Latino, etc.
I think it's tim~ to come toRethar_
under one name. That name is Hispanic.
It means Spanish-speaking.
In rural areas people can't stand the
word Chicano. The people are a little
bit older.
There are other battles we need to
fight, such as adequate housing, equal
opportunities, gO'ld educational opportunities and good health services. Why
-do we fight about labels?
VOZ: Do you feel undocumented
rkers should be counted in the upoming 1980 census?
ALVARADO: Yes . If you don't have a
clear understanding of how many
workers there are you can't provide an
adequate amount of services. You
won't be able to take care of them.
Grant To
'- Improve
Aware·ness
LA VOZ: Mr. Al~arado, you are·the only
Chicano councilperson, what do you·
feel are the chances of other Chicanos
running for office and winning?
ALVARADO: The opportunities are
there. It depends on how things are put
together in terms of a campaign. A
lot depends on the person . Like in our
community for a Hispanic to run tiene
que ser un Santo o Santa . For one of
ours to run they have to survive our
tests. They have to work twice as hard just to get support from our community.
We as a ·community have not been
able to come together in supporting
our leaders . We ought to get behind
them . Our community raised money . ·
helped walk precincts .
Everything
except vote. It looks like we missed
something .
LA VOZ: The 80's has been dubbed
the decade of the Chicano. How do you
see Chicano political power?
ALVARADO: We will 'have numbers in
terms of population, but if we don't
move forward to establish .an economic
base then I see us in a helpless situation .
Just because you have numbers in
terms of people does not mean it equates
to political power.
·
LA VOZ: A while back you made a statement endorsing Governor Brown for
president . What were your reasons?
ALVARADO: Governor Brown has done
a lot for Hispanics. Basically, we as
a Hispanic community have a responsib:...
ility to support these people .
He will leave a legacy unlike any other
governor. He has made all types of
appointments in terms of Hispanics at
all levels .
If we don ' t support people who support us, that tells..__ oJher people,
By YOLANDA SOTO
La Raza Studies has been awarded a
S43,000 grant to conduct a project ai med
at ethnic heritage awareness .
~'fhe program will be known as TEACH·
for Teaching Ethnic Awareness and Cultural Heritage . It's purpose is to teach
individuals how to research the history
of Chicanas in thi s r;ch agricultural Val, . ley . The Class is entitled Hour Story In
PhotobyLUISVASOUEZ The San Joaquin Valley." It's aim is to
inform the San Joaquin Valley that we
this is what yc-u can look forward to LA VOZ: What about women?
(Chicano~ ) have roots in this land . Stuin terms of Hispanic support.
ALVARADO: Women should register. dents will learn to assist in colle<;ting our
President Carter hasn 't done anything You can't be talking s--t and not pull . local history through oral interviews and
until lately. I think he is a well inten- your weight . Women should not be reg- "ther research methods . This class is
ti(fled decent person , but his ·priorities ulated to cooking, nursing , etc. They just the beginning of the TEACH projare elsewhere,
should have a chance as men would to do ect . More classes will be offered in the
Senator Kennedy, I don't think, in different things .
future .
16 or 17 years as a state Senator has
The goal of the TEACH project is to
done mu_ch . The number of people on - LA VOZ: What do you think will be add an important dimension to positive
his staff in terms of Hispanics .has been the effects of Jarvis II, if passed? ethnic awareness. The specific obiectminimal .
ALVARADO: If it passes we are looking
ives are as follow:
at a decade of gloom . What ' s happened
1) To educate parents and their chlrµ VOZ: What is your stand on register- is when Proposition 13 ' passed, people
dren on the histories of Mexico and Mexing for the draft?
in government felt many things ·would icans in the U.S. and train them on the
ALVARADO:
I don't want what hap- have to be cut out.
use, collection , and importance of oral
pened in the Viet Nam War to happen to
iii Blacks and Chicanos .
Proposition 13 passed and those history with particular emphasis on the
We need to talk about it. We can't af- . things were not cut out, because the contributions of Mexicans and their culford to go into another conflict by execu- state had a surplus and it was bailed ture to American society.
2) To train educators on the utilization
tive·order alone.
out. When Jarvis II hits, the state
of
oral histories, and instruct both eduYoung people won't want to serve- if doesn't ,have-any more bail out money.
we are treated as second class citizens, The reality is Proposition 13 will finally cators and parents on how they can work
together to implement ethnic heritage
as our brothers and sisters were treated. have its first_ impact.
studies for their children.
We have a sense of loyalty and duty. I
.
,
3f To deveiop a community-based
· don't want us to be in a position where __ If people have to be_let go, you know
we are µiken advantage of. If everyone who has to be let go. Last hired, first ethnic heritage awareness progra_m tha~
has application to various multi-ethnic
_Joes we have to pull our fair share.
fired.
communities and which can be used to
We need to register, everyone needs
The proponents of Proposition 13 feature a particular ethnic minority
to. Registration is not the same as the
draft . This country has to be in a posi- and Jarvis II are people with a very group when that is the intention.
tion to respond if WP have to.
limited pers~i_ve in society. T~ey ar~·
Continued on page 4 .
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Badminton Team
Successful
February 19, 1980
la Voz De Aztlan
·Tournament which Fresno won accumu.lating 26 points followed by San Francisco State University with 18 and Stanford with 17 points. The teams recuperative capacity was tested on Su~day
La Voz Asks:
What Do You Think About Women Being Drafted ?
the 10th, when Cal State Hayward
Editor's Note: In a recent interview with and Fresno started the dual match
CSUF badminton coach, Ron Deaver, La season . The Fresno State University
Voz De Aztlan asked Coach Deaver to team won impressively defeating
comment on the badminton team 's Hayward, 13 matches to 2. __ ,ies to 2.
.success, along with commenting on · The badminton team has been fortuthree valuable Chicano players on the nate to have many self motivated and
team.
talented people on its rosters in the
past. Three such 'people on this years
The Fresno · State University bad- team would certainly be Joe Hernandez,
minton program started as a co-educa- Eli Garcia and Mario Macias. Mario
tional club in the late 1960's and since is completing his fourth year of compethat time has become the only co-edu- titive badminton at the collegiate level
cational intercollegiate sport. From the having been on the badminton team at
t ime of its' inception, many champion- Fresno Citv Colle~e for two years, and
ships have been captured both on an . now starting his second year at CSUF.
individual level and a team level .
Both Joe and Eli are in their third year
Few students are aware that the badmin- of badminton at F.S.U.
ton team is the most successful team on ·
Mario transferred from Fresno City
campus having won conference cham- College having had both collegiate and
. pionships 10 of the past 12 seasons.
open tournament experience .
His
On Feb . 8, the badminton season began . ·experience helped to make him a valuaSix teams gathered for the ~resno ble member of the team immediately .
State Un iversity Invitational Badminto11 His strong singles play and knowledge
of doubles made his a member of the
traveling squad his first year. During
the 1978-79 season he sat out and has
come back this year . Having missed
Continued from page 1
last season Mario is doing well in
doubles but as yet has not regained
what they're doing wrong . They ask
themselves what is wrong with trying the sharpness he once had in singles.
He is working very hard on his condition· to support a family? "
Thus , Mexico and the United States ing as well as his game and will no
are confronted with a major problem doubt be moving on the ladder .
of establi shing a format suitable for both
Joe Hernandez has for the past two
countries to prosper economically and years been a very steady player in all
socially . A new development recently three events-singles, doubles and mixed
developed with the discovery of oil doubles. His insight of the sport is
amazing in that he never played prior
in Mexico .
The discovery opens up a whole new to two years ago. Joe has come along
way of life for Mexico, but how long will way and is presently in a position to
it take to establish a strong economic challenge for one of the top spots on
power?
"'Mexico has approximately the singles ladder. His performance
800,000 people wanting to enter the job in singles during the Fresno Invitational
market annually, but they have room for was encouraging giving the number one
only 300,000 at the present rate . It seen Kahn Ting of San Francisco State
will take awhile for Mexico to open up an excellent match. Joe's personality
and maturity have made him a stablizjobs and create a wealthy nation,"
ing force on the team.
Castillo added .
Eli Garcia quickly made his mark in
intercollegiate competition teaming
with Joe to capture second in men's
doubles in their first intercollegiate
tournament two years ago. Since that
time Eli has matured as a player m his
si ngles and doubles . His quickness
of hand and speed on the court is always
to be reckoned with . Eli defeated the
number one player from Hayward
during the tournament playing as
consistently and confidently as he has
ever played . Eli is an inspirational
leader, player always giving his best
through his skill and his smile.
Having people like Joe, Eli and Mario
on the team is a real pleasure . Expecting a lot from them and getting it all
makes a coaches job ·easy.
"I agree if only the ERA is ~ssed.
Beause only if women are allowed to defend the constitution of this country then
women should be allowed equal rights
in everything which this constitution
already provides for men."
--Eva Vallez
Business Adminstration Major
Castillo
Grant
The former comm1ss1oner concluded
his lecture by referring to a personal
experience. When confronted by the
fact that they had just "'captured"' an
"'ille~al alien,"' · a fellow cohert of Cast illo s made a snub remark of the person
and asked him if this Mexicano, from
Chihuahua, was his kin. "'I, at first,
sh ied away from the comment, but I got
to thinking of my family and remembered that they once were in a similar situation of comming to the United
States, and I responded, "'He is not only
my brother but also yours ."
Conti~ued from ~ge 1
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These objectives aimed at educating
different groups, parents, teachers, children, and the community, have one
major purpose in mind-to develop the
greatest and most effective method imparting positive self-esteem and cultural
awareness to minority children. This
program hopes to unite parents, their
children, and the schools .
With these objectives, self-awareness,
personal growth associated with cult ural pride, and ethnicity can result
in many benefits to the general society .
"I don't think they should be in combat. They should still register but to do
clerical jobs.•
--Craig Peterson
Philosophy Major
"First grant us our equal rights before
we have to partici~te in the equal
wrongs of this country."
/
--Ruth Conville
Liberal Studies Major
"I think women should be drafted
because they are fighting for the ERA
and therefore should be required to
servefor their country.•
--Robert Martinez
Industrial Arts Major
Photos
By
Lupe Mora
Happy Birthday, Terry
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LA VOZ de AZTLAN
February 19, 1980
Tuesday
Photo by LUPE MORA
U.5.-Mexico
Border Relations Reviewed
By EDWARD APARICIO
With Mexicans being the largest influx of immigrants crossing the United
States border, the U. S. must re-evaluate
its views on immigration with Mexico,
Leonel Castillo, former commissioner of
the Immigration Naturalization Service,
told students last Wednesday at the College Union .
Castillo, based his lecture on the U. S.
Immigration policy, "Half open doorHalf open wallet" , and spoke of the need
ed measures to enhance border relations
with our southern neighbor .
•we need to turn the Statue of Liberty
and have it look behind its shoulder",
Castillo commented on the new view the
U. S. should take. "We must have a
Golden Door open to all on the other s ide
of the country . The Statue of Liberty
faces the Europeans an? welcomes them
with open arms, but how long will it be
before it looks over its shoulder and welcomes Mexico?"
"Historically, the United States has
used Mexican workers for economic reasons and discarded them when not needed," Castillo stated.
During the Depression, thousands of Mexicans were
deported to combat the economic downfall of the country . "Even Chicanos were
deported for looking like illegal. " Mexicans were quite a commodity in those
days, many were migrating across the
border . They virtually had no rights and
were treated harshly.
0
Many Mexicans who migrate to the
United States often find emplovment in
the fields . factories and other related
unskiiled jobs. And why do Mexicans
migrate into the United States, enduring
120 miles of desert , at times, 120
degrees of heat, (He also mentioned
cadavers being found by the border
patrol) on1'; to be busboys?
Mexicans cross over to support their
family by working in extreme conditions .
Castillo commented that most of the undocumented Mexicans who find employment in the United States are paid less
than the "legal" employees.
Here
is where the second portion of the immigration policy, "Half open wallet," is
implemented by the United States .
"There is a double standard set for the
undocumented worker," Castillo stated,
"many are paid scarcely wages."
What can the worker do or say as he
is virtually denied acceptance from both
the anglos and Chicanos? "Chicanos
argue for the broadest possible amnesty, " Castillo contended. "The undocumented workers take away many
jobs from the Chicanos in the United
States and disrupt the power of Chicano
labor unions , mainly United Farm
Workers , by working in place of them
during strikes .
The undocumented
workers usually cluster in the state's
low-paying, mass production jobs that
require little skill ."
If there is any argument from the
and probably will be less next year.
aliens , immediate deportation ensues . There isn't anybody to put to get
The total number of border
Whether it be from the factor bosses or tough,"
the growers , the alien is at their mercy, patrolpersohs between Brownsville,
contended Castillo .
Texas and San lsidrio, California, ) is
approximately 240.
"Bv the same token,"Castillo added,
Mexico is somewhat surprised by
•the Un ited States wishes to cease the
overflow of undocumented workers the hospitality bestowed upon them by
from coming into the country. Tne task the Amer icans . "Mexico wants their
people to come back to their country,
of preventing the undocumented
workers from coming into the United not to remain in the foreign country,"
States seems even greater today. Castillo added. "Mexicans don't know
Continued on page 4
The budget has been reduced this year
Adentro
Judge's Seat _Challenged ................... Page 2
Leonel Alvarado Voices Opinions ... Page 3
La Voz Asks About The Draft ......... Page 4
Badrninton Team Successful ............ Page 4
Judge Rodriguez' Seat Challenged
ing the Korean War. After his service,
By PETE RAMIRE:Z
Judge Rodriguez is being challenged
There are 13 Superior Court J.udges in by Steve Henry, District Attorney for Rodriguez came back to attend classes at
r-resno ~tate College . He tnen t>ecame
Fresno and a certain number come up for his position on the bench
'
the first Chicano to be elected on to the
election every two years, although they
The only other Chicano to sit in sucfi'a
have been appointed by the Governor of hig'h position, Al Villa, was voted out in .Q>unty Board of Supervisors in 1972. He
was app.o inted as the Chairperson in
California. This year six seats are up for 11978 in the sam~ unu~ual circu~stances.
1975.
re-election which is considered a vote of as_ Judge_Rodnguez IS ~ow f~cing . In
He had a hand in helping make Fresno
confidence . Rarely does a judge have
this election Judge Rodnguez 1s the only
County one of ·the most progressive
anyone opposing him uni
h .
person being opposed although he has
es'- e 1s con- receive
· d praise
· an d recogn1·t·,on f or h.,s counties in terms of offering social
troversial .
. ·
service programs to the community. He
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C
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good work in the field of law.
Of a II th e six
_upenor ourt JU ges up
has also been involved in numerous lawfor re-election in the June primary, the
Judge Rodriguez is_a home product ot related activities such as Consul
only one to bti challenged is Judge
Fresno.
He attended Edison High
Criminal Justice, Small Claims '}dvisory
Armando Rodriguez . He is the only ChiSchool and after graduation served with for the California Judicial Council, the
cano to sit in such a hi~h position .
the Air Force for six years, part of it dur- Alternative Sentencin~ Project for
Fresno Co., and the Fresno County
Criminal Justice Committee.
In Community-related projects Judge
Rodriguez has contributed by way of
helping
establish
the
E.0.P.
Opportunity Program) in Ftesno and
served in its advising committee for
three years. In addition he is on the
Sequoia Council of Boy Scouts, the
Torreon U.S. Mexico Sister City
Program, Veterans Foreign War Post
8900, and the Economic Litigation
Committee.
Jb(:lge Rodriguez
is one of the 9
mem~rs of the Advisory Committee, at
CSUF . Although h_e has not had an
opportunity to meet CSUF ' s new president Dr . Haak, based on what he has
heard, he feels the selection is a big plus
for the Chicano community .
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C·H·O·Sponsors
Blood Pressure Clinic
C.H.O. member, Francis Navarrette, administe_rs
to an El Porvenir resident.
By RICHARD RIOS
LA VOZ CONTRIBUTOR
On Saturday , Febrlfary 9, the CSUF
Chicano Health Organization , (C.H .0 .),
sponsored and participated io a high
blood pressure clinic held in the community of El Porvenir .
Six C.H .0 . members , along with Dr.
Collins from the Biology Department,
departed from campus Saturday mornmg and drove 35 miles to the westside
community consisting of 58 residents .
Upon arrival, they proceeded to distribute bilingual leaflets to every household informing the residents of the
clinic. For three hours they took blood
pressure readings of all those residents
~hoosing to participate . In all, approx1mately 45 individuals were given blood
pressur~ readings .
The a~ms of the clinic were twofold .
One, to inform the El Porvenir commun-
~
blood pressure check-up
·
ity of the dangers involved with hypertension and two, to familiari ze the residents to C.H .O . They are plann ing ,
with the community ' s cooperation , to
conduct other clinic s and studies whi ch
are anticipated to improve the health
cond1t1ons of El Porvenir .
. This high blood pressure clinic was the
first of several special programs planned
for this semester by C.H .0 . ..Another
special project planned for th~ear
future will be a parasite study to be done
in conjunction with the Biology Department .
Such projects serve as a training experience for its members, all who have
an interest in the health and allied professions .
Those who desire to participate in
similar future projects are invited to
attend upcoming
C.H .O . meetings .
These are held on Thursdays at 5:00
· p .m . in San Ramon 4, room 220.
Recently , Judge Rodrieuez was
aooointed to the Legal S!'!rvices
_
C orporation based in Washineton D .C.
There are only f ive persons, from
throughout the U.S. , appointed to this
committee . Judge Rodriguez is the only
person from California . This committee
evaluates experimental legal services
projects aimed at low income persons .
Being one of the few Chicanos- to hold
such a high professiona~ position in law
has encouraged other Chicanos to enter
into the law profession. In fact, one ex
ludee Rodrieuez's nephews, David
Rodriguez, has become the first Chicano
U.S . District Attorney to head the local
9th circuit office.
I udee Rodrieuez has been involved in
some important cases such as the short
handled hoe case, which prohibited farm
workers from using the short handle hoe
in the fields because of the potential
health hazard by way of back injury.
Another important case was the Serrano
Vs. Priest case. This case is still being
contested, school districts are to have
reassurance in the equal funding distribution statewide for education no matter
how rich or poor the surrounding community is around a certain school district.
Although Judge Rodriguez is up for
re-election, he is prohibited from engaging in campaigning for his position. It is
against the law, but this does not apply
to his opponent, thus putting him in
a precarious position.
Presently, support is being gathered by
M .A.P .A . (Mexican American Political
~ssociation) , to help Judge Rodriguez
·
Judge Rodriguez
has been involved in this orgaiuzation as
the local chairman in 1971 and president
of M.A .P.A . during 1972-'73 . Although
Judge Rodriguez 1s- wen known and
respected in Fresno, the June Primary
concerns the enti re county of Fresno
voters where he is not well-known .
M.A .P.A . intends to alter this situation
by letting it be known that there is a
Chicano Superior Court judge on the
bench and of the importance ot having a
Chi~ano in this position .
La Voz Staff
Editor ...... .... Margarita
M.
Mart(nez
Reporters .. .. .... .. . Edward C. Aparic,o
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Angele Belton
Eli Carda
Dora Lara
Pete Ramirez
Yolanda Soto
Cartoonist ..... -~· .... .... .... . Carlos Ostos
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Art Work .... ... .. .... .... Arturo Ocampo
. Juan Hernandez
Photo Editor.
Haber lo que hay, de n'{evo·
. ... .. . Lupe Mora
Luis Vasquez
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La Voz De Aztlln
Chicano City Councilman .
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LeOnel Alvarado Speaks Out
voz De Aztlan editor, Margarita Mar·nez, recently inte:viewe~ Leonel .
tvarado the only Chicano City Councilan in Fresno . Following are his views
current issues :
a very selfish self-interest group. They
don't care about hot meals, children,
training people for _emolovment onportunities and other programs. They'
care only about reducing · their taxes. ·
VOZ: What are your feelings on
tie undocumented wor:ker?
v ARAOO: There's a lot of stereopes and myths about the undocuented worker and the drain they put
society.
Recently, studies have
hown that they boost the local economy.
study done in San Qiego showed that ,
CJ6 of the total welfare caseload were
ndocumented workers .
Undocumented workers contribute to
revenues substantially more than
hey take out.
Mexican migrants are clearly subidizing the U.S. Social Security system
the tune of hundreds of millions.
hey never settle permanently and will
ver draw pensions .
LA VOZ: Thank you for this interview
Mr. Alvarado. Is there any statement
you would like to make to LA VOZI
ALVARADO: I notice you used the word
Chicano a lot. We should stop using the
word Chciano and substitute Hispanic.
It's too easy to fall behind labels.
You are labeled lowrider, F-14, vato
loco, Hispanic, Chicano, Latino, etc.
I think it's tim~ to come toRethar_
under one name. That name is Hispanic.
It means Spanish-speaking.
In rural areas people can't stand the
word Chicano. The people are a little
bit older.
There are other battles we need to
fight, such as adequate housing, equal
opportunities, gO'ld educational opportunities and good health services. Why
-do we fight about labels?
VOZ: Do you feel undocumented
rkers should be counted in the upoming 1980 census?
ALVARADO: Yes . If you don't have a
clear understanding of how many
workers there are you can't provide an
adequate amount of services. You
won't be able to take care of them.
Grant To
'- Improve
Aware·ness
LA VOZ: Mr. Al~arado, you are·the only
Chicano councilperson, what do you·
feel are the chances of other Chicanos
running for office and winning?
ALVARADO: The opportunities are
there. It depends on how things are put
together in terms of a campaign. A
lot depends on the person . Like in our
community for a Hispanic to run tiene
que ser un Santo o Santa . For one of
ours to run they have to survive our
tests. They have to work twice as hard just to get support from our community.
We as a ·community have not been
able to come together in supporting
our leaders . We ought to get behind
them . Our community raised money . ·
helped walk precincts .
Everything
except vote. It looks like we missed
something .
LA VOZ: The 80's has been dubbed
the decade of the Chicano. How do you
see Chicano political power?
ALVARADO: We will 'have numbers in
terms of population, but if we don't
move forward to establish .an economic
base then I see us in a helpless situation .
Just because you have numbers in
terms of people does not mean it equates
to political power.
·
LA VOZ: A while back you made a statement endorsing Governor Brown for
president . What were your reasons?
ALVARADO: Governor Brown has done
a lot for Hispanics. Basically, we as
a Hispanic community have a responsib:...
ility to support these people .
He will leave a legacy unlike any other
governor. He has made all types of
appointments in terms of Hispanics at
all levels .
If we don ' t support people who support us, that tells..__ oJher people,
By YOLANDA SOTO
La Raza Studies has been awarded a
S43,000 grant to conduct a project ai med
at ethnic heritage awareness .
~'fhe program will be known as TEACH·
for Teaching Ethnic Awareness and Cultural Heritage . It's purpose is to teach
individuals how to research the history
of Chicanas in thi s r;ch agricultural Val, . ley . The Class is entitled Hour Story In
PhotobyLUISVASOUEZ The San Joaquin Valley." It's aim is to
inform the San Joaquin Valley that we
this is what yc-u can look forward to LA VOZ: What about women?
(Chicano~ ) have roots in this land . Stuin terms of Hispanic support.
ALVARADO: Women should register. dents will learn to assist in colle<;ting our
President Carter hasn 't done anything You can't be talking s--t and not pull . local history through oral interviews and
until lately. I think he is a well inten- your weight . Women should not be reg- "ther research methods . This class is
ti(fled decent person , but his ·priorities ulated to cooking, nursing , etc. They just the beginning of the TEACH projare elsewhere,
should have a chance as men would to do ect . More classes will be offered in the
Senator Kennedy, I don't think, in different things .
future .
16 or 17 years as a state Senator has
The goal of the TEACH project is to
done mu_ch . The number of people on - LA VOZ: What do you think will be add an important dimension to positive
his staff in terms of Hispanics .has been the effects of Jarvis II, if passed? ethnic awareness. The specific obiectminimal .
ALVARADO: If it passes we are looking
ives are as follow:
at a decade of gloom . What ' s happened
1) To educate parents and their chlrµ VOZ: What is your stand on register- is when Proposition 13 ' passed, people
dren on the histories of Mexico and Mexing for the draft?
in government felt many things ·would icans in the U.S. and train them on the
ALVARADO:
I don't want what hap- have to be cut out.
use, collection , and importance of oral
pened in the Viet Nam War to happen to
iii Blacks and Chicanos .
Proposition 13 passed and those history with particular emphasis on the
We need to talk about it. We can't af- . things were not cut out, because the contributions of Mexicans and their culford to go into another conflict by execu- state had a surplus and it was bailed ture to American society.
2) To train educators on the utilization
tive·order alone.
out. When Jarvis II hits, the state
of
oral histories, and instruct both eduYoung people won't want to serve- if doesn't ,have-any more bail out money.
we are treated as second class citizens, The reality is Proposition 13 will finally cators and parents on how they can work
together to implement ethnic heritage
as our brothers and sisters were treated. have its first_ impact.
studies for their children.
We have a sense of loyalty and duty. I
.
,
3f To deveiop a community-based
· don't want us to be in a position where __ If people have to be_let go, you know
we are µiken advantage of. If everyone who has to be let go. Last hired, first ethnic heritage awareness progra_m tha~
has application to various multi-ethnic
_Joes we have to pull our fair share.
fired.
communities and which can be used to
We need to register, everyone needs
The proponents of Proposition 13 feature a particular ethnic minority
to. Registration is not the same as the
draft . This country has to be in a posi- and Jarvis II are people with a very group when that is the intention.
tion to respond if WP have to.
limited pers~i_ve in society. T~ey ar~·
Continued on page 4 .
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Badminton Team
Successful
February 19, 1980
la Voz De Aztlan
·Tournament which Fresno won accumu.lating 26 points followed by San Francisco State University with 18 and Stanford with 17 points. The teams recuperative capacity was tested on Su~day
La Voz Asks:
What Do You Think About Women Being Drafted ?
the 10th, when Cal State Hayward
Editor's Note: In a recent interview with and Fresno started the dual match
CSUF badminton coach, Ron Deaver, La season . The Fresno State University
Voz De Aztlan asked Coach Deaver to team won impressively defeating
comment on the badminton team 's Hayward, 13 matches to 2. __ ,ies to 2.
.success, along with commenting on · The badminton team has been fortuthree valuable Chicano players on the nate to have many self motivated and
team.
talented people on its rosters in the
past. Three such 'people on this years
The Fresno · State University bad- team would certainly be Joe Hernandez,
minton program started as a co-educa- Eli Garcia and Mario Macias. Mario
tional club in the late 1960's and since is completing his fourth year of compethat time has become the only co-edu- titive badminton at the collegiate level
cational intercollegiate sport. From the having been on the badminton team at
t ime of its' inception, many champion- Fresno Citv Colle~e for two years, and
ships have been captured both on an . now starting his second year at CSUF.
individual level and a team level .
Both Joe and Eli are in their third year
Few students are aware that the badmin- of badminton at F.S.U.
ton team is the most successful team on ·
Mario transferred from Fresno City
campus having won conference cham- College having had both collegiate and
. pionships 10 of the past 12 seasons.
open tournament experience .
His
On Feb . 8, the badminton season began . ·experience helped to make him a valuaSix teams gathered for the ~resno ble member of the team immediately .
State Un iversity Invitational Badminto11 His strong singles play and knowledge
of doubles made his a member of the
traveling squad his first year. During
the 1978-79 season he sat out and has
come back this year . Having missed
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last season Mario is doing well in
doubles but as yet has not regained
what they're doing wrong . They ask
themselves what is wrong with trying the sharpness he once had in singles.
He is working very hard on his condition· to support a family? "
Thus , Mexico and the United States ing as well as his game and will no
are confronted with a major problem doubt be moving on the ladder .
of establi shing a format suitable for both
Joe Hernandez has for the past two
countries to prosper economically and years been a very steady player in all
socially . A new development recently three events-singles, doubles and mixed
developed with the discovery of oil doubles. His insight of the sport is
amazing in that he never played prior
in Mexico .
The discovery opens up a whole new to two years ago. Joe has come along
way of life for Mexico, but how long will way and is presently in a position to
it take to establish a strong economic challenge for one of the top spots on
power?
"'Mexico has approximately the singles ladder. His performance
800,000 people wanting to enter the job in singles during the Fresno Invitational
market annually, but they have room for was encouraging giving the number one
only 300,000 at the present rate . It seen Kahn Ting of San Francisco State
will take awhile for Mexico to open up an excellent match. Joe's personality
and maturity have made him a stablizjobs and create a wealthy nation,"
ing force on the team.
Castillo added .
Eli Garcia quickly made his mark in
intercollegiate competition teaming
with Joe to capture second in men's
doubles in their first intercollegiate
tournament two years ago. Since that
time Eli has matured as a player m his
si ngles and doubles . His quickness
of hand and speed on the court is always
to be reckoned with . Eli defeated the
number one player from Hayward
during the tournament playing as
consistently and confidently as he has
ever played . Eli is an inspirational
leader, player always giving his best
through his skill and his smile.
Having people like Joe, Eli and Mario
on the team is a real pleasure . Expecting a lot from them and getting it all
makes a coaches job ·easy.
"I agree if only the ERA is ~ssed.
Beause only if women are allowed to defend the constitution of this country then
women should be allowed equal rights
in everything which this constitution
already provides for men."
--Eva Vallez
Business Adminstration Major
Castillo
Grant
The former comm1ss1oner concluded
his lecture by referring to a personal
experience. When confronted by the
fact that they had just "'captured"' an
"'ille~al alien,"' · a fellow cohert of Cast illo s made a snub remark of the person
and asked him if this Mexicano, from
Chihuahua, was his kin. "'I, at first,
sh ied away from the comment, but I got
to thinking of my family and remembered that they once were in a similar situation of comming to the United
States, and I responded, "'He is not only
my brother but also yours ."
Conti~ued from ~ge 1
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These objectives aimed at educating
different groups, parents, teachers, children, and the community, have one
major purpose in mind-to develop the
greatest and most effective method imparting positive self-esteem and cultural
awareness to minority children. This
program hopes to unite parents, their
children, and the schools .
With these objectives, self-awareness,
personal growth associated with cult ural pride, and ethnicity can result
in many benefits to the general society .
"I don't think they should be in combat. They should still register but to do
clerical jobs.•
--Craig Peterson
Philosophy Major
"First grant us our equal rights before
we have to partici~te in the equal
wrongs of this country."
/
--Ruth Conville
Liberal Studies Major
"I think women should be drafted
because they are fighting for the ERA
and therefore should be required to
servefor their country.•
--Robert Martinez
Industrial Arts Major
Photos
By
Lupe Mora
Happy Birthday, Terry
California State University , Fresno
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LA VOZ de AZTLAN
February 19, 1980
Tuesday
Photo by LUPE MORA
U.5.-Mexico
Border Relations Reviewed
By EDWARD APARICIO
With Mexicans being the largest influx of immigrants crossing the United
States border, the U. S. must re-evaluate
its views on immigration with Mexico,
Leonel Castillo, former commissioner of
the Immigration Naturalization Service,
told students last Wednesday at the College Union .
Castillo, based his lecture on the U. S.
Immigration policy, "Half open doorHalf open wallet" , and spoke of the need
ed measures to enhance border relations
with our southern neighbor .
•we need to turn the Statue of Liberty
and have it look behind its shoulder",
Castillo commented on the new view the
U. S. should take. "We must have a
Golden Door open to all on the other s ide
of the country . The Statue of Liberty
faces the Europeans an? welcomes them
with open arms, but how long will it be
before it looks over its shoulder and welcomes Mexico?"
"Historically, the United States has
used Mexican workers for economic reasons and discarded them when not needed," Castillo stated.
During the Depression, thousands of Mexicans were
deported to combat the economic downfall of the country . "Even Chicanos were
deported for looking like illegal. " Mexicans were quite a commodity in those
days, many were migrating across the
border . They virtually had no rights and
were treated harshly.
0
Many Mexicans who migrate to the
United States often find emplovment in
the fields . factories and other related
unskiiled jobs. And why do Mexicans
migrate into the United States, enduring
120 miles of desert , at times, 120
degrees of heat, (He also mentioned
cadavers being found by the border
patrol) on1'; to be busboys?
Mexicans cross over to support their
family by working in extreme conditions .
Castillo commented that most of the undocumented Mexicans who find employment in the United States are paid less
than the "legal" employees.
Here
is where the second portion of the immigration policy, "Half open wallet," is
implemented by the United States .
"There is a double standard set for the
undocumented worker," Castillo stated,
"many are paid scarcely wages."
What can the worker do or say as he
is virtually denied acceptance from both
the anglos and Chicanos? "Chicanos
argue for the broadest possible amnesty, " Castillo contended. "The undocumented workers take away many
jobs from the Chicanos in the United
States and disrupt the power of Chicano
labor unions , mainly United Farm
Workers , by working in place of them
during strikes .
The undocumented
workers usually cluster in the state's
low-paying, mass production jobs that
require little skill ."
If there is any argument from the
and probably will be less next year.
aliens , immediate deportation ensues . There isn't anybody to put to get
The total number of border
Whether it be from the factor bosses or tough,"
the growers , the alien is at their mercy, patrolpersohs between Brownsville,
contended Castillo .
Texas and San lsidrio, California, ) is
approximately 240.
"Bv the same token,"Castillo added,
Mexico is somewhat surprised by
•the Un ited States wishes to cease the
overflow of undocumented workers the hospitality bestowed upon them by
from coming into the country. Tne task the Amer icans . "Mexico wants their
people to come back to their country,
of preventing the undocumented
workers from coming into the United not to remain in the foreign country,"
States seems even greater today. Castillo added. "Mexicans don't know
Continued on page 4
The budget has been reduced this year
Adentro
Judge's Seat _Challenged ................... Page 2
Leonel Alvarado Voices Opinions ... Page 3
La Voz Asks About The Draft ......... Page 4
Badrninton Team Successful ............ Page 4
Judge Rodriguez' Seat Challenged
ing the Korean War. After his service,
By PETE RAMIRE:Z
Judge Rodriguez is being challenged
There are 13 Superior Court J.udges in by Steve Henry, District Attorney for Rodriguez came back to attend classes at
r-resno ~tate College . He tnen t>ecame
Fresno and a certain number come up for his position on the bench
'
the first Chicano to be elected on to the
election every two years, although they
The only other Chicano to sit in sucfi'a
have been appointed by the Governor of hig'h position, Al Villa, was voted out in .Q>unty Board of Supervisors in 1972. He
was app.o inted as the Chairperson in
California. This year six seats are up for 11978 in the sam~ unu~ual circu~stances.
1975.
re-election which is considered a vote of as_ Judge_Rodnguez IS ~ow f~cing . In
He had a hand in helping make Fresno
confidence . Rarely does a judge have
this election Judge Rodnguez 1s the only
County one of ·the most progressive
anyone opposing him uni
h .
person being opposed although he has
es'- e 1s con- receive
· d praise
· an d recogn1·t·,on f or h.,s counties in terms of offering social
troversial .
. ·
service programs to the community. He
·
C
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good work in the field of law.
Of a II th e six
_upenor ourt JU ges up
has also been involved in numerous lawfor re-election in the June primary, the
Judge Rodriguez is_a home product ot related activities such as Consul
only one to bti challenged is Judge
Fresno.
He attended Edison High
Criminal Justice, Small Claims '}dvisory
Armando Rodriguez . He is the only ChiSchool and after graduation served with for the California Judicial Council, the
cano to sit in such a hi~h position .
the Air Force for six years, part of it dur- Alternative Sentencin~ Project for
Fresno Co., and the Fresno County
Criminal Justice Committee.
In Community-related projects Judge
Rodriguez has contributed by way of
helping
establish
the
E.0.P.
Opportunity Program) in Ftesno and
served in its advising committee for
three years. In addition he is on the
Sequoia Council of Boy Scouts, the
Torreon U.S. Mexico Sister City
Program, Veterans Foreign War Post
8900, and the Economic Litigation
Committee.
Jb(:lge Rodriguez
is one of the 9
mem~rs of the Advisory Committee, at
CSUF . Although h_e has not had an
opportunity to meet CSUF ' s new president Dr . Haak, based on what he has
heard, he feels the selection is a big plus
for the Chicano community .
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C·H·O·Sponsors
Blood Pressure Clinic
C.H.O. member, Francis Navarrette, administe_rs
to an El Porvenir resident.
By RICHARD RIOS
LA VOZ CONTRIBUTOR
On Saturday , Febrlfary 9, the CSUF
Chicano Health Organization , (C.H .0 .),
sponsored and participated io a high
blood pressure clinic held in the community of El Porvenir .
Six C.H .0 . members , along with Dr.
Collins from the Biology Department,
departed from campus Saturday mornmg and drove 35 miles to the westside
community consisting of 58 residents .
Upon arrival, they proceeded to distribute bilingual leaflets to every household informing the residents of the
clinic. For three hours they took blood
pressure readings of all those residents
~hoosing to participate . In all, approx1mately 45 individuals were given blood
pressur~ readings .
The a~ms of the clinic were twofold .
One, to inform the El Porvenir commun-
~
blood pressure check-up
·
ity of the dangers involved with hypertension and two, to familiari ze the residents to C.H .O . They are plann ing ,
with the community ' s cooperation , to
conduct other clinic s and studies whi ch
are anticipated to improve the health
cond1t1ons of El Porvenir .
. This high blood pressure clinic was the
first of several special programs planned
for this semester by C.H .0 . ..Another
special project planned for th~ear
future will be a parasite study to be done
in conjunction with the Biology Department .
Such projects serve as a training experience for its members, all who have
an interest in the health and allied professions .
Those who desire to participate in
similar future projects are invited to
attend upcoming
C.H .O . meetings .
These are held on Thursdays at 5:00
· p .m . in San Ramon 4, room 220.
Recently , Judge Rodrieuez was
aooointed to the Legal S!'!rvices
_
C orporation based in Washineton D .C.
There are only f ive persons, from
throughout the U.S. , appointed to this
committee . Judge Rodriguez is the only
person from California . This committee
evaluates experimental legal services
projects aimed at low income persons .
Being one of the few Chicanos- to hold
such a high professiona~ position in law
has encouraged other Chicanos to enter
into the law profession. In fact, one ex
ludee Rodrieuez's nephews, David
Rodriguez, has become the first Chicano
U.S . District Attorney to head the local
9th circuit office.
I udee Rodrieuez has been involved in
some important cases such as the short
handled hoe case, which prohibited farm
workers from using the short handle hoe
in the fields because of the potential
health hazard by way of back injury.
Another important case was the Serrano
Vs. Priest case. This case is still being
contested, school districts are to have
reassurance in the equal funding distribution statewide for education no matter
how rich or poor the surrounding community is around a certain school district.
Although Judge Rodriguez is up for
re-election, he is prohibited from engaging in campaigning for his position. It is
against the law, but this does not apply
to his opponent, thus putting him in
a precarious position.
Presently, support is being gathered by
M .A.P .A . (Mexican American Political
~ssociation) , to help Judge Rodriguez
·
Judge Rodriguez
has been involved in this orgaiuzation as
the local chairman in 1971 and president
of M.A .P.A . during 1972-'73 . Although
Judge Rodriguez 1s- wen known and
respected in Fresno, the June Primary
concerns the enti re county of Fresno
voters where he is not well-known .
M.A .P.A . intends to alter this situation
by letting it be known that there is a
Chicano Superior Court judge on the
bench and of the importance ot having a
Chi~ano in this position .
La Voz Staff
Editor ...... .... Margarita
M.
Mart(nez
Reporters .. .. .... .. . Edward C. Aparic,o
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Eli Carda
Dora Lara
Pete Ramirez
Yolanda Soto
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. Juan Hernandez
Photo Editor.
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Luis Vasquez
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La Voz De Aztlln
Chicano City Councilman .
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LeOnel Alvarado Speaks Out
voz De Aztlan editor, Margarita Mar·nez, recently inte:viewe~ Leonel .
tvarado the only Chicano City Councilan in Fresno . Following are his views
current issues :
a very selfish self-interest group. They
don't care about hot meals, children,
training people for _emolovment onportunities and other programs. They'
care only about reducing · their taxes. ·
VOZ: What are your feelings on
tie undocumented wor:ker?
v ARAOO: There's a lot of stereopes and myths about the undocuented worker and the drain they put
society.
Recently, studies have
hown that they boost the local economy.
study done in San Qiego showed that ,
CJ6 of the total welfare caseload were
ndocumented workers .
Undocumented workers contribute to
revenues substantially more than
hey take out.
Mexican migrants are clearly subidizing the U.S. Social Security system
the tune of hundreds of millions.
hey never settle permanently and will
ver draw pensions .
LA VOZ: Thank you for this interview
Mr. Alvarado. Is there any statement
you would like to make to LA VOZI
ALVARADO: I notice you used the word
Chicano a lot. We should stop using the
word Chciano and substitute Hispanic.
It's too easy to fall behind labels.
You are labeled lowrider, F-14, vato
loco, Hispanic, Chicano, Latino, etc.
I think it's tim~ to come toRethar_
under one name. That name is Hispanic.
It means Spanish-speaking.
In rural areas people can't stand the
word Chicano. The people are a little
bit older.
There are other battles we need to
fight, such as adequate housing, equal
opportunities, gO'ld educational opportunities and good health services. Why
-do we fight about labels?
VOZ: Do you feel undocumented
rkers should be counted in the upoming 1980 census?
ALVARADO: Yes . If you don't have a
clear understanding of how many
workers there are you can't provide an
adequate amount of services. You
won't be able to take care of them.
Grant To
'- Improve
Aware·ness
LA VOZ: Mr. Al~arado, you are·the only
Chicano councilperson, what do you·
feel are the chances of other Chicanos
running for office and winning?
ALVARADO: The opportunities are
there. It depends on how things are put
together in terms of a campaign. A
lot depends on the person . Like in our
community for a Hispanic to run tiene
que ser un Santo o Santa . For one of
ours to run they have to survive our
tests. They have to work twice as hard just to get support from our community.
We as a ·community have not been
able to come together in supporting
our leaders . We ought to get behind
them . Our community raised money . ·
helped walk precincts .
Everything
except vote. It looks like we missed
something .
LA VOZ: The 80's has been dubbed
the decade of the Chicano. How do you
see Chicano political power?
ALVARADO: We will 'have numbers in
terms of population, but if we don't
move forward to establish .an economic
base then I see us in a helpless situation .
Just because you have numbers in
terms of people does not mean it equates
to political power.
·
LA VOZ: A while back you made a statement endorsing Governor Brown for
president . What were your reasons?
ALVARADO: Governor Brown has done
a lot for Hispanics. Basically, we as
a Hispanic community have a responsib:...
ility to support these people .
He will leave a legacy unlike any other
governor. He has made all types of
appointments in terms of Hispanics at
all levels .
If we don ' t support people who support us, that tells..__ oJher people,
By YOLANDA SOTO
La Raza Studies has been awarded a
S43,000 grant to conduct a project ai med
at ethnic heritage awareness .
~'fhe program will be known as TEACH·
for Teaching Ethnic Awareness and Cultural Heritage . It's purpose is to teach
individuals how to research the history
of Chicanas in thi s r;ch agricultural Val, . ley . The Class is entitled Hour Story In
PhotobyLUISVASOUEZ The San Joaquin Valley." It's aim is to
inform the San Joaquin Valley that we
this is what yc-u can look forward to LA VOZ: What about women?
(Chicano~ ) have roots in this land . Stuin terms of Hispanic support.
ALVARADO: Women should register. dents will learn to assist in colle<;ting our
President Carter hasn 't done anything You can't be talking s--t and not pull . local history through oral interviews and
until lately. I think he is a well inten- your weight . Women should not be reg- "ther research methods . This class is
ti(fled decent person , but his ·priorities ulated to cooking, nursing , etc. They just the beginning of the TEACH projare elsewhere,
should have a chance as men would to do ect . More classes will be offered in the
Senator Kennedy, I don't think, in different things .
future .
16 or 17 years as a state Senator has
The goal of the TEACH project is to
done mu_ch . The number of people on - LA VOZ: What do you think will be add an important dimension to positive
his staff in terms of Hispanics .has been the effects of Jarvis II, if passed? ethnic awareness. The specific obiectminimal .
ALVARADO: If it passes we are looking
ives are as follow:
at a decade of gloom . What ' s happened
1) To educate parents and their chlrµ VOZ: What is your stand on register- is when Proposition 13 ' passed, people
dren on the histories of Mexico and Mexing for the draft?
in government felt many things ·would icans in the U.S. and train them on the
ALVARADO:
I don't want what hap- have to be cut out.
use, collection , and importance of oral
pened in the Viet Nam War to happen to
iii Blacks and Chicanos .
Proposition 13 passed and those history with particular emphasis on the
We need to talk about it. We can't af- . things were not cut out, because the contributions of Mexicans and their culford to go into another conflict by execu- state had a surplus and it was bailed ture to American society.
2) To train educators on the utilization
tive·order alone.
out. When Jarvis II hits, the state
of
oral histories, and instruct both eduYoung people won't want to serve- if doesn't ,have-any more bail out money.
we are treated as second class citizens, The reality is Proposition 13 will finally cators and parents on how they can work
together to implement ethnic heritage
as our brothers and sisters were treated. have its first_ impact.
studies for their children.
We have a sense of loyalty and duty. I
.
,
3f To deveiop a community-based
· don't want us to be in a position where __ If people have to be_let go, you know
we are µiken advantage of. If everyone who has to be let go. Last hired, first ethnic heritage awareness progra_m tha~
has application to various multi-ethnic
_Joes we have to pull our fair share.
fired.
communities and which can be used to
We need to register, everyone needs
The proponents of Proposition 13 feature a particular ethnic minority
to. Registration is not the same as the
draft . This country has to be in a posi- and Jarvis II are people with a very group when that is the intention.
tion to respond if WP have to.
limited pers~i_ve in society. T~ey ar~·
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Badminton Team
Successful
February 19, 1980
la Voz De Aztlan
·Tournament which Fresno won accumu.lating 26 points followed by San Francisco State University with 18 and Stanford with 17 points. The teams recuperative capacity was tested on Su~day
La Voz Asks:
What Do You Think About Women Being Drafted ?
the 10th, when Cal State Hayward
Editor's Note: In a recent interview with and Fresno started the dual match
CSUF badminton coach, Ron Deaver, La season . The Fresno State University
Voz De Aztlan asked Coach Deaver to team won impressively defeating
comment on the badminton team 's Hayward, 13 matches to 2. __ ,ies to 2.
.success, along with commenting on · The badminton team has been fortuthree valuable Chicano players on the nate to have many self motivated and
team.
talented people on its rosters in the
past. Three such 'people on this years
The Fresno · State University bad- team would certainly be Joe Hernandez,
minton program started as a co-educa- Eli Garcia and Mario Macias. Mario
tional club in the late 1960's and since is completing his fourth year of compethat time has become the only co-edu- titive badminton at the collegiate level
cational intercollegiate sport. From the having been on the badminton team at
t ime of its' inception, many champion- Fresno Citv Colle~e for two years, and
ships have been captured both on an . now starting his second year at CSUF.
individual level and a team level .
Both Joe and Eli are in their third year
Few students are aware that the badmin- of badminton at F.S.U.
ton team is the most successful team on ·
Mario transferred from Fresno City
campus having won conference cham- College having had both collegiate and
. pionships 10 of the past 12 seasons.
open tournament experience .
His
On Feb . 8, the badminton season began . ·experience helped to make him a valuaSix teams gathered for the ~resno ble member of the team immediately .
State Un iversity Invitational Badminto11 His strong singles play and knowledge
of doubles made his a member of the
traveling squad his first year. During
the 1978-79 season he sat out and has
come back this year . Having missed
Continued from page 1
last season Mario is doing well in
doubles but as yet has not regained
what they're doing wrong . They ask
themselves what is wrong with trying the sharpness he once had in singles.
He is working very hard on his condition· to support a family? "
Thus , Mexico and the United States ing as well as his game and will no
are confronted with a major problem doubt be moving on the ladder .
of establi shing a format suitable for both
Joe Hernandez has for the past two
countries to prosper economically and years been a very steady player in all
socially . A new development recently three events-singles, doubles and mixed
developed with the discovery of oil doubles. His insight of the sport is
amazing in that he never played prior
in Mexico .
The discovery opens up a whole new to two years ago. Joe has come along
way of life for Mexico, but how long will way and is presently in a position to
it take to establish a strong economic challenge for one of the top spots on
power?
"'Mexico has approximately the singles ladder. His performance
800,000 people wanting to enter the job in singles during the Fresno Invitational
market annually, but they have room for was encouraging giving the number one
only 300,000 at the present rate . It seen Kahn Ting of San Francisco State
will take awhile for Mexico to open up an excellent match. Joe's personality
and maturity have made him a stablizjobs and create a wealthy nation,"
ing force on the team.
Castillo added .
Eli Garcia quickly made his mark in
intercollegiate competition teaming
with Joe to capture second in men's
doubles in their first intercollegiate
tournament two years ago. Since that
time Eli has matured as a player m his
si ngles and doubles . His quickness
of hand and speed on the court is always
to be reckoned with . Eli defeated the
number one player from Hayward
during the tournament playing as
consistently and confidently as he has
ever played . Eli is an inspirational
leader, player always giving his best
through his skill and his smile.
Having people like Joe, Eli and Mario
on the team is a real pleasure . Expecting a lot from them and getting it all
makes a coaches job ·easy.
"I agree if only the ERA is ~ssed.
Beause only if women are allowed to defend the constitution of this country then
women should be allowed equal rights
in everything which this constitution
already provides for men."
--Eva Vallez
Business Adminstration Major
Castillo
Grant
The former comm1ss1oner concluded
his lecture by referring to a personal
experience. When confronted by the
fact that they had just "'captured"' an
"'ille~al alien,"' · a fellow cohert of Cast illo s made a snub remark of the person
and asked him if this Mexicano, from
Chihuahua, was his kin. "'I, at first,
sh ied away from the comment, but I got
to thinking of my family and remembered that they once were in a similar situation of comming to the United
States, and I responded, "'He is not only
my brother but also yours ."
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These objectives aimed at educating
different groups, parents, teachers, children, and the community, have one
major purpose in mind-to develop the
greatest and most effective method imparting positive self-esteem and cultural
awareness to minority children. This
program hopes to unite parents, their
children, and the schools .
With these objectives, self-awareness,
personal growth associated with cult ural pride, and ethnicity can result
in many benefits to the general society .
"I don't think they should be in combat. They should still register but to do
clerical jobs.•
--Craig Peterson
Philosophy Major
"First grant us our equal rights before
we have to partici~te in the equal
wrongs of this country."
/
--Ruth Conville
Liberal Studies Major
"I think women should be drafted
because they are fighting for the ERA
and therefore should be required to
servefor their country.•
--Robert Martinez
Industrial Arts Major
Photos
By
Lupe Mora
Happy Birthday, Terry
/
LA VOZ de AZTLAN
February 19, 1980
Tuesday
Photo by LUPE MORA
U.5.-Mexico
Border Relations Reviewed
By EDWARD APARICIO
With Mexicans being the largest influx of immigrants crossing the United
States border, the U. S. must re-evaluate
its views on immigration with Mexico,
Leonel Castillo, former commissioner of
the Immigration Naturalization Service,
told students last Wednesday at the College Union .
Castillo, based his lecture on the U. S.
Immigration policy, "Half open doorHalf open wallet" , and spoke of the need
ed measures to enhance border relations
with our southern neighbor .
•we need to turn the Statue of Liberty
and have it look behind its shoulder",
Castillo commented on the new view the
U. S. should take. "We must have a
Golden Door open to all on the other s ide
of the country . The Statue of Liberty
faces the Europeans an? welcomes them
with open arms, but how long will it be
before it looks over its shoulder and welcomes Mexico?"
"Historically, the United States has
used Mexican workers for economic reasons and discarded them when not needed," Castillo stated.
During the Depression, thousands of Mexicans were
deported to combat the economic downfall of the country . "Even Chicanos were
deported for looking like illegal. " Mexicans were quite a commodity in those
days, many were migrating across the
border . They virtually had no rights and
were treated harshly.
0
Many Mexicans who migrate to the
United States often find emplovment in
the fields . factories and other related
unskiiled jobs. And why do Mexicans
migrate into the United States, enduring
120 miles of desert , at times, 120
degrees of heat, (He also mentioned
cadavers being found by the border
patrol) on1'; to be busboys?
Mexicans cross over to support their
family by working in extreme conditions .
Castillo commented that most of the undocumented Mexicans who find employment in the United States are paid less
than the "legal" employees.
Here
is where the second portion of the immigration policy, "Half open wallet," is
implemented by the United States .
"There is a double standard set for the
undocumented worker," Castillo stated,
"many are paid scarcely wages."
What can the worker do or say as he
is virtually denied acceptance from both
the anglos and Chicanos? "Chicanos
argue for the broadest possible amnesty, " Castillo contended. "The undocumented workers take away many
jobs from the Chicanos in the United
States and disrupt the power of Chicano
labor unions , mainly United Farm
Workers , by working in place of them
during strikes .
The undocumented
workers usually cluster in the state's
low-paying, mass production jobs that
require little skill ."
If there is any argument from the
and probably will be less next year.
aliens , immediate deportation ensues . There isn't anybody to put to get
The total number of border
Whether it be from the factor bosses or tough,"
the growers , the alien is at their mercy, patrolpersohs between Brownsville,
contended Castillo .
Texas and San lsidrio, California, ) is
approximately 240.
"Bv the same token,"Castillo added,
Mexico is somewhat surprised by
•the Un ited States wishes to cease the
overflow of undocumented workers the hospitality bestowed upon them by
from coming into the country. Tne task the Amer icans . "Mexico wants their
people to come back to their country,
of preventing the undocumented
workers from coming into the United not to remain in the foreign country,"
States seems even greater today. Castillo added. "Mexicans don't know
Continued on page 4
The budget has been reduced this year
Adentro
Judge's Seat _Challenged ................... Page 2
Leonel Alvarado Voices Opinions ... Page 3
La Voz Asks About The Draft ......... Page 4
Badrninton Team Successful ............ Page 4
Judge Rodriguez' Seat Challenged
ing the Korean War. After his service,
By PETE RAMIRE:Z
Judge Rodriguez is being challenged
There are 13 Superior Court J.udges in by Steve Henry, District Attorney for Rodriguez came back to attend classes at
r-resno ~tate College . He tnen t>ecame
Fresno and a certain number come up for his position on the bench
'
the first Chicano to be elected on to the
election every two years, although they
The only other Chicano to sit in sucfi'a
have been appointed by the Governor of hig'h position, Al Villa, was voted out in .Q>unty Board of Supervisors in 1972. He
was app.o inted as the Chairperson in
California. This year six seats are up for 11978 in the sam~ unu~ual circu~stances.
1975.
re-election which is considered a vote of as_ Judge_Rodnguez IS ~ow f~cing . In
He had a hand in helping make Fresno
confidence . Rarely does a judge have
this election Judge Rodnguez 1s the only
County one of ·the most progressive
anyone opposing him uni
h .
person being opposed although he has
es'- e 1s con- receive
· d praise
· an d recogn1·t·,on f or h.,s counties in terms of offering social
troversial .
. ·
service programs to the community. He
·
C
• d
good work in the field of law.
Of a II th e six
_upenor ourt JU ges up
has also been involved in numerous lawfor re-election in the June primary, the
Judge Rodriguez is_a home product ot related activities such as Consul
only one to bti challenged is Judge
Fresno.
He attended Edison High
Criminal Justice, Small Claims '}dvisory
Armando Rodriguez . He is the only ChiSchool and after graduation served with for the California Judicial Council, the
cano to sit in such a hi~h position .
the Air Force for six years, part of it dur- Alternative Sentencin~ Project for
Fresno Co., and the Fresno County
Criminal Justice Committee.
In Community-related projects Judge
Rodriguez has contributed by way of
helping
establish
the
E.0.P.
Opportunity Program) in Ftesno and
served in its advising committee for
three years. In addition he is on the
Sequoia Council of Boy Scouts, the
Torreon U.S. Mexico Sister City
Program, Veterans Foreign War Post
8900, and the Economic Litigation
Committee.
Jb(:lge Rodriguez
is one of the 9
mem~rs of the Advisory Committee, at
CSUF . Although h_e has not had an
opportunity to meet CSUF ' s new president Dr . Haak, based on what he has
heard, he feels the selection is a big plus
for the Chicano community .
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C·H·O·Sponsors
Blood Pressure Clinic
C.H.O. member, Francis Navarrette, administe_rs
to an El Porvenir resident.
By RICHARD RIOS
LA VOZ CONTRIBUTOR
On Saturday , Febrlfary 9, the CSUF
Chicano Health Organization , (C.H .0 .),
sponsored and participated io a high
blood pressure clinic held in the community of El Porvenir .
Six C.H .0 . members , along with Dr.
Collins from the Biology Department,
departed from campus Saturday mornmg and drove 35 miles to the westside
community consisting of 58 residents .
Upon arrival, they proceeded to distribute bilingual leaflets to every household informing the residents of the
clinic. For three hours they took blood
pressure readings of all those residents
~hoosing to participate . In all, approx1mately 45 individuals were given blood
pressur~ readings .
The a~ms of the clinic were twofold .
One, to inform the El Porvenir commun-
~
blood pressure check-up
·
ity of the dangers involved with hypertension and two, to familiari ze the residents to C.H .O . They are plann ing ,
with the community ' s cooperation , to
conduct other clinic s and studies whi ch
are anticipated to improve the health
cond1t1ons of El Porvenir .
. This high blood pressure clinic was the
first of several special programs planned
for this semester by C.H .0 . ..Another
special project planned for th~ear
future will be a parasite study to be done
in conjunction with the Biology Department .
Such projects serve as a training experience for its members, all who have
an interest in the health and allied professions .
Those who desire to participate in
similar future projects are invited to
attend upcoming
C.H .O . meetings .
These are held on Thursdays at 5:00
· p .m . in San Ramon 4, room 220.
Recently , Judge Rodrieuez was
aooointed to the Legal S!'!rvices
_
C orporation based in Washineton D .C.
There are only f ive persons, from
throughout the U.S. , appointed to this
committee . Judge Rodriguez is the only
person from California . This committee
evaluates experimental legal services
projects aimed at low income persons .
Being one of the few Chicanos- to hold
such a high professiona~ position in law
has encouraged other Chicanos to enter
into the law profession. In fact, one ex
ludee Rodrieuez's nephews, David
Rodriguez, has become the first Chicano
U.S . District Attorney to head the local
9th circuit office.
I udee Rodrieuez has been involved in
some important cases such as the short
handled hoe case, which prohibited farm
workers from using the short handle hoe
in the fields because of the potential
health hazard by way of back injury.
Another important case was the Serrano
Vs. Priest case. This case is still being
contested, school districts are to have
reassurance in the equal funding distribution statewide for education no matter
how rich or poor the surrounding community is around a certain school district.
Although Judge Rodriguez is up for
re-election, he is prohibited from engaging in campaigning for his position. It is
against the law, but this does not apply
to his opponent, thus putting him in
a precarious position.
Presently, support is being gathered by
M .A.P .A . (Mexican American Political
~ssociation) , to help Judge Rodriguez
·
Judge Rodriguez
has been involved in this orgaiuzation as
the local chairman in 1971 and president
of M.A .P.A . during 1972-'73 . Although
Judge Rodriguez 1s- wen known and
respected in Fresno, the June Primary
concerns the enti re county of Fresno
voters where he is not well-known .
M.A .P.A . intends to alter this situation
by letting it be known that there is a
Chicano Superior Court judge on the
bench and of the importance ot having a
Chi~ano in this position .
La Voz Staff
Editor ...... .... Margarita
M.
Mart(nez
Reporters .. .. .... .. . Edward C. Aparic,o
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Angele Belton
Eli Carda
Dora Lara
Pete Ramirez
Yolanda Soto
Cartoonist ..... -~· .... .... .... . Carlos Ostos
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Art Work .... ... .. .... .... Arturo Ocampo
. Juan Hernandez
Photo Editor.
Haber lo que hay, de n'{evo·
. ... .. . Lupe Mora
Luis Vasquez
t
t
Pagel
La Voz De Aztlln
Chicano City Councilman .
~
LeOnel Alvarado Speaks Out
voz De Aztlan editor, Margarita Mar·nez, recently inte:viewe~ Leonel .
tvarado the only Chicano City Councilan in Fresno . Following are his views
current issues :
a very selfish self-interest group. They
don't care about hot meals, children,
training people for _emolovment onportunities and other programs. They'
care only about reducing · their taxes. ·
VOZ: What are your feelings on
tie undocumented wor:ker?
v ARAOO: There's a lot of stereopes and myths about the undocuented worker and the drain they put
society.
Recently, studies have
hown that they boost the local economy.
study done in San Qiego showed that ,
CJ6 of the total welfare caseload were
ndocumented workers .
Undocumented workers contribute to
revenues substantially more than
hey take out.
Mexican migrants are clearly subidizing the U.S. Social Security system
the tune of hundreds of millions.
hey never settle permanently and will
ver draw pensions .
LA VOZ: Thank you for this interview
Mr. Alvarado. Is there any statement
you would like to make to LA VOZI
ALVARADO: I notice you used the word
Chicano a lot. We should stop using the
word Chciano and substitute Hispanic.
It's too easy to fall behind labels.
You are labeled lowrider, F-14, vato
loco, Hispanic, Chicano, Latino, etc.
I think it's tim~ to come toRethar_
under one name. That name is Hispanic.
It means Spanish-speaking.
In rural areas people can't stand the
word Chicano. The people are a little
bit older.
There are other battles we need to
fight, such as adequate housing, equal
opportunities, gO'ld educational opportunities and good health services. Why
-do we fight about labels?
VOZ: Do you feel undocumented
rkers should be counted in the upoming 1980 census?
ALVARADO: Yes . If you don't have a
clear understanding of how many
workers there are you can't provide an
adequate amount of services. You
won't be able to take care of them.
Grant To
'- Improve
Aware·ness
LA VOZ: Mr. Al~arado, you are·the only
Chicano councilperson, what do you·
feel are the chances of other Chicanos
running for office and winning?
ALVARADO: The opportunities are
there. It depends on how things are put
together in terms of a campaign. A
lot depends on the person . Like in our
community for a Hispanic to run tiene
que ser un Santo o Santa . For one of
ours to run they have to survive our
tests. They have to work twice as hard just to get support from our community.
We as a ·community have not been
able to come together in supporting
our leaders . We ought to get behind
them . Our community raised money . ·
helped walk precincts .
Everything
except vote. It looks like we missed
something .
LA VOZ: The 80's has been dubbed
the decade of the Chicano. How do you
see Chicano political power?
ALVARADO: We will 'have numbers in
terms of population, but if we don't
move forward to establish .an economic
base then I see us in a helpless situation .
Just because you have numbers in
terms of people does not mean it equates
to political power.
·
LA VOZ: A while back you made a statement endorsing Governor Brown for
president . What were your reasons?
ALVARADO: Governor Brown has done
a lot for Hispanics. Basically, we as
a Hispanic community have a responsib:...
ility to support these people .
He will leave a legacy unlike any other
governor. He has made all types of
appointments in terms of Hispanics at
all levels .
If we don ' t support people who support us, that tells..__ oJher people,
By YOLANDA SOTO
La Raza Studies has been awarded a
S43,000 grant to conduct a project ai med
at ethnic heritage awareness .
~'fhe program will be known as TEACH·
for Teaching Ethnic Awareness and Cultural Heritage . It's purpose is to teach
individuals how to research the history
of Chicanas in thi s r;ch agricultural Val, . ley . The Class is entitled Hour Story In
PhotobyLUISVASOUEZ The San Joaquin Valley." It's aim is to
inform the San Joaquin Valley that we
this is what yc-u can look forward to LA VOZ: What about women?
(Chicano~ ) have roots in this land . Stuin terms of Hispanic support.
ALVARADO: Women should register. dents will learn to assist in colle<;ting our
President Carter hasn 't done anything You can't be talking s--t and not pull . local history through oral interviews and
until lately. I think he is a well inten- your weight . Women should not be reg- "ther research methods . This class is
ti(fled decent person , but his ·priorities ulated to cooking, nursing , etc. They just the beginning of the TEACH projare elsewhere,
should have a chance as men would to do ect . More classes will be offered in the
Senator Kennedy, I don't think, in different things .
future .
16 or 17 years as a state Senator has
The goal of the TEACH project is to
done mu_ch . The number of people on - LA VOZ: What do you think will be add an important dimension to positive
his staff in terms of Hispanics .has been the effects of Jarvis II, if passed? ethnic awareness. The specific obiectminimal .
ALVARADO: If it passes we are looking
ives are as follow:
at a decade of gloom . What ' s happened
1) To educate parents and their chlrµ VOZ: What is your stand on register- is when Proposition 13 ' passed, people
dren on the histories of Mexico and Mexing for the draft?
in government felt many things ·would icans in the U.S. and train them on the
ALVARADO:
I don't want what hap- have to be cut out.
use, collection , and importance of oral
pened in the Viet Nam War to happen to
iii Blacks and Chicanos .
Proposition 13 passed and those history with particular emphasis on the
We need to talk about it. We can't af- . things were not cut out, because the contributions of Mexicans and their culford to go into another conflict by execu- state had a surplus and it was bailed ture to American society.
2) To train educators on the utilization
tive·order alone.
out. When Jarvis II hits, the state
of
oral histories, and instruct both eduYoung people won't want to serve- if doesn't ,have-any more bail out money.
we are treated as second class citizens, The reality is Proposition 13 will finally cators and parents on how they can work
together to implement ethnic heritage
as our brothers and sisters were treated. have its first_ impact.
studies for their children.
We have a sense of loyalty and duty. I
.
,
3f To deveiop a community-based
· don't want us to be in a position where __ If people have to be_let go, you know
we are µiken advantage of. If everyone who has to be let go. Last hired, first ethnic heritage awareness progra_m tha~
has application to various multi-ethnic
_Joes we have to pull our fair share.
fired.
communities and which can be used to
We need to register, everyone needs
The proponents of Proposition 13 feature a particular ethnic minority
to. Registration is not the same as the
draft . This country has to be in a posi- and Jarvis II are people with a very group when that is the intention.
tion to respond if WP have to.
limited pers~i_ve in society. T~ey ar~·
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Badminton Team
Successful
February 19, 1980
la Voz De Aztlan
·Tournament which Fresno won accumu.lating 26 points followed by San Francisco State University with 18 and Stanford with 17 points. The teams recuperative capacity was tested on Su~day
La Voz Asks:
What Do You Think About Women Being Drafted ?
the 10th, when Cal State Hayward
Editor's Note: In a recent interview with and Fresno started the dual match
CSUF badminton coach, Ron Deaver, La season . The Fresno State University
Voz De Aztlan asked Coach Deaver to team won impressively defeating
comment on the badminton team 's Hayward, 13 matches to 2. __ ,ies to 2.
.success, along with commenting on · The badminton team has been fortuthree valuable Chicano players on the nate to have many self motivated and
team.
talented people on its rosters in the
past. Three such 'people on this years
The Fresno · State University bad- team would certainly be Joe Hernandez,
minton program started as a co-educa- Eli Garcia and Mario Macias. Mario
tional club in the late 1960's and since is completing his fourth year of compethat time has become the only co-edu- titive badminton at the collegiate level
cational intercollegiate sport. From the having been on the badminton team at
t ime of its' inception, many champion- Fresno Citv Colle~e for two years, and
ships have been captured both on an . now starting his second year at CSUF.
individual level and a team level .
Both Joe and Eli are in their third year
Few students are aware that the badmin- of badminton at F.S.U.
ton team is the most successful team on ·
Mario transferred from Fresno City
campus having won conference cham- College having had both collegiate and
. pionships 10 of the past 12 seasons.
open tournament experience .
His
On Feb . 8, the badminton season began . ·experience helped to make him a valuaSix teams gathered for the ~resno ble member of the team immediately .
State Un iversity Invitational Badminto11 His strong singles play and knowledge
of doubles made his a member of the
traveling squad his first year. During
the 1978-79 season he sat out and has
come back this year . Having missed
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last season Mario is doing well in
doubles but as yet has not regained
what they're doing wrong . They ask
themselves what is wrong with trying the sharpness he once had in singles.
He is working very hard on his condition· to support a family? "
Thus , Mexico and the United States ing as well as his game and will no
are confronted with a major problem doubt be moving on the ladder .
of establi shing a format suitable for both
Joe Hernandez has for the past two
countries to prosper economically and years been a very steady player in all
socially . A new development recently three events-singles, doubles and mixed
developed with the discovery of oil doubles. His insight of the sport is
amazing in that he never played prior
in Mexico .
The discovery opens up a whole new to two years ago. Joe has come along
way of life for Mexico, but how long will way and is presently in a position to
it take to establish a strong economic challenge for one of the top spots on
power?
"'Mexico has approximately the singles ladder. His performance
800,000 people wanting to enter the job in singles during the Fresno Invitational
market annually, but they have room for was encouraging giving the number one
only 300,000 at the present rate . It seen Kahn Ting of San Francisco State
will take awhile for Mexico to open up an excellent match. Joe's personality
and maturity have made him a stablizjobs and create a wealthy nation,"
ing force on the team.
Castillo added .
Eli Garcia quickly made his mark in
intercollegiate competition teaming
with Joe to capture second in men's
doubles in their first intercollegiate
tournament two years ago. Since that
time Eli has matured as a player m his
si ngles and doubles . His quickness
of hand and speed on the court is always
to be reckoned with . Eli defeated the
number one player from Hayward
during the tournament playing as
consistently and confidently as he has
ever played . Eli is an inspirational
leader, player always giving his best
through his skill and his smile.
Having people like Joe, Eli and Mario
on the team is a real pleasure . Expecting a lot from them and getting it all
makes a coaches job ·easy.
"I agree if only the ERA is ~ssed.
Beause only if women are allowed to defend the constitution of this country then
women should be allowed equal rights
in everything which this constitution
already provides for men."
--Eva Vallez
Business Adminstration Major
Castillo
Grant
The former comm1ss1oner concluded
his lecture by referring to a personal
experience. When confronted by the
fact that they had just "'captured"' an
"'ille~al alien,"' · a fellow cohert of Cast illo s made a snub remark of the person
and asked him if this Mexicano, from
Chihuahua, was his kin. "'I, at first,
sh ied away from the comment, but I got
to thinking of my family and remembered that they once were in a similar situation of comming to the United
States, and I responded, "'He is not only
my brother but also yours ."
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These objectives aimed at educating
different groups, parents, teachers, children, and the community, have one
major purpose in mind-to develop the
greatest and most effective method imparting positive self-esteem and cultural
awareness to minority children. This
program hopes to unite parents, their
children, and the schools .
With these objectives, self-awareness,
personal growth associated with cult ural pride, and ethnicity can result
in many benefits to the general society .
"I don't think they should be in combat. They should still register but to do
clerical jobs.•
--Craig Peterson
Philosophy Major
"First grant us our equal rights before
we have to partici~te in the equal
wrongs of this country."
/
--Ruth Conville
Liberal Studies Major
"I think women should be drafted
because they are fighting for the ERA
and therefore should be required to
servefor their country.•
--Robert Martinez
Industrial Arts Major
Photos
By
Lupe Mora
Happy Birthday, Terry