La Voz de Aztlan, December 14 1982
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La Voz de Aztlan, December 14 1982
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Associated Students of Fresno State
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La Voz de Aztlan (Daily Collegian, California State University, Fresno)
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Fresno, California
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12/14/1982
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CSU Fresno
TUESDAY, December 14, 1982
Photo by Pedro Perez
Juan Felipe-Herrera: Political Performer
By Bobby Rodriquez
Poet Juan FeJipe Herrera, the self described political performer, was on campus recently performing works from his
forthcoming books, "Exiles of Desire"
and "Akrilica".
. Herrera, the editor- of the literary
Journals:· El Tecolote Literarioa, Metamorfosis, Red Trapeze, and Vortice,
shared his poetry with an audience of
approxiametly 300 people.
The highly expressive Herrera conveyed his work through words, actions
and slides. The TROCA Rhythm and Sign
Ensemble also performed.
His work, which has been published in
a variety of national and international
journals, magazines and anthologies, mirrors the struggles that the people in Latin
America are faced with and also the
struggles that Chicanos in the U.S. are
facing.
In a taped interview Juan Felipe gave
La Voz an insight into what he feels his
poetry is about w.herehe sees the state of
Chicano art, what his message is in relation to his · poetry. The following is the
result of that interview:
La Voz: What was your childhood life
like? .
Herrera: Well, I was born in Fowler, but I
really didn't grow up in Fowler. My
parents were on a farm working trail. My
mother was 8 months pregnant at the
time we were in Fresno, and there I was,
, ready to be born to the world. We stayed
6 more months till the end of the season
and then moved on the Gilroy, Cupertino,
Stockton; and up and down California. I
was brought up like that, for the first 8
years.
La Voz: Any brothers and sisters?
Herrera: No, I. didn't have any brothers
and sisters which has been a key position
for me to be in. It 's been a key position for
me, in the sense that being an only child
and having to grow up in a very hard core
working class situation, I had to make a
choice, to go all .the way in everything I
did, because I was the only one to give it a
go. That means I had to go through alot of
things, which means poetry, which means
college, which means going into the movemiento full blast, which meant taking on
literary journals, and that kind of approach to things.
La Voz: What started you writing poetry?
Herrera: Well, it's alot of things, right? It .
was my own personal upbringing; my
family world, stories of the family, ,the
religiosity of early chicano life. They all
played a part. The world of the church
influenced me also. The mexican/chicane
moods of ecstasy that are somehow con
with the church; las fiestas, bazaars, communion, confirmation. The old corriaos were a part of it, too; the popular music of
Mexico, Pedro Infante, Maria Felix,
Piporo. Hanging around San Diego, being
brought up in Tijuana, crossing over to
see my buddies and "buddiettes" ,' going
to see boxing matches, the night clubs of
Tijuana, all that. The other thing is what
was happening in the late sixties, when I
was coming out of high school the movemiento, the turning of the world. It pushed
alot of people out of their structures, and
gave us a choice of making history in a
sense, verdad? So that's where poetry
really got going for me.
La Voz: Do you remember your first
poem?
Herrera: Yeah, I have three "first" poems.
One "first" poem was called "Electric
Hotel". It was in 1966 and it was published
in the San Diego high school newspaper.
La Voz: how old were you?
Herrera: I was 16. I was tripping on
Hermann Hesse. He had a passage in
Steppenwolf that deals with the magical
hotel, and he gqes into a dream sequence
and he goes crazy, verdad? Another
"first" poem was about the sun, all in
spanish, it was a take off of Pasternak.
The third "first" poem which got
published in 1968, in Inside Eastside, an
East L.A. Chicano paper, was called "A
Certain Man", that had to do with the
Americanization of Raza, an the eventuallgot published in "Inside the Belly of
the Shark"
.
La Voz: What kind of message are you
trying to give with your poetry?
Herrera: It's a multiple message with
pultiple voices really. I couldn't tone it
down to one. I want to give a messafe of
what poetry is, to begin at that level, at an
abstract level. It's not just a introspective
muted voice. Also it's not just shouting
your head off and spilling your guts out on
the floor about getting it together; organisate
Raza!
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.
La Voz: What kmd of role do you think art
plays in the Chicano Movement?
Herrera; I think it's up for grabs right now.
Some how I think that many_of the artistic
works in the realm of the -movement are
coming to a peak, to a peak of solidification and institutionalization. We no longer
have El T eatro Campesino. We now have
El Teatro Compensino Play House and
that's not bad right or good, but I'm saying
it's an institution now. It's no longer a·
raging roving troup of mad raza casting
the new formulas for the future and you
find that in other forms too So we've
created a tradition in the last 15 years and
now were faced with the weight of that
tradition we've built, in all realms: teatro,
poetry, exhibiting, and chicano productions. So do we become crushed by our
institutions, or do we adapt? We need to
re-think where we are at as artists and
come up with something else, something
more vocal and threatening, to those
things we want to change.
La Voz: More experimental?
Herrera: Yeah, I see experimenting as a
major stepping stone that has to be made.
Otherwise, we're going to crystalize into
Chicano art monoliths.
La Voz: How would chicano art be
crushed?
Herrera: In many ways. For example, a
theatre that becomes incorporated into
and joins the Theater Guild, which all
theaters and actors are a part of. You
then have to begin to c_o mpete professionally and that becomes a key issue, as
opposed to dealing with issues that are
relevant to hit at in drama. You may not
have the professional experience but you
go for it, and right now that's not the
primary issue in some of the theater
groups. Right now, the emphasis is more
on professional competition. And that's
the danger of our voice being crushedour rebellious voice not our creative
voice. We have to learn not to be comfortable and complacent about' the institutions wf ve built.
La Voz: What positive things are going
on?
Herrera: Good things are happening internally. Writers are forming groups.
There 10 to 15 writing collectives in California, and thats alot. We are beginning to .
build linkages with Mexico, South America, and The Carribean.
La Voz: How would you describe your
style of poetry?
Herrera: I'll leave that to the critics, because I would like to make it a difficult
analysis for people to figure out what my
style is. I like to have many styles in order
to address different audiences and
groups.
La Voz: What advice would you give to
future Chicano poets?
Herrera: My advice t-0 Raza writers, just
at the level of feelings is to say everything
you want to say in any form. You don't
have to compromise what you want to say
in any particular model of writing,
whether it's coming from your teacher or
any other Chicano writing books, like
Alurista, Gary Soto or myself. Definitely
break out of tradition, say what you want
to say in the most personal way you can.
That advice is at the personal level.
At the level of development, I think they
should definitely attempt to form writing
groups to share their work. Poetry will
take you to a group of people where you
get the chance to share your feelings and
expressions. Collective work is beautiful.
So I definitely encourage people to go the
creative route. Great things can happen,
we don't really need the money, all we
need is courage and love.
December 14, 1982
La Voz de Aztlan
Pase2
From the Editor
Dear Readers,
Letter to the Editor:
Fellow Agriculturists:
My term as Editor-in- · of your pets). La Vaz also Congratulations on your pursuit of a
university education at California State
hie/ of La Voz has did an extensive follow- ~niersity,
Fresno. It is especially gratifyome to -an end. This is up on the cultural arts ing to learn that you are a student in the
School of Agricultural Sciences. As you
the last issue of La Vaz specifically, the Statue of may already be aware, Chicano/Latinos
are a minority in the professional field of
or the Fall '82 semester. Tula and the Pre--. Agriclture.
This fact is disturbing since
There/ore, I would like to Columbian Art. As a fin- Agruculture is such a vast field which
offers so much opportunity for growth
take the opportunity to ishing touch, for the first locally, nationally , and throughout the
thank the students, the time La Voz used color world.
This letter is your personal invitation to
acuity, the Chicano on the front page of the attend a meeting to be held on Wednesday, Dec. 22 1982, at 4927 N. Recreation
ampus organizations, November 26th issue.
Apt.Bat 6 p.m. The purpose of the meeting will be to begin to start the groundthe community and my
Because La Voz is work for organizing a Latinos in Agriculhardworking staff for usually understaffed, I ture Student Club as CSU, Fresno as well
as provide the opportunity to get to know
making La Voz a success would like to encourage each other. Similar clubs have beeA established at Cal Poly Pomona and San Luis
this semester.
students to get involved Obispo. These clubs have been very
and provided recognition to its
Hoping to attract a with the paper next active
leaders and many other benefits to its
members that included academic growth
wider readership, as edi- semester and support and
employment opportunities. Each
tor, I tried to make the the incoming editor. Stu- student club formed becomes a recogchapter of the California Society of
paper more diversified dents need to realize that ·nized
Bilingual Agriculturists, a professional
orgainization with professional and acathis semester. The issues
demic members working in the Agricultural Sciences. The need for Latinos in
ranged from political
Agriculture Student Club at CSU,
(financial aid cuts and
Fresno can not be over emphasized, nor
the
paper
is
the
media
to
the
need to network with other students
the new proposed immiin the field of Agriculture.
ra tion bill) to feature voice their opinions and Let us start working together! Hope to
see you there. Please feel free to call me at
articles (how to take care should use _it wisely and 264-3972
if you have any questions about
extensively.
this meeting.
Lourdes Villarreal
Editor-in-Chief
Diego Celis
Graduate Student-Plant Science Dept.
Member of the Society for Bilingual
Agriculturists
CYCSet
M.E.Ch.A. at Cal State
Fresno is sponsoring their
10th Annual Chicano Youth
Conference. The Conference
will be held at. the CSUF
campus Saturday, January
15, 1983. Jt will feature career
and general interest workshops, a college and university informational fairs, guest
speakers and entetainment.
The conference is free to
high school students. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. in.
the Mens Gym.Lunch will be
provided. The conference
activities will conclude with a
dance from 6:00 to 8:00 p.ni.
For more information call
Rosemary Baiz or John
Palafox at 294-2048. Anyone
interested in being a monitor
the day of the conference
please contact Encarnacion
Ruiz at 445-5163, or contact
any member of the ~.Y.C.
committee.
TROCA Accompanies Poe_try-Re-ading
. By Bobby Rodriguez
The.TROCA Rhythm and Sign Ensemle, which performed recently with poet
Juan .Felipe Herrera in the CU, is comprised of a unique group of talented
muscians.
The group consists of: John Martinez
on congas, Abelino Martinez on tumba
and inspiration, Felix Contreras on timblaes, Gerrardq on bass, and Pedor
Ramirez color slide projectionist.
The name TROCA refers to the famil iar sight of the truck tl}at many farm workers use to get to and from work. As
Juan Felipe jokingly mentioned, "they
make a lot of noise, but they run."
.
And run they do, Brothers John and
Abel Martinez (the original TROCA) have
performed with Juan Felipe in other cities. In the spring of this year they performed with Juan in Sacramento and at a
gathering of Third World poets. Notable
poets such as Jose Montoya and Maya
Angelou were also featured. The
TROCA also performed at the Keystone
Korner in San Francisco earlier this year
at a poetry/music benefit for El Salvador,
which featured top-name San Francisco
muscians and poets. Gerrardo and Felix
were asked to join the band in its Fresno
appearance.
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The music, traditional afro/cuban _with the rhythms and other variations of
rhythms is layered over the mood of the those same rhythms, all are made to fit
poem. Felix Contreras explained further the feeling of Herrera's words."
"John and Abel have already come u~
"I think the performance worked out
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well," Felix said. "I think special mention
should go to Abel, he is only a junior in
high school, but his potentional as a congeros is very big." Felix noted.
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December 14, 1982
La Voz de Aztlan
Page3
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Daniel Valdez visits CSUF
By Anthony Marquez
"The first props of El Teatro you could
It's been a difficult seventeen years
fit in a shoebox,"said Valdez. These props
since El Teatro Campesino first began
included pieces of string, scissors, felt
fighting for farmworkers rights.
markers and cardboard pieces.
Teatro's history was the topic in a presEl Teatro, which was maintained by
entation given Friday morning by Daniel
UFW subsidi~s, had a specific goal in
Valdez.
mind during · performances. "We were
Daniel Valdez, born in Tulare, is known
organizing on the spot with El Teatro for his role as Henry Reyna in Luis' Valdez
"said Valdez. "We knew what we wer~
·play "Zoot Suit. "Daniel, Luis' brother,
doing was something very deliberate-It·
wrote the music for Zoot Suit and has
was propaganda."
recorded several albums. He also starred
in the movie, "The China Syndrome,"
The problem of politics in art was discussed by Valdez. "Where do you draw
with Jane Fonda.
the line?" he asked. He said the answer
Valdez was working as a musician in
was in El Teatro Campesino. "The politics
San Francisco when he decided to visit
his brother, Luis, in Delano. "When I was the art at the same time as the art was
arrived in Delano I realized there was a the politics. "In addition the actors were
real cultural gap between me and the primarily farmworkers, which added
farmworkers," said Valdez. "Here I was credibility to the performances.
with my Beatles' haircut and alligator
I~ 196~ El Teatro moved to Del Rey,
California. As a result of a meeting
suit."
Daniel's visit never ended. He decided , between Cesar Chavez and Luis Valdez,
to stay with Luis and El T eatro Campe- El Teatro was officially separated from the
sino. Valdez reflected on the pitfalls and UFW. "We wanted to talk about culture
triumphs 'El Teatro experienced with the · why we speak english, why are we Indi:
United Farmworkers Union (UFW). "The ans." We were creating a cultural setting
whole· concept of El T eatro took shape to enable Chicanos to express and expewith the union," said Valdez. "Skits were rience culture," said Valdez. "The decicreated as a result of things happening in sion we made in 1968 was that we would be
Delano," he said. Little skits were created the cultural pioneers," he said.
"Zoot Suit came as a result of 17 years of
on the spot."
El Teatro Campesino tore doyVn the old defining who we are," said Valdez. "Its still
fourth wall concept. The fourth wall is the not accepted by the American public," he
one separating the actors from the added.
audience.
CBSA Seminar
By Larry Banales
Hispanic Network .
The formation of a national Hispanic writer and Rev. Alberto Vargas, S.J., who
"What's also important to remember,"
As part of the Chicano Business
Student's (CBSA) Second Annual Pro- continued Campos, "is that the world TV production company was announced has worked in educational communicafessional Seminar presentation entitled, keeps turning, and you can't stand still. at the Hispanic Catholic Communication tions for 15 years and who will be the host
"Hispanics in Business", held on Tuesday, Good things are tough to obtain. I love Conference. The new company is called of the new series.
Attending the Hispanic Catholic ComNovember 23 in the College Union, Robert challenges, but I don't like something HTN, the Hispanic Telecommunications
munication
Conference were representaNetwork,
and
its
first
objective
is
to
prothat's
handed
to
me
.
.I'll
work
for
it."
Campos and Mary Fuentes, two local
duce a weekly half-hour Catholic televi- tives from Hispanic communities across
business people, outlined various obstaCampos has done exceptional work sion series in Spanish called "Nuestra the U.S. including New York, Los
cles that CSUF students should be aware
Angeles, Arlington, Virginia, Miami and
here at CSUF. This past year his com- Familia," "Our Family."
of when entering a business.
pany offered scholarships totalling $6,000
Washington State. There were also reAdan Medrano, president of the com- presentatives from Mexico and Puerto
for business students and looks forward
"If you can't stand the heat, get out of
to offering up to $50,000 in awards within pany said, "HTN will serve the Catholic Rico.
the kitchen," said Robert Campos of
the next few years. He is also attempting Church nationally as it ministers to the
Franklin Life Insurance describing busineeds of the Hisppnic community
HTN decided to make the announceto persuade "more businesses in town to
ness today. Campos who has served the
through
the media of communications. ment during this conferencce to undersoffer students information, advice or anyFresno area for the last 27 years, stated,
thing else they might need," as part of a "He also said that the HTN production core the fact that the new company
"There's no room for play ... you're going
crew was in Chicago .shooting four pro- intends to dedicate its staff and resources
more organized effort to assist CBSA.
to get burned if you do." He also emphasgrams of the new series. The series will to serve the needs of the Church on a
Mary Fuentes, who operates the Tax feature a different city every month. national level.
ized to the students that they have an
optimistic view of the world and not have Service Incorporated firm in Fresno and While in Chicago the crew is shooting
a "defeatist attitude because of the color Bakersfield, characterized the key to documentaries about Hispanic issues af"This is truly a giant and bold step for
business as "discipline, getting out to fecting the Hispanic family.
of your skin."
Hispanic Catholics," said Rev. Virgilio
work and organizing priorities. You must
The series is funded by the Catholic Elizondo who delivered a major address
"People look for service," stated know your product to give a dependable Communication Campaign and by sev- at the conference and who is the PresiCampqs, "and you should not allow your service and feel confident" in doing so, era! religous organizations including the dent of the Mexican-American Cultural
Oblates of Mary Immaculate. It will air on Center. "It is especially noteworthy
nationality to weigh you down. Instead said Fuentes.
"To anyone going into business, " the Spanish International Network begin- because it demonstrates the strength of
you should dig and dig .. make the earth
move! Just because we have beautiful Fuentes continued, "search out all availa- , ning in January.
th~ lay Hispanic leadership in the Catholic
brown skin shouldn't get you down. Today ble data, become aware of what you're Church."
The staff of HTN includes Mr. Oscar
we are entering an Anglo-resenting getting into and be comfortable with what
H:rN headquarters are 1828 Grandaggressiveness era, and we should play you know, or else when you encounter Lawson, Pro~ucer of the new series, and stand Drive, San Antonio, Texas 78238.
the tide, the main current. The result can problems, you won't know· what's going Mr. Roberto Gutierrez, Associate Pro- (512) 680-7777.
on." You must also expect to devote
be rewarding."
'
"lots of time in the beginning, sometimes ducer. ·It also includes Rev. Saturnina
seven days ·a week and fifteen hours a Lajo, O.M.I., a pastoral theologian and
Campos said that the insurance market
day. And knowing how to hire employees
is one of the toughest fields to enter,
is a must."
"because 80% of the business is sold by
20% of the agencies." But people need to
Employee dependability remains one of
"locate the hunger, demand and go for it. the most important aspects of your busiConsistence and persistence is the name ness' success, "because if you can't rely
of the game."
on them to represent your business, who
can you rely on?" questioned Fuentes.
Intensive 30-hour Graduate Records Examination
"Even if you've been in business for 20 "Your employees have to be the gogetters.
You're
likely
to
lose
87%
of
them
years, you should always remember that
preparation course
original hunger when you first began and the first year."
Covers all sections: verbal, analytical, quantitative
continue the same appetite," Campos
When selecting employees Fuentes prefers
GRE test.-taking techniques
"their interview presentation, as opposed
said.
Janu~ry 10-14 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
to their application and would rather hire
Campos reflected back for a moment in workers who don't have as much expeCost: 180.00 class size limlted
silence. "I can remember what my father rience, so that (she) can train them."
Presented
by Educational Development
told me when I was younger. He said, 'The When going for an interview "thirty seconds
-proven test-preparation experience
big kids will usually beat the smaller kids, is all it takes to sell oneself."
but if your small, you can still beat thefor reservation & information call: 226-0792
bigger kids.' In other words, use your
head. You can do just about anything you
continued on page 7
want with the right attitude."
see Seminar
GRE WITHOUT FEAR
ll!Nurse assistant Josie Adame takes care of John Jr. while Dr. Randall S. Haun takes care of Ellen Romero's cesarea
Herminia Cisneros, background, brought her daughter in to the clinic because of
bumps on her body and in her mouth. FNP LydiaPerez informs her its the Chicken Pox, as she
examines Candeladia.
-
Receptionist notes information needed fr
treated.
Affordable Health Care at ·
Sequoia Clinic
The Sequoia Health Clinic, .
located southeast of Kings Canyon avenue, is the only medical
facility available to southeast
Fresno residents, besides Valley Medical Center.
What makes the Sequoia C/in ic unique is that service
charges are based on the patient's income. It also does not
deny medical treatment because someone is not able to
pay a deposit or fill out a MediCal form.
These were the reasons why
Sequoia filed a suit against the
Board of .Supervisors · after it
established a policy in May,
1981, that allowed VMC to require a cash deposit of a MediCal application before care
would be given to undocumented aliens.
Pregnant wives of undocumented aliens were not being
treated at VMC because they
were forced to apply for MediCal, fearing possible deportation. As a result, women were
not given appropriate p!enatal
care.
l~g summary decision Thursday, Judge Charles F. Hamlin
ruled that undocumented aliens who are county residents
are entitled to non-emergency
health care. He also ruled that
VMC can not deny care on the
basis of delinquent patient accounts.
Herminia Cisneros, the wife
of an undocumented farrri'worker, started going to Sequoia because VMC was charging her too much. "They
charged over a hundred do/-
lars one time when I went for a
check-up," Cisneros said.
"Here they charge me according to what my husband earns."
The Sequoia clinic, non-profit and funded by the Jederal
and state governments, will
have three full time physicians
by January. The clinic was established in 1978, with only a
Family Nurse Practitioner taking on the task of treating a
steady flow of sick children and
pregnant women. The clinic today sees an average of 30 patients a day and is open five
days a week.
Photo story by Pedro Perez
's Medi-Cal
card in order to be
LVN Adela Ayala says, "We see an average of 30 patients a day."
~ V~z de· Aztlan
Page6
December 14, 1982
Rape:
Facts and Preventive Measures
By Anthony Marquez
A rape occurs every six minutes in the --Forty percent of the victims raped are
United States, and accounts for six per- friends, acquaintances or family memcent of all violent crimes. In 1980, the bers.
Federal Bureau of Investigation reported
82,000 victims of rape. But there are esti- --Eighty to 90 percent of rapes involved
mates that 48 to 90 percent of all rapes are people of the same race.
not reported.
More rapes occur in jhe home than in --The typical rapist' is more interested in
any other place and between 6 p.m. and power, seeking to humiliate and degrade
midnight than at any other time. Other the victim, than in sex.
f a,c t s a b o u t r a p e , a c c o r d -Seventy-three percent of rapists don't use
ing to Good Housekeeping, are:
a weapon except threats of death and
--The number of reported rapes per bodily harm against the victim Where
100,000 women in the population has weapons were used, 34 percent involved
more than tripled in the last 15 years. This guns, 44 percent knives, and the rest
other weapons.
is an increase of over 200 percent.
--The chances of a woman being raped
sometime during her lifetime are now one
in ten.
--More than 300 of the 21,860 murd~rs
reported in 1980 resulted from sex
offenses.
--The highest incidence is in summer; the --In rape cases the odds are about even
lowest in winter.
· there will never be a trial, and if there are
trials, about half the defendents will either
--The West had the highest figures with be acquitted or dismissed. Of those con101 rapes per 100,000 females, followed victed, two out of five defendents will be
·by the South with 75 per 100,000. The convicted of a lesser offense.
Northeastern states showed the lowest
figures with 53 per 100,000.
--Most victims of rape are 16 to 19 years of
age, followed by 20 to 24 and then J2 to
Another precaution involves, when and
if, you have to walk alone at night in a
deserted, poorly lit area with little traffic,
walk in the middle of the street, keeping
parked,cars between you and any potential assailant(s). Don't walk with your
head dqwn and ~eep an eye ~n t~e people
atound you. If you feel you're being followed, turn around to check, signaling to
anyone behind you that you know he is
there an '. that you are not an easy target.
Attack s look for people who project an
image of helplessness and.vulnerability.
Other precautions suggested by rape
counselors, police officers and other
experts include:
--Never invite a person you meet in the
street, at a dance or anyother public place
to be alone with you in your residence.
--If you decide to go somewhere alone or
with a date you don't know well, tell
someone and be sure your date knows
this was done. ,
--Always lock your car and don't park in
isolated areas.
Any female may become the victim of
--When walking, never take shortcuts
rape. Factors such as youth, advanced
through alleys or vacant lots, and walk
age, physical homeliness and "straight"
near the curb.
lifestyle do not provideafoolprooof deterrent to sexual assault (rape). The most
obvious precaution is to never let a --Leave lights on in your house and at the
stranger enter your house. A workman or . entranc~; approach your door with key in
hand.
deliver~ man may seem above suspicion,
but y_ou should still ask for identification. If --If you are single and living alone, use only
there are any doubts, call the company he initials before your last name in the phone:
says he represents prior to admitting him. book and building directories.
15.
--Fifty-four percent of all forcible rape
arrests in 1980 were of nine males under
the age of 25; 29 percent were between 18
and 22.
--Fifty-one percent of the rape arrests
were white (induding 11 percent Hispanics), and 48 percent black.
Resistance and possible escape by the
victim of a rape involves decisions and
choices. The woman must determine her
chances of escape and wheter she risks
injury by resistance. She must first assess
the situation logically and calmly. Is the
assailant alone? Is he armed? Is he drunk?
Can you call for help? These are some
questions that must be answered by the
woman in a matter of seconds.
The ~oman needs to determine
whether the assailant seems to be an
angry or violent type or one who might be
disuaded by someform of resistance. If he
has a weapon, then a non-violent
approach may be safer. On the other
hand, if the offender is someone the victim knows, she may have a better chance
of resisting and or escaping. The two
methods of resisting are physical (kicking,
shoving, hitting) and nonphysical (screaming, talking, running away). The nonphysical approach has proven to be the most
effective approach.
Should a woman carry some form of
protection? Again, its up to the woman.
Each type of "protection" has its drawbacks ,as well as its positive value. On.e
disadvantage of protective devices are
that they give woman a false sense of
security. Some forms of protection are
cans of tear gas, whistles and sirens,
screaming and holding keys between the
fingers. The common bond of these protective devices is -the emphasis on disabling an attacker, not overpowering·him.
The trauma of rape disrupts the lives of
its victims and their family and friends.
The cause of a rape is the rapist and not
the victim. No victim of rape "asks for it."
More counseling needs to be extended to
rape victims because of their tendency to
blame themselves for the crime.
English Anyone?
Chican.o Staff
Organization Scholarships
By Lourdes Villarreal
Why is English not one of the most I
popular majors among college students? (
ThE: reasons vary. While many students ~
suffer from writing anxiety, others have (
the misconception that an English major~
is useful only to those entering the teaching field. Hoping to encourage students ·•
·especially minority students, to consider
looking into the English program, Dr. ~
Judy Rosenthal, CSUF Graduate Ad- ..•
viser, spoke to La Voz on the subject.
According to Dr. Rosenthal, one of the
goals of the English Department is to
employ Chicanos and seek minority candidates for the M.A. Program. The department has hired two graduate
students, Graduate Peer Recruiters, to
recruit minority students into the English
major. Currently, there is only one
Chicano enrolled in the M.A. Program
and no Blacks.
Dr. Rosenthal also emphasized that the
department tries to help English students
financially be employing them to teach
English A and English I. The English
Department, which counts with 27 fulltime professors and 35 part -timers and
teaching assistants, has not hired for fulltime professors for the last 12 years. Dr. Rosenthal hopes that this will ·soon •
change.
The CSUF Chicano Sta'ff
Organization will be award~
ing several scholarships to
CSUF students for the Spring
1983 semester. Eligibility requirements for consideration
are:
Cre8tive Writi
1s mor
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d. 1n½ .. irtspiration ...
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.
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about writing anxiety is to not even thmi<
about it. At first the words are wrong; the
ideas are wrong; all you can do is revise
and revise your work."
'
The other reason associated with ·the
students' lack of interest in English is that
many have the misconception that the
only jobs available to English majors are in
teaching related fields. Dr. Rosenthal
pointed out that an English major is not
limited to teaching and that English is an
ideal major for those planning careers in
She then went on tc d: scuss two of the law and medicine. An English major is also
major reasons students don't seek an
useful in such areas of employment as :
English major. One reason is that stuadvertisit]q, marketing, public relations,
dents suffer from writing anxiety. Dr.
news reporting and copy writing, and
Rosenthal stated; ·'fT-he- bes-t· thing ·to· do·· ·· computer scrence: · · · . -. · . · . . .
1. A 2.5 overall college
grade point average.
2. Full time CSUF Chica-·
no/Chicana student.
3. Financial need.
4. Involvement in school
F~r students interested in the graduate
program, the department offers three
different options: literature, creative
writing, and composition. Each option
has its specific course requirements, and
all three options require 30 units beyond
the B.f\,. and a reading knowledge of one
foreign language. An undergraduate
majo·r in- English is not absolutely
necessary for admission to graduate
study. ·
For further information call Dr.
Rosnethal, extension number 2714 or the
Graduate Peer Recruiters, extension
number2448.
and/or community activitjes.
5. At least one semester of
college work c·ompleted.
Students must submit a
copy of their latest grade report with the application. Applications may be picked up
at: Core Student Affirmative
Action Outreach, EOP, La
Raza Studies, The Learning
Assistance Center, and Upward Bound. Completed typewritten applications are to be
turned in at The Learning Assistance Center.
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December 14, 1982
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seminar
Looking for the
perfeet diet?
Contiaaecl from page 3
Fuentes has been operating her tax
The National Economic Development
you to eat everything except foods containing sugars and starches. You can eat preparation business in Fresno for the Association (NEDA) is one government
bacon, Quiche Lorraine, creame cheese, past eight years and recently opened an agency designed to financially assist indi·
v~duals starting a new business. It proand
mayonaise, and still lose weight. office in Bakersfield.
Diet is a familiar four lette~ord. After
When
consulting
an
agency
for finan- vides a close personal contact, unlike
the holidays we'll all be wondering how DOES it work. There's no chance in eatthose extra pounds happened to make ing 4000 to 5000 calories and still lose. The cial assistance or advice, Fuentes said other agencies that are "commercialized
their home on our hips and thighs. Today loss of weight will be due to loss of body that it "depends upon the size and type of and lack the intimate touch."
The Latin American Business Associaour society seems geared toward slim- water. Leaving out carbohydrates is threat- business" one is interested in. Most agenness, always trying to find ways to have ening; they are vital to a well balanced cies provide information and charge for tion of Fresno also provides assistance
our cake and be thin too. All you have to diet. Without carbohydrates, headaches packaging loans; however, she does not through twice-a-month sessions that deal
do is glance through COSMOPOLI- and weakness will occur. Also high con- require a fee if you are one of her clients. primarily with business problems federal
TAN, GALMOUR, and VOGUE, to sumption of saturated fats and choles- 'The pride (I receive) in knowing that I guidelines and other difficulti~s busisee an array of beautiful women and men, toral are dangerous for people with a ten- assisted an individual is enough pay- nesses may face, and the_y sponsor varment," Fuentes commented.
ious speakers from around the ·s tate
all very disgustingly thin. The consequen· dency towards heart disease.
much
like the CBSA's yearly seminar. '
ces of all this thinness is, "quick working",
Low carbohydrates intake favors the '
"guaranteed for a new slimmer you"-· increase in blood uric acid, which causes
DIETS!
gout and puts an extra burden on the
Almost everyone knows there are kidney. If you are serious about losing
hazards that go with being overweight. weight, a more reasonable balanced apProblems that can arise are high blood proach is advised.
Foundedinl969
pressure and diseases of the heart. Many .
diets have come out promising a new you.
S gical Diets: How did the idea
Editor
DR. FREDRICK ST ARE, one of the ca
bout? AN English male nurse
countries leading nutritionalists, is a pro• weighed 322 lbs. his daily intake consisted
LourdN Vlb"eal
fessor of nutrition at the Harvard School of a whole chicken, four sandwiches, 1 lb.
Monaging Editor
of Public Health and a licensed physician. of beef, slices of toast, 1 lb. of chocolate,
DR. ELIZABETH M. WHELAN a public and gallons of sweet coffee and tea. He
Larry Ban. .
health specialist co-authored with DR. clamped his mouth shut, and for 112 days
ST ARE the book PANIC IN THE sipped milk and lost 105 lbs. DR. STARE
Photo Editor
PANTR\'. Together they rated the top and DR. WHELAN stated that this new
PedroP10 diets, illustrations diet facts that help to technique which is nothing but a hazardpick out which are good nutritional diets· ous gimmick. Locking your jaw can result
Production
and not hazardous fads.
. in shifting the position of teeth, provoke
Three of the diets discussed were~ gum disease and tooth decay. Also what
Marla Perez
Atkins Diet, Surgical DIETS, and the Last you may cough or vomit may be inhaled
Artist
Chance Diet.
into the lungs.
The Atkins D~et; According to DR.
· Staple Puncture: This consists of
Adellade Perez
ATKINS, The Atkins Diet is a non-l:arbo- planting of metal cll_ps on the outside of
Reporters
hydrate diet. When you don't eat foods the ear. Dieters wiggle the clip when they_
containq carbohydrates, your body feel hungry. A 400 calorie-a-day goes
Antllony Marquez, Bobby Rodriguez,
produces a "fat-mobilizing" hormone, along with this plan. This is another surgiYolanda Orozco,
which changes it from a carbohydrate cal gimmick. "This treatment" according
burning engine to a fat burning engine. to DR. STARE and DR. WHELAN has
This theory comes from DR. ATKINS' been effective only in causing ear inLa Voz de Aztlan is California State University Fresno's Ch icano
DIET REVOLUTION. This diet allows fections.
newspaper.
By Yolanda Orozco
LaVoz
La Voz de Aztlan is located in the Kea ts Campus Building. Editorial:
(209) 294-2486. Letters to the editor are welcomed. The newspaper
I
reserves the right to edit letters.
La Noche Antes. de "Christmas"
"Chicano" adaptation by Cecilio Orozco
Era la noche antes de Navidad cuando por toda la "house"
o se oia ningun ruido, ni siquiera un "mouse."
Las medias colgadas con muchisimo "care"
Espera n que San Nicolas se acerque por "there."
Los ninos ya duermen agusto en sus "beds"
y suenos de dulces bailan en sus "heads."
mama· en su kimono y yo en mi "cap"
nos acostamos a dar un buen "nap."
Cuando derepente se oye ta/ "clatter"
que brinco la cama a ver "what's the matter."
Voy a la ventana, pronto, como un "flash"
Abro las perslanas y levanto el "sash."
La luna en los senos de la nueva "snow"
lucia muy bonita en todo "below";
cuando derepente _
se me hizo "appear"
un trineo chiquito, con ocho "reindeer";
Con viejecito tan lindo! y tan "quick"!
Que supe de luego este es el "Saint Nick"!
Mas rapidos que aguilas sus corceles "came."
El "chiflaba" y gritaba y los 1/amaba por "name":
Que Chucho! mi Prieto! que "Prancer and Vixen"!
Que Cometa! Cupido! y "Donner y Blitz en"!
Por encima def patio y al/a por la "wall"
Vamonos, vamonos! y Vamonos "all"!
las hojas secas que con el viento "fly,"
Encuentran obstaculos y se van al "sky."
Asi es que hasta el techo, los corceros "flew,"
trineo con juguetes y el "Saint Nicholas too."
l
I
I
Y ya derepente oi en el "roof"
los bailes y toques de cada un "hoof."
Vo/tee luego, luego! y di media "round,"
y el mentado "Saint Nick" bajo con un "bound"!
Vestia de pie/es de cabeza a "foot," .
y traia la ropa 1/ena de ceniza y "soot";
todos los juguetes los traia en su "back,"
parecia vendimia abriendo su "pack."
Sus ojos, que vivos! Sonrisas, que "merry"!
Mejias rosadas, la nariz como "cherry."
Su boquita chula parecia un "bow,"
y su larga barba, blanca como "snow"!
Una pipa vieja llevaba en sus "teeth,"
y el humo fugaz parecia darle un "wreath. 11
Tenia su cara ancha, redondita "belly"
que se estremecia cuando se reia como puro "jelly."
Rechonchito y gordo como alegre "elf, 11
me rei al verlo, a pesar de "myself."
Guino con sus ojos y movio su "head,"
y pronto me dijo-No hay que "to dread."
No hablo y en silencio se metio a su "work,"
lleno ya las medias y volteo con un "jerk,"
-y poniendose el dedo juntito a su "nose"'
y dando una sena por la chimenea hizo ,>rose."
Brinco a su trineo y dio un fuerte "whistle,"
y lijeros volaron como flor de "thistle."
Pero oi que decia a como iba "out of sight,"
Feliz Navidad! y a todos, "good night"!
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December 14, 1982
La Voz de Aztlan
Christmas Greetings
~
I wish an end to "'Reagonomics"' and that
something is done to alleviate mass unempolyment and the human suffering it
leaves behind.
Rachel Mendoza
Merry Christmas Felix, the cat, and a
Happy bright succes~ul New Year.
Loue and Friendship
Patricia
A special wish to La Vaz de Aztlan:
"Haue a Happy Merry Christmas!!"
Adela
To my relatives in Corcoran, Hanford,
Lourdes: .
Tipton, Fresno, Los Angeles, San Jose
I know you're a busy lady, but I'm still
and Hollywood, may your holidays be hoping I can get to know you better. Do
prosperous and healthy. I can hardly wait you think you can fit me in your schedule
for our next reu_nion. Take it slow.
....,.,.next semester?
Larry Banales
Love,
J.L.S.
To Chuckie, Queenie, Rover, Sammy,
I'd like to wish my family, Aspen first,
Shaft, Nancy, George, Niko, Charlotte,
Duchess, Sparkplug and all the . other Upward Bound, EOP, CAMP, RSVP,
guests we have entertained, may your Las Adelitas, MEChA, CYC, and La Voz
a Merry Christmas!
days be pleasant wherever you are.
Adelaide
., Chuckie Junior
Para Elena:
_
Feliz Navidad y Prospero Ano Nuevo.
De parte de Jose
Feliz Navidad a mis Padres Ramon y
Dolores Silva.
Con Carino,
Lillean Silva
Para los Hepsters y Staff:
Llevensela bien suaue esta Navidad, y
en el ano que uiene. Muchas Gracias ·
Maria Peralez-Perez
I wish that I stay healthy, so that I can
Merry Christmas, Feliz Nauidad, to all
keep up with my busy life being a grandma, the people who know me.
To Bea Espinoza:
mother, student and that I get A's in all
Rosie Rangel .
Wishing you and your family a Merry
my classes (I can dream can't I?!!).
Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Present.
Amelia
Loue T.P. (C .P.A)
Ernestine Sorondo
Rick:
This is our first xmas together may it be
To my beloved Fiance, Rafael Garcia: ~ . . q , . ~ . . q , . ~ • ~ ~ · ~ as happy for you as it will be for me.
·
·
Loue Lori
Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year.
Raquel Benitez
With all my loveHave a Merry x-mas , ,
Your Fiance
From?
Amelia Castillo
L.A. de Wasco:
.Merry Christmas from your Favorite
To my sister, Delia, and brother,
Carlos:
·
Wishing you a uery Merry Christmas.
Su hermano,
Roberto Frausto
To the Bilingual Education staff and to
CAMP:
Merry Christmas and a Happy New·
Year.
· From Lilian Silva
I want to wish my baby, Sy John, and
my husband, Pete Ochoa, a Merry Christmas and happy 1983.
Josie Ochoa
I want to wish a Merry xmas to a very
special guy who helped me with my algebra class. I hope you have a good time in
Jordan during the xmas break.
I'd liJs.e to wish all of my students good
luck on the GRE. Peace on campus and
goodwill to the staff.
Deborah Oller
Merry Christmas to all 12 members of
my family, plus my mom and dad.
· Bonnie
B.F.
I wish CSUF students did well this fall
and can enjoy their holiday vacations.
Ernie Padilla
LAC Director
A mi clase "Spanish of the Southwest":
Yolanda Orozco:
On Christmas, I like to be with my family.
Christmas is a very special time, but it
wouldn't be as great without you. You're
the greatest sister!
Merry Christmas!
I loue you,
Sam Orozco
Feliz Nauidad al professor de" Espanol
de/ Sur Este," y ojola que el examen final
no sea dificil.
La close de Espanol
Feliz Navidad y no se les olvide estudiar para el exam final. ·
KS.
Para mi Mama y mi Papay mis herma·
Jose "Pepe" Lomeli
nos y hermanas: Feliz Navidadr
Feliz Navidad para mi familia, especialmente mi-mama, quein me compro un
boleto a Mexico.
Roberto Juarez
My secret love ... (sigh) Christmas is
that one very special day when I think of
all the people I love and that includes you!
Laue
Your secret Admirer
Yo
D.K.
To all the HEP staff, have a Merry
Christmas a Happy New Year.
Miguel Romero
I know that I'm never there for our
anniversary, but I'll be there for
Christmas.
T9 ~lr{,epsters past, present, and future:
Take pride in your achievements and
strive to obtain you goals, especially
those goals to further your education.
Vangie Gaona
R. J.
To the PASS Program staff and students:
Best wishes for a warm happy Christmas. May the new year bring much joy
and peace.
Sincerely,
Ruth Saludes
Director, PASS Program
Los Garcias les desean a nuestras
familias -Feliz Navidwd y prospero Ano
Nuevo.
To Lucky Larry: .,.
Oh Larry, Larry be so merry on ChristFeliz Nquidad y prospero one y felizidad. mas Eve because you .see, when you are
Escribeme para que me hagas feliz.
happy, you make me happy!
De parte de,
L.L.L.
Lady Luck Lety
Feliz Navidad y prospe.ro A~o Nuevo
Sr. Orozco!
Feliz Navidad to the Shaettes de BarDe parte de
rio Woods y Sycamore 1st floo r;,,suite.
sus alumnos de la clase 138
De parte de,
·
Little Joe
To Party People, Inc:
Feliz navidad y prospero a;\o nuevo y
felizidad las Shawettes de Meadow Woods,
a las Sweet Suites de Sycamore, a mis
rommates, Prepy Churros y Angie y a
Pedro y Rudy y tambien a los Amigo vol, leyba/1 team. Party Hardy.
le Ai
La Voz wishes everyone a
Merry Christmas and a Happy .
New Year!!!
Feliz Navidad y Prospero Aifo Nuevo to
all the Chicano Radicals.
De parte de,
Una Chicana-Josie V. Tamez
Merry Christmas or Feliz Nauidad, to
eve ryone at the HEP program and all
the Mini-Corps at Fresno State.
Maria.E Rios
I'd like to wish a safe and Merry
Christmas and also a New Year to everyone i~ the San Joaquin Vally.
David G. Garza/Dina
A todos los Hepsters:
Feliz Navidad y Prospero An•o Nuevo!
Veronica
Feliz Navidad Y un pr.ospero ~rTo
Nuevo a las sigl..!ientes familias: 1llarI'd give my greetings to all my brothers
real, Vasquez, Perez, Arroyo, Y Pena.
and sisters in the Victory Chapel in CenCon ·carino,
tro~ CA. to have a Merrv Christmas and
Lulu
Happy New Year.
Agustin Vidaurry
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CSU Fresno
TUESDAY, December 14, 1982
Photo by Pedro Perez
Juan Felipe-Herrera: Political Performer
By Bobby Rodriquez
Poet Juan FeJipe Herrera, the self described political performer, was on campus recently performing works from his
forthcoming books, "Exiles of Desire"
and "Akrilica".
. Herrera, the editor- of the literary
Journals:· El Tecolote Literarioa, Metamorfosis, Red Trapeze, and Vortice,
shared his poetry with an audience of
approxiametly 300 people.
The highly expressive Herrera conveyed his work through words, actions
and slides. The TROCA Rhythm and Sign
Ensemble also performed.
His work, which has been published in
a variety of national and international
journals, magazines and anthologies, mirrors the struggles that the people in Latin
America are faced with and also the
struggles that Chicanos in the U.S. are
facing.
In a taped interview Juan Felipe gave
La Voz an insight into what he feels his
poetry is about w.herehe sees the state of
Chicano art, what his message is in relation to his · poetry. The following is the
result of that interview:
La Voz: What was your childhood life
like? .
Herrera: Well, I was born in Fowler, but I
really didn't grow up in Fowler. My
parents were on a farm working trail. My
mother was 8 months pregnant at the
time we were in Fresno, and there I was,
, ready to be born to the world. We stayed
6 more months till the end of the season
and then moved on the Gilroy, Cupertino,
Stockton; and up and down California. I
was brought up like that, for the first 8
years.
La Voz: Any brothers and sisters?
Herrera: No, I. didn't have any brothers
and sisters which has been a key position
for me to be in. It 's been a key position for
me, in the sense that being an only child
and having to grow up in a very hard core
working class situation, I had to make a
choice, to go all .the way in everything I
did, because I was the only one to give it a
go. That means I had to go through alot of
things, which means poetry, which means
college, which means going into the movemiento full blast, which meant taking on
literary journals, and that kind of approach to things.
La Voz: What started you writing poetry?
Herrera: Well, it's alot of things, right? It .
was my own personal upbringing; my
family world, stories of the family, ,the
religiosity of early chicano life. They all
played a part. The world of the church
influenced me also. The mexican/chicane
moods of ecstasy that are somehow con
with the church; las fiestas, bazaars, communion, confirmation. The old corriaos were a part of it, too; the popular music of
Mexico, Pedro Infante, Maria Felix,
Piporo. Hanging around San Diego, being
brought up in Tijuana, crossing over to
see my buddies and "buddiettes" ,' going
to see boxing matches, the night clubs of
Tijuana, all that. The other thing is what
was happening in the late sixties, when I
was coming out of high school the movemiento, the turning of the world. It pushed
alot of people out of their structures, and
gave us a choice of making history in a
sense, verdad? So that's where poetry
really got going for me.
La Voz: Do you remember your first
poem?
Herrera: Yeah, I have three "first" poems.
One "first" poem was called "Electric
Hotel". It was in 1966 and it was published
in the San Diego high school newspaper.
La Voz: how old were you?
Herrera: I was 16. I was tripping on
Hermann Hesse. He had a passage in
Steppenwolf that deals with the magical
hotel, and he gqes into a dream sequence
and he goes crazy, verdad? Another
"first" poem was about the sun, all in
spanish, it was a take off of Pasternak.
The third "first" poem which got
published in 1968, in Inside Eastside, an
East L.A. Chicano paper, was called "A
Certain Man", that had to do with the
Americanization of Raza, an the eventuallgot published in "Inside the Belly of
the Shark"
.
La Voz: What kind of message are you
trying to give with your poetry?
Herrera: It's a multiple message with
pultiple voices really. I couldn't tone it
down to one. I want to give a messafe of
what poetry is, to begin at that level, at an
abstract level. It's not just a introspective
muted voice. Also it's not just shouting
your head off and spilling your guts out on
the floor about getting it together; organisate
Raza!
.
.J ,
.
La Voz: What kmd of role do you think art
plays in the Chicano Movement?
Herrera; I think it's up for grabs right now.
Some how I think that many_of the artistic
works in the realm of the -movement are
coming to a peak, to a peak of solidification and institutionalization. We no longer
have El T eatro Campesino. We now have
El Teatro Compensino Play House and
that's not bad right or good, but I'm saying
it's an institution now. It's no longer a·
raging roving troup of mad raza casting
the new formulas for the future and you
find that in other forms too So we've
created a tradition in the last 15 years and
now were faced with the weight of that
tradition we've built, in all realms: teatro,
poetry, exhibiting, and chicano productions. So do we become crushed by our
institutions, or do we adapt? We need to
re-think where we are at as artists and
come up with something else, something
more vocal and threatening, to those
things we want to change.
La Voz: More experimental?
Herrera: Yeah, I see experimenting as a
major stepping stone that has to be made.
Otherwise, we're going to crystalize into
Chicano art monoliths.
La Voz: How would chicano art be
crushed?
Herrera: In many ways. For example, a
theatre that becomes incorporated into
and joins the Theater Guild, which all
theaters and actors are a part of. You
then have to begin to c_o mpete professionally and that becomes a key issue, as
opposed to dealing with issues that are
relevant to hit at in drama. You may not
have the professional experience but you
go for it, and right now that's not the
primary issue in some of the theater
groups. Right now, the emphasis is more
on professional competition. And that's
the danger of our voice being crushedour rebellious voice not our creative
voice. We have to learn not to be comfortable and complacent about' the institutions wf ve built.
La Voz: What positive things are going
on?
Herrera: Good things are happening internally. Writers are forming groups.
There 10 to 15 writing collectives in California, and thats alot. We are beginning to .
build linkages with Mexico, South America, and The Carribean.
La Voz: How would you describe your
style of poetry?
Herrera: I'll leave that to the critics, because I would like to make it a difficult
analysis for people to figure out what my
style is. I like to have many styles in order
to address different audiences and
groups.
La Voz: What advice would you give to
future Chicano poets?
Herrera: My advice t-0 Raza writers, just
at the level of feelings is to say everything
you want to say in any form. You don't
have to compromise what you want to say
in any particular model of writing,
whether it's coming from your teacher or
any other Chicano writing books, like
Alurista, Gary Soto or myself. Definitely
break out of tradition, say what you want
to say in the most personal way you can.
That advice is at the personal level.
At the level of development, I think they
should definitely attempt to form writing
groups to share their work. Poetry will
take you to a group of people where you
get the chance to share your feelings and
expressions. Collective work is beautiful.
So I definitely encourage people to go the
creative route. Great things can happen,
we don't really need the money, all we
need is courage and love.
December 14, 1982
La Voz de Aztlan
Pase2
From the Editor
Dear Readers,
Letter to the Editor:
Fellow Agriculturists:
My term as Editor-in- · of your pets). La Vaz also Congratulations on your pursuit of a
university education at California State
hie/ of La Voz has did an extensive follow- ~niersity,
Fresno. It is especially gratifyome to -an end. This is up on the cultural arts ing to learn that you are a student in the
School of Agricultural Sciences. As you
the last issue of La Vaz specifically, the Statue of may already be aware, Chicano/Latinos
are a minority in the professional field of
or the Fall '82 semester. Tula and the Pre--. Agriclture.
This fact is disturbing since
There/ore, I would like to Columbian Art. As a fin- Agruculture is such a vast field which
offers so much opportunity for growth
take the opportunity to ishing touch, for the first locally, nationally , and throughout the
thank the students, the time La Voz used color world.
This letter is your personal invitation to
acuity, the Chicano on the front page of the attend a meeting to be held on Wednesday, Dec. 22 1982, at 4927 N. Recreation
ampus organizations, November 26th issue.
Apt.Bat 6 p.m. The purpose of the meeting will be to begin to start the groundthe community and my
Because La Voz is work for organizing a Latinos in Agriculhardworking staff for usually understaffed, I ture Student Club as CSU, Fresno as well
as provide the opportunity to get to know
making La Voz a success would like to encourage each other. Similar clubs have beeA established at Cal Poly Pomona and San Luis
this semester.
students to get involved Obispo. These clubs have been very
and provided recognition to its
Hoping to attract a with the paper next active
leaders and many other benefits to its
members that included academic growth
wider readership, as edi- semester and support and
employment opportunities. Each
tor, I tried to make the the incoming editor. Stu- student club formed becomes a recogchapter of the California Society of
paper more diversified dents need to realize that ·nized
Bilingual Agriculturists, a professional
orgainization with professional and acathis semester. The issues
demic members working in the Agricultural Sciences. The need for Latinos in
ranged from political
Agriculture Student Club at CSU,
(financial aid cuts and
Fresno can not be over emphasized, nor
the
paper
is
the
media
to
the
need to network with other students
the new proposed immiin the field of Agriculture.
ra tion bill) to feature voice their opinions and Let us start working together! Hope to
see you there. Please feel free to call me at
articles (how to take care should use _it wisely and 264-3972
if you have any questions about
extensively.
this meeting.
Lourdes Villarreal
Editor-in-Chief
Diego Celis
Graduate Student-Plant Science Dept.
Member of the Society for Bilingual
Agriculturists
CYCSet
M.E.Ch.A. at Cal State
Fresno is sponsoring their
10th Annual Chicano Youth
Conference. The Conference
will be held at. the CSUF
campus Saturday, January
15, 1983. Jt will feature career
and general interest workshops, a college and university informational fairs, guest
speakers and entetainment.
The conference is free to
high school students. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. in.
the Mens Gym.Lunch will be
provided. The conference
activities will conclude with a
dance from 6:00 to 8:00 p.ni.
For more information call
Rosemary Baiz or John
Palafox at 294-2048. Anyone
interested in being a monitor
the day of the conference
please contact Encarnacion
Ruiz at 445-5163, or contact
any member of the ~.Y.C.
committee.
TROCA Accompanies Poe_try-Re-ading
. By Bobby Rodriguez
The.TROCA Rhythm and Sign Ensemle, which performed recently with poet
Juan .Felipe Herrera in the CU, is comprised of a unique group of talented
muscians.
The group consists of: John Martinez
on congas, Abelino Martinez on tumba
and inspiration, Felix Contreras on timblaes, Gerrardq on bass, and Pedor
Ramirez color slide projectionist.
The name TROCA refers to the famil iar sight of the truck tl}at many farm workers use to get to and from work. As
Juan Felipe jokingly mentioned, "they
make a lot of noise, but they run."
.
And run they do, Brothers John and
Abel Martinez (the original TROCA) have
performed with Juan Felipe in other cities. In the spring of this year they performed with Juan in Sacramento and at a
gathering of Third World poets. Notable
poets such as Jose Montoya and Maya
Angelou were also featured. The
TROCA also performed at the Keystone
Korner in San Francisco earlier this year
at a poetry/music benefit for El Salvador,
which featured top-name San Francisco
muscians and poets. Gerrardo and Felix
were asked to join the band in its Fresno
appearance.
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The music, traditional afro/cuban _with the rhythms and other variations of
rhythms is layered over the mood of the those same rhythms, all are made to fit
poem. Felix Contreras explained further the feeling of Herrera's words."
"John and Abel have already come u~
"I think the performance worked out
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well," Felix said. "I think special mention
should go to Abel, he is only a junior in
high school, but his potentional as a congeros is very big." Felix noted.
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December 14, 1982
La Voz de Aztlan
Page3
I
Daniel Valdez visits CSUF
By Anthony Marquez
"The first props of El Teatro you could
It's been a difficult seventeen years
fit in a shoebox,"said Valdez. These props
since El Teatro Campesino first began
included pieces of string, scissors, felt
fighting for farmworkers rights.
markers and cardboard pieces.
Teatro's history was the topic in a presEl Teatro, which was maintained by
entation given Friday morning by Daniel
UFW subsidi~s, had a specific goal in
Valdez.
mind during · performances. "We were
Daniel Valdez, born in Tulare, is known
organizing on the spot with El Teatro for his role as Henry Reyna in Luis' Valdez
"said Valdez. "We knew what we wer~
·play "Zoot Suit. "Daniel, Luis' brother,
doing was something very deliberate-It·
wrote the music for Zoot Suit and has
was propaganda."
recorded several albums. He also starred
in the movie, "The China Syndrome,"
The problem of politics in art was discussed by Valdez. "Where do you draw
with Jane Fonda.
the line?" he asked. He said the answer
Valdez was working as a musician in
was in El Teatro Campesino. "The politics
San Francisco when he decided to visit
his brother, Luis, in Delano. "When I was the art at the same time as the art was
arrived in Delano I realized there was a the politics. "In addition the actors were
real cultural gap between me and the primarily farmworkers, which added
farmworkers," said Valdez. "Here I was credibility to the performances.
with my Beatles' haircut and alligator
I~ 196~ El Teatro moved to Del Rey,
California. As a result of a meeting
suit."
Daniel's visit never ended. He decided , between Cesar Chavez and Luis Valdez,
to stay with Luis and El T eatro Campe- El Teatro was officially separated from the
sino. Valdez reflected on the pitfalls and UFW. "We wanted to talk about culture
triumphs 'El Teatro experienced with the · why we speak english, why are we Indi:
United Farmworkers Union (UFW). "The ans." We were creating a cultural setting
whole· concept of El T eatro took shape to enable Chicanos to express and expewith the union," said Valdez. "Skits were rience culture," said Valdez. "The decicreated as a result of things happening in sion we made in 1968 was that we would be
Delano," he said. Little skits were created the cultural pioneers," he said.
"Zoot Suit came as a result of 17 years of
on the spot."
El Teatro Campesino tore doyVn the old defining who we are," said Valdez. "Its still
fourth wall concept. The fourth wall is the not accepted by the American public," he
one separating the actors from the added.
audience.
CBSA Seminar
By Larry Banales
Hispanic Network .
The formation of a national Hispanic writer and Rev. Alberto Vargas, S.J., who
"What's also important to remember,"
As part of the Chicano Business
Student's (CBSA) Second Annual Pro- continued Campos, "is that the world TV production company was announced has worked in educational communicafessional Seminar presentation entitled, keeps turning, and you can't stand still. at the Hispanic Catholic Communication tions for 15 years and who will be the host
"Hispanics in Business", held on Tuesday, Good things are tough to obtain. I love Conference. The new company is called of the new series.
Attending the Hispanic Catholic ComNovember 23 in the College Union, Robert challenges, but I don't like something HTN, the Hispanic Telecommunications
munication
Conference were representaNetwork,
and
its
first
objective
is
to
prothat's
handed
to
me
.
.I'll
work
for
it."
Campos and Mary Fuentes, two local
duce a weekly half-hour Catholic televi- tives from Hispanic communities across
business people, outlined various obstaCampos has done exceptional work sion series in Spanish called "Nuestra the U.S. including New York, Los
cles that CSUF students should be aware
Angeles, Arlington, Virginia, Miami and
here at CSUF. This past year his com- Familia," "Our Family."
of when entering a business.
pany offered scholarships totalling $6,000
Washington State. There were also reAdan Medrano, president of the com- presentatives from Mexico and Puerto
for business students and looks forward
"If you can't stand the heat, get out of
to offering up to $50,000 in awards within pany said, "HTN will serve the Catholic Rico.
the kitchen," said Robert Campos of
the next few years. He is also attempting Church nationally as it ministers to the
Franklin Life Insurance describing busineeds of the Hisppnic community
HTN decided to make the announceto persuade "more businesses in town to
ness today. Campos who has served the
through
the media of communications. ment during this conferencce to undersoffer students information, advice or anyFresno area for the last 27 years, stated,
thing else they might need," as part of a "He also said that the HTN production core the fact that the new company
"There's no room for play ... you're going
crew was in Chicago .shooting four pro- intends to dedicate its staff and resources
more organized effort to assist CBSA.
to get burned if you do." He also emphasgrams of the new series. The series will to serve the needs of the Church on a
Mary Fuentes, who operates the Tax feature a different city every month. national level.
ized to the students that they have an
optimistic view of the world and not have Service Incorporated firm in Fresno and While in Chicago the crew is shooting
a "defeatist attitude because of the color Bakersfield, characterized the key to documentaries about Hispanic issues af"This is truly a giant and bold step for
business as "discipline, getting out to fecting the Hispanic family.
of your skin."
Hispanic Catholics," said Rev. Virgilio
work and organizing priorities. You must
The series is funded by the Catholic Elizondo who delivered a major address
"People look for service," stated know your product to give a dependable Communication Campaign and by sev- at the conference and who is the PresiCampqs, "and you should not allow your service and feel confident" in doing so, era! religous organizations including the dent of the Mexican-American Cultural
Oblates of Mary Immaculate. It will air on Center. "It is especially noteworthy
nationality to weigh you down. Instead said Fuentes.
"To anyone going into business, " the Spanish International Network begin- because it demonstrates the strength of
you should dig and dig .. make the earth
move! Just because we have beautiful Fuentes continued, "search out all availa- , ning in January.
th~ lay Hispanic leadership in the Catholic
brown skin shouldn't get you down. Today ble data, become aware of what you're Church."
The staff of HTN includes Mr. Oscar
we are entering an Anglo-resenting getting into and be comfortable with what
H:rN headquarters are 1828 Grandaggressiveness era, and we should play you know, or else when you encounter Lawson, Pro~ucer of the new series, and stand Drive, San Antonio, Texas 78238.
the tide, the main current. The result can problems, you won't know· what's going Mr. Roberto Gutierrez, Associate Pro- (512) 680-7777.
on." You must also expect to devote
be rewarding."
'
"lots of time in the beginning, sometimes ducer. ·It also includes Rev. Saturnina
seven days ·a week and fifteen hours a Lajo, O.M.I., a pastoral theologian and
Campos said that the insurance market
day. And knowing how to hire employees
is one of the toughest fields to enter,
is a must."
"because 80% of the business is sold by
20% of the agencies." But people need to
Employee dependability remains one of
"locate the hunger, demand and go for it. the most important aspects of your busiConsistence and persistence is the name ness' success, "because if you can't rely
of the game."
on them to represent your business, who
can you rely on?" questioned Fuentes.
Intensive 30-hour Graduate Records Examination
"Even if you've been in business for 20 "Your employees have to be the gogetters.
You're
likely
to
lose
87%
of
them
years, you should always remember that
preparation course
original hunger when you first began and the first year."
Covers all sections: verbal, analytical, quantitative
continue the same appetite," Campos
When selecting employees Fuentes prefers
GRE test.-taking techniques
"their interview presentation, as opposed
said.
Janu~ry 10-14 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
to their application and would rather hire
Campos reflected back for a moment in workers who don't have as much expeCost: 180.00 class size limlted
silence. "I can remember what my father rience, so that (she) can train them."
Presented
by Educational Development
told me when I was younger. He said, 'The When going for an interview "thirty seconds
-proven test-preparation experience
big kids will usually beat the smaller kids, is all it takes to sell oneself."
but if your small, you can still beat thefor reservation & information call: 226-0792
bigger kids.' In other words, use your
head. You can do just about anything you
continued on page 7
want with the right attitude."
see Seminar
GRE WITHOUT FEAR
ll!Nurse assistant Josie Adame takes care of John Jr. while Dr. Randall S. Haun takes care of Ellen Romero's cesarea
Herminia Cisneros, background, brought her daughter in to the clinic because of
bumps on her body and in her mouth. FNP LydiaPerez informs her its the Chicken Pox, as she
examines Candeladia.
-
Receptionist notes information needed fr
treated.
Affordable Health Care at ·
Sequoia Clinic
The Sequoia Health Clinic, .
located southeast of Kings Canyon avenue, is the only medical
facility available to southeast
Fresno residents, besides Valley Medical Center.
What makes the Sequoia C/in ic unique is that service
charges are based on the patient's income. It also does not
deny medical treatment because someone is not able to
pay a deposit or fill out a MediCal form.
These were the reasons why
Sequoia filed a suit against the
Board of .Supervisors · after it
established a policy in May,
1981, that allowed VMC to require a cash deposit of a MediCal application before care
would be given to undocumented aliens.
Pregnant wives of undocumented aliens were not being
treated at VMC because they
were forced to apply for MediCal, fearing possible deportation. As a result, women were
not given appropriate p!enatal
care.
l~g summary decision Thursday, Judge Charles F. Hamlin
ruled that undocumented aliens who are county residents
are entitled to non-emergency
health care. He also ruled that
VMC can not deny care on the
basis of delinquent patient accounts.
Herminia Cisneros, the wife
of an undocumented farrri'worker, started going to Sequoia because VMC was charging her too much. "They
charged over a hundred do/-
lars one time when I went for a
check-up," Cisneros said.
"Here they charge me according to what my husband earns."
The Sequoia clinic, non-profit and funded by the Jederal
and state governments, will
have three full time physicians
by January. The clinic was established in 1978, with only a
Family Nurse Practitioner taking on the task of treating a
steady flow of sick children and
pregnant women. The clinic today sees an average of 30 patients a day and is open five
days a week.
Photo story by Pedro Perez
's Medi-Cal
card in order to be
LVN Adela Ayala says, "We see an average of 30 patients a day."
~ V~z de· Aztlan
Page6
December 14, 1982
Rape:
Facts and Preventive Measures
By Anthony Marquez
A rape occurs every six minutes in the --Forty percent of the victims raped are
United States, and accounts for six per- friends, acquaintances or family memcent of all violent crimes. In 1980, the bers.
Federal Bureau of Investigation reported
82,000 victims of rape. But there are esti- --Eighty to 90 percent of rapes involved
mates that 48 to 90 percent of all rapes are people of the same race.
not reported.
More rapes occur in jhe home than in --The typical rapist' is more interested in
any other place and between 6 p.m. and power, seeking to humiliate and degrade
midnight than at any other time. Other the victim, than in sex.
f a,c t s a b o u t r a p e , a c c o r d -Seventy-three percent of rapists don't use
ing to Good Housekeeping, are:
a weapon except threats of death and
--The number of reported rapes per bodily harm against the victim Where
100,000 women in the population has weapons were used, 34 percent involved
more than tripled in the last 15 years. This guns, 44 percent knives, and the rest
other weapons.
is an increase of over 200 percent.
--The chances of a woman being raped
sometime during her lifetime are now one
in ten.
--More than 300 of the 21,860 murd~rs
reported in 1980 resulted from sex
offenses.
--The highest incidence is in summer; the --In rape cases the odds are about even
lowest in winter.
· there will never be a trial, and if there are
trials, about half the defendents will either
--The West had the highest figures with be acquitted or dismissed. Of those con101 rapes per 100,000 females, followed victed, two out of five defendents will be
·by the South with 75 per 100,000. The convicted of a lesser offense.
Northeastern states showed the lowest
figures with 53 per 100,000.
--Most victims of rape are 16 to 19 years of
age, followed by 20 to 24 and then J2 to
Another precaution involves, when and
if, you have to walk alone at night in a
deserted, poorly lit area with little traffic,
walk in the middle of the street, keeping
parked,cars between you and any potential assailant(s). Don't walk with your
head dqwn and ~eep an eye ~n t~e people
atound you. If you feel you're being followed, turn around to check, signaling to
anyone behind you that you know he is
there an '. that you are not an easy target.
Attack s look for people who project an
image of helplessness and.vulnerability.
Other precautions suggested by rape
counselors, police officers and other
experts include:
--Never invite a person you meet in the
street, at a dance or anyother public place
to be alone with you in your residence.
--If you decide to go somewhere alone or
with a date you don't know well, tell
someone and be sure your date knows
this was done. ,
--Always lock your car and don't park in
isolated areas.
Any female may become the victim of
--When walking, never take shortcuts
rape. Factors such as youth, advanced
through alleys or vacant lots, and walk
age, physical homeliness and "straight"
near the curb.
lifestyle do not provideafoolprooof deterrent to sexual assault (rape). The most
obvious precaution is to never let a --Leave lights on in your house and at the
stranger enter your house. A workman or . entranc~; approach your door with key in
hand.
deliver~ man may seem above suspicion,
but y_ou should still ask for identification. If --If you are single and living alone, use only
there are any doubts, call the company he initials before your last name in the phone:
says he represents prior to admitting him. book and building directories.
15.
--Fifty-four percent of all forcible rape
arrests in 1980 were of nine males under
the age of 25; 29 percent were between 18
and 22.
--Fifty-one percent of the rape arrests
were white (induding 11 percent Hispanics), and 48 percent black.
Resistance and possible escape by the
victim of a rape involves decisions and
choices. The woman must determine her
chances of escape and wheter she risks
injury by resistance. She must first assess
the situation logically and calmly. Is the
assailant alone? Is he armed? Is he drunk?
Can you call for help? These are some
questions that must be answered by the
woman in a matter of seconds.
The ~oman needs to determine
whether the assailant seems to be an
angry or violent type or one who might be
disuaded by someform of resistance. If he
has a weapon, then a non-violent
approach may be safer. On the other
hand, if the offender is someone the victim knows, she may have a better chance
of resisting and or escaping. The two
methods of resisting are physical (kicking,
shoving, hitting) and nonphysical (screaming, talking, running away). The nonphysical approach has proven to be the most
effective approach.
Should a woman carry some form of
protection? Again, its up to the woman.
Each type of "protection" has its drawbacks ,as well as its positive value. On.e
disadvantage of protective devices are
that they give woman a false sense of
security. Some forms of protection are
cans of tear gas, whistles and sirens,
screaming and holding keys between the
fingers. The common bond of these protective devices is -the emphasis on disabling an attacker, not overpowering·him.
The trauma of rape disrupts the lives of
its victims and their family and friends.
The cause of a rape is the rapist and not
the victim. No victim of rape "asks for it."
More counseling needs to be extended to
rape victims because of their tendency to
blame themselves for the crime.
English Anyone?
Chican.o Staff
Organization Scholarships
By Lourdes Villarreal
Why is English not one of the most I
popular majors among college students? (
ThE: reasons vary. While many students ~
suffer from writing anxiety, others have (
the misconception that an English major~
is useful only to those entering the teaching field. Hoping to encourage students ·•
·especially minority students, to consider
looking into the English program, Dr. ~
Judy Rosenthal, CSUF Graduate Ad- ..•
viser, spoke to La Voz on the subject.
According to Dr. Rosenthal, one of the
goals of the English Department is to
employ Chicanos and seek minority candidates for the M.A. Program. The department has hired two graduate
students, Graduate Peer Recruiters, to
recruit minority students into the English
major. Currently, there is only one
Chicano enrolled in the M.A. Program
and no Blacks.
Dr. Rosenthal also emphasized that the
department tries to help English students
financially be employing them to teach
English A and English I. The English
Department, which counts with 27 fulltime professors and 35 part -timers and
teaching assistants, has not hired for fulltime professors for the last 12 years. Dr. Rosenthal hopes that this will ·soon •
change.
The CSUF Chicano Sta'ff
Organization will be award~
ing several scholarships to
CSUF students for the Spring
1983 semester. Eligibility requirements for consideration
are:
Cre8tive Writi
1s mor
... ...
d. 1n½ .. irtspiration ...
...h://
.
'·
about writing anxiety is to not even thmi<
about it. At first the words are wrong; the
ideas are wrong; all you can do is revise
and revise your work."
'
The other reason associated with ·the
students' lack of interest in English is that
many have the misconception that the
only jobs available to English majors are in
teaching related fields. Dr. Rosenthal
pointed out that an English major is not
limited to teaching and that English is an
ideal major for those planning careers in
She then went on tc d: scuss two of the law and medicine. An English major is also
major reasons students don't seek an
useful in such areas of employment as :
English major. One reason is that stuadvertisit]q, marketing, public relations,
dents suffer from writing anxiety. Dr.
news reporting and copy writing, and
Rosenthal stated; ·'fT-he- bes-t· thing ·to· do·· ·· computer scrence: · · · . -. · . · . . .
1. A 2.5 overall college
grade point average.
2. Full time CSUF Chica-·
no/Chicana student.
3. Financial need.
4. Involvement in school
F~r students interested in the graduate
program, the department offers three
different options: literature, creative
writing, and composition. Each option
has its specific course requirements, and
all three options require 30 units beyond
the B.f\,. and a reading knowledge of one
foreign language. An undergraduate
majo·r in- English is not absolutely
necessary for admission to graduate
study. ·
For further information call Dr.
Rosnethal, extension number 2714 or the
Graduate Peer Recruiters, extension
number2448.
and/or community activitjes.
5. At least one semester of
college work c·ompleted.
Students must submit a
copy of their latest grade report with the application. Applications may be picked up
at: Core Student Affirmative
Action Outreach, EOP, La
Raza Studies, The Learning
Assistance Center, and Upward Bound. Completed typewritten applications are to be
turned in at The Learning Assistance Center.
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December 14, 1982
Page7
seminar
Looking for the
perfeet diet?
Contiaaecl from page 3
Fuentes has been operating her tax
The National Economic Development
you to eat everything except foods containing sugars and starches. You can eat preparation business in Fresno for the Association (NEDA) is one government
bacon, Quiche Lorraine, creame cheese, past eight years and recently opened an agency designed to financially assist indi·
v~duals starting a new business. It proand
mayonaise, and still lose weight. office in Bakersfield.
Diet is a familiar four lette~ord. After
When
consulting
an
agency
for finan- vides a close personal contact, unlike
the holidays we'll all be wondering how DOES it work. There's no chance in eatthose extra pounds happened to make ing 4000 to 5000 calories and still lose. The cial assistance or advice, Fuentes said other agencies that are "commercialized
their home on our hips and thighs. Today loss of weight will be due to loss of body that it "depends upon the size and type of and lack the intimate touch."
The Latin American Business Associaour society seems geared toward slim- water. Leaving out carbohydrates is threat- business" one is interested in. Most agenness, always trying to find ways to have ening; they are vital to a well balanced cies provide information and charge for tion of Fresno also provides assistance
our cake and be thin too. All you have to diet. Without carbohydrates, headaches packaging loans; however, she does not through twice-a-month sessions that deal
do is glance through COSMOPOLI- and weakness will occur. Also high con- require a fee if you are one of her clients. primarily with business problems federal
TAN, GALMOUR, and VOGUE, to sumption of saturated fats and choles- 'The pride (I receive) in knowing that I guidelines and other difficulti~s busisee an array of beautiful women and men, toral are dangerous for people with a ten- assisted an individual is enough pay- nesses may face, and the_y sponsor varment," Fuentes commented.
ious speakers from around the ·s tate
all very disgustingly thin. The consequen· dency towards heart disease.
much
like the CBSA's yearly seminar. '
ces of all this thinness is, "quick working",
Low carbohydrates intake favors the '
"guaranteed for a new slimmer you"-· increase in blood uric acid, which causes
DIETS!
gout and puts an extra burden on the
Almost everyone knows there are kidney. If you are serious about losing
hazards that go with being overweight. weight, a more reasonable balanced apProblems that can arise are high blood proach is advised.
Foundedinl969
pressure and diseases of the heart. Many .
diets have come out promising a new you.
S gical Diets: How did the idea
Editor
DR. FREDRICK ST ARE, one of the ca
bout? AN English male nurse
countries leading nutritionalists, is a pro• weighed 322 lbs. his daily intake consisted
LourdN Vlb"eal
fessor of nutrition at the Harvard School of a whole chicken, four sandwiches, 1 lb.
Monaging Editor
of Public Health and a licensed physician. of beef, slices of toast, 1 lb. of chocolate,
DR. ELIZABETH M. WHELAN a public and gallons of sweet coffee and tea. He
Larry Ban. .
health specialist co-authored with DR. clamped his mouth shut, and for 112 days
ST ARE the book PANIC IN THE sipped milk and lost 105 lbs. DR. STARE
Photo Editor
PANTR\'. Together they rated the top and DR. WHELAN stated that this new
PedroP10 diets, illustrations diet facts that help to technique which is nothing but a hazardpick out which are good nutritional diets· ous gimmick. Locking your jaw can result
Production
and not hazardous fads.
. in shifting the position of teeth, provoke
Three of the diets discussed were~ gum disease and tooth decay. Also what
Marla Perez
Atkins Diet, Surgical DIETS, and the Last you may cough or vomit may be inhaled
Artist
Chance Diet.
into the lungs.
The Atkins D~et; According to DR.
· Staple Puncture: This consists of
Adellade Perez
ATKINS, The Atkins Diet is a non-l:arbo- planting of metal cll_ps on the outside of
Reporters
hydrate diet. When you don't eat foods the ear. Dieters wiggle the clip when they_
containq carbohydrates, your body feel hungry. A 400 calorie-a-day goes
Antllony Marquez, Bobby Rodriguez,
produces a "fat-mobilizing" hormone, along with this plan. This is another surgiYolanda Orozco,
which changes it from a carbohydrate cal gimmick. "This treatment" according
burning engine to a fat burning engine. to DR. STARE and DR. WHELAN has
This theory comes from DR. ATKINS' been effective only in causing ear inLa Voz de Aztlan is California State University Fresno's Ch icano
DIET REVOLUTION. This diet allows fections.
newspaper.
By Yolanda Orozco
LaVoz
La Voz de Aztlan is located in the Kea ts Campus Building. Editorial:
(209) 294-2486. Letters to the editor are welcomed. The newspaper
I
reserves the right to edit letters.
La Noche Antes. de "Christmas"
"Chicano" adaptation by Cecilio Orozco
Era la noche antes de Navidad cuando por toda la "house"
o se oia ningun ruido, ni siquiera un "mouse."
Las medias colgadas con muchisimo "care"
Espera n que San Nicolas se acerque por "there."
Los ninos ya duermen agusto en sus "beds"
y suenos de dulces bailan en sus "heads."
mama· en su kimono y yo en mi "cap"
nos acostamos a dar un buen "nap."
Cuando derepente se oye ta/ "clatter"
que brinco la cama a ver "what's the matter."
Voy a la ventana, pronto, como un "flash"
Abro las perslanas y levanto el "sash."
La luna en los senos de la nueva "snow"
lucia muy bonita en todo "below";
cuando derepente _
se me hizo "appear"
un trineo chiquito, con ocho "reindeer";
Con viejecito tan lindo! y tan "quick"!
Que supe de luego este es el "Saint Nick"!
Mas rapidos que aguilas sus corceles "came."
El "chiflaba" y gritaba y los 1/amaba por "name":
Que Chucho! mi Prieto! que "Prancer and Vixen"!
Que Cometa! Cupido! y "Donner y Blitz en"!
Por encima def patio y al/a por la "wall"
Vamonos, vamonos! y Vamonos "all"!
las hojas secas que con el viento "fly,"
Encuentran obstaculos y se van al "sky."
Asi es que hasta el techo, los corceros "flew,"
trineo con juguetes y el "Saint Nicholas too."
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Y ya derepente oi en el "roof"
los bailes y toques de cada un "hoof."
Vo/tee luego, luego! y di media "round,"
y el mentado "Saint Nick" bajo con un "bound"!
Vestia de pie/es de cabeza a "foot," .
y traia la ropa 1/ena de ceniza y "soot";
todos los juguetes los traia en su "back,"
parecia vendimia abriendo su "pack."
Sus ojos, que vivos! Sonrisas, que "merry"!
Mejias rosadas, la nariz como "cherry."
Su boquita chula parecia un "bow,"
y su larga barba, blanca como "snow"!
Una pipa vieja llevaba en sus "teeth,"
y el humo fugaz parecia darle un "wreath. 11
Tenia su cara ancha, redondita "belly"
que se estremecia cuando se reia como puro "jelly."
Rechonchito y gordo como alegre "elf, 11
me rei al verlo, a pesar de "myself."
Guino con sus ojos y movio su "head,"
y pronto me dijo-No hay que "to dread."
No hablo y en silencio se metio a su "work,"
lleno ya las medias y volteo con un "jerk,"
-y poniendose el dedo juntito a su "nose"'
y dando una sena por la chimenea hizo ,>rose."
Brinco a su trineo y dio un fuerte "whistle,"
y lijeros volaron como flor de "thistle."
Pero oi que decia a como iba "out of sight,"
Feliz Navidad! y a todos, "good night"!
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December 14, 1982
La Voz de Aztlan
Christmas Greetings
~
I wish an end to "'Reagonomics"' and that
something is done to alleviate mass unempolyment and the human suffering it
leaves behind.
Rachel Mendoza
Merry Christmas Felix, the cat, and a
Happy bright succes~ul New Year.
Loue and Friendship
Patricia
A special wish to La Vaz de Aztlan:
"Haue a Happy Merry Christmas!!"
Adela
To my relatives in Corcoran, Hanford,
Lourdes: .
Tipton, Fresno, Los Angeles, San Jose
I know you're a busy lady, but I'm still
and Hollywood, may your holidays be hoping I can get to know you better. Do
prosperous and healthy. I can hardly wait you think you can fit me in your schedule
for our next reu_nion. Take it slow.
....,.,.next semester?
Larry Banales
Love,
J.L.S.
To Chuckie, Queenie, Rover, Sammy,
I'd like to wish my family, Aspen first,
Shaft, Nancy, George, Niko, Charlotte,
Duchess, Sparkplug and all the . other Upward Bound, EOP, CAMP, RSVP,
guests we have entertained, may your Las Adelitas, MEChA, CYC, and La Voz
a Merry Christmas!
days be pleasant wherever you are.
Adelaide
., Chuckie Junior
Para Elena:
_
Feliz Navidad y Prospero Ano Nuevo.
De parte de Jose
Feliz Navidad a mis Padres Ramon y
Dolores Silva.
Con Carino,
Lillean Silva
Para los Hepsters y Staff:
Llevensela bien suaue esta Navidad, y
en el ano que uiene. Muchas Gracias ·
Maria Peralez-Perez
I wish that I stay healthy, so that I can
Merry Christmas, Feliz Nauidad, to all
keep up with my busy life being a grandma, the people who know me.
To Bea Espinoza:
mother, student and that I get A's in all
Rosie Rangel .
Wishing you and your family a Merry
my classes (I can dream can't I?!!).
Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Present.
Amelia
Loue T.P. (C .P.A)
Ernestine Sorondo
Rick:
This is our first xmas together may it be
To my beloved Fiance, Rafael Garcia: ~ . . q , . ~ . . q , . ~ • ~ ~ · ~ as happy for you as it will be for me.
·
·
Loue Lori
Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year.
Raquel Benitez
With all my loveHave a Merry x-mas , ,
Your Fiance
From?
Amelia Castillo
L.A. de Wasco:
.Merry Christmas from your Favorite
To my sister, Delia, and brother,
Carlos:
·
Wishing you a uery Merry Christmas.
Su hermano,
Roberto Frausto
To the Bilingual Education staff and to
CAMP:
Merry Christmas and a Happy New·
Year.
· From Lilian Silva
I want to wish my baby, Sy John, and
my husband, Pete Ochoa, a Merry Christmas and happy 1983.
Josie Ochoa
I want to wish a Merry xmas to a very
special guy who helped me with my algebra class. I hope you have a good time in
Jordan during the xmas break.
I'd liJs.e to wish all of my students good
luck on the GRE. Peace on campus and
goodwill to the staff.
Deborah Oller
Merry Christmas to all 12 members of
my family, plus my mom and dad.
· Bonnie
B.F.
I wish CSUF students did well this fall
and can enjoy their holiday vacations.
Ernie Padilla
LAC Director
A mi clase "Spanish of the Southwest":
Yolanda Orozco:
On Christmas, I like to be with my family.
Christmas is a very special time, but it
wouldn't be as great without you. You're
the greatest sister!
Merry Christmas!
I loue you,
Sam Orozco
Feliz Nauidad al professor de" Espanol
de/ Sur Este," y ojola que el examen final
no sea dificil.
La close de Espanol
Feliz Navidad y no se les olvide estudiar para el exam final. ·
KS.
Para mi Mama y mi Papay mis herma·
Jose "Pepe" Lomeli
nos y hermanas: Feliz Navidadr
Feliz Navidad para mi familia, especialmente mi-mama, quein me compro un
boleto a Mexico.
Roberto Juarez
My secret love ... (sigh) Christmas is
that one very special day when I think of
all the people I love and that includes you!
Laue
Your secret Admirer
Yo
D.K.
To all the HEP staff, have a Merry
Christmas a Happy New Year.
Miguel Romero
I know that I'm never there for our
anniversary, but I'll be there for
Christmas.
T9 ~lr{,epsters past, present, and future:
Take pride in your achievements and
strive to obtain you goals, especially
those goals to further your education.
Vangie Gaona
R. J.
To the PASS Program staff and students:
Best wishes for a warm happy Christmas. May the new year bring much joy
and peace.
Sincerely,
Ruth Saludes
Director, PASS Program
Los Garcias les desean a nuestras
familias -Feliz Navidwd y prospero Ano
Nuevo.
To Lucky Larry: .,.
Oh Larry, Larry be so merry on ChristFeliz Nquidad y prospero one y felizidad. mas Eve because you .see, when you are
Escribeme para que me hagas feliz.
happy, you make me happy!
De parte de,
L.L.L.
Lady Luck Lety
Feliz Navidad y prospe.ro A~o Nuevo
Sr. Orozco!
Feliz Navidad to the Shaettes de BarDe parte de
rio Woods y Sycamore 1st floo r;,,suite.
sus alumnos de la clase 138
De parte de,
·
Little Joe
To Party People, Inc:
Feliz navidad y prospero a;\o nuevo y
felizidad las Shawettes de Meadow Woods,
a las Sweet Suites de Sycamore, a mis
rommates, Prepy Churros y Angie y a
Pedro y Rudy y tambien a los Amigo vol, leyba/1 team. Party Hardy.
le Ai
La Voz wishes everyone a
Merry Christmas and a Happy .
New Year!!!
Feliz Navidad y Prospero Aifo Nuevo to
all the Chicano Radicals.
De parte de,
Una Chicana-Josie V. Tamez
Merry Christmas or Feliz Nauidad, to
eve ryone at the HEP program and all
the Mini-Corps at Fresno State.
Maria.E Rios
I'd like to wish a safe and Merry
Christmas and also a New Year to everyone i~ the San Joaquin Vally.
David G. Garza/Dina
A todos los Hepsters:
Feliz Navidad y Prospero An•o Nuevo!
Veronica
Feliz Navidad Y un pr.ospero ~rTo
Nuevo a las sigl..!ientes familias: 1llarI'd give my greetings to all my brothers
real, Vasquez, Perez, Arroyo, Y Pena.
and sisters in the Victory Chapel in CenCon ·carino,
tro~ CA. to have a Merrv Christmas and
Lulu
Happy New Year.
Agustin Vidaurry
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CSU Fresno
TUESDAY, December 14, 1982
Photo by Pedro Perez
Juan Felipe-Herrera: Political Performer
By Bobby Rodriquez
Poet Juan FeJipe Herrera, the self described political performer, was on campus recently performing works from his
forthcoming books, "Exiles of Desire"
and "Akrilica".
. Herrera, the editor- of the literary
Journals:· El Tecolote Literarioa, Metamorfosis, Red Trapeze, and Vortice,
shared his poetry with an audience of
approxiametly 300 people.
The highly expressive Herrera conveyed his work through words, actions
and slides. The TROCA Rhythm and Sign
Ensemble also performed.
His work, which has been published in
a variety of national and international
journals, magazines and anthologies, mirrors the struggles that the people in Latin
America are faced with and also the
struggles that Chicanos in the U.S. are
facing.
In a taped interview Juan Felipe gave
La Voz an insight into what he feels his
poetry is about w.herehe sees the state of
Chicano art, what his message is in relation to his · poetry. The following is the
result of that interview:
La Voz: What was your childhood life
like? .
Herrera: Well, I was born in Fowler, but I
really didn't grow up in Fowler. My
parents were on a farm working trail. My
mother was 8 months pregnant at the
time we were in Fresno, and there I was,
, ready to be born to the world. We stayed
6 more months till the end of the season
and then moved on the Gilroy, Cupertino,
Stockton; and up and down California. I
was brought up like that, for the first 8
years.
La Voz: Any brothers and sisters?
Herrera: No, I. didn't have any brothers
and sisters which has been a key position
for me to be in. It 's been a key position for
me, in the sense that being an only child
and having to grow up in a very hard core
working class situation, I had to make a
choice, to go all .the way in everything I
did, because I was the only one to give it a
go. That means I had to go through alot of
things, which means poetry, which means
college, which means going into the movemiento full blast, which meant taking on
literary journals, and that kind of approach to things.
La Voz: What started you writing poetry?
Herrera: Well, it's alot of things, right? It .
was my own personal upbringing; my
family world, stories of the family, ,the
religiosity of early chicano life. They all
played a part. The world of the church
influenced me also. The mexican/chicane
moods of ecstasy that are somehow con
with the church; las fiestas, bazaars, communion, confirmation. The old corriaos were a part of it, too; the popular music of
Mexico, Pedro Infante, Maria Felix,
Piporo. Hanging around San Diego, being
brought up in Tijuana, crossing over to
see my buddies and "buddiettes" ,' going
to see boxing matches, the night clubs of
Tijuana, all that. The other thing is what
was happening in the late sixties, when I
was coming out of high school the movemiento, the turning of the world. It pushed
alot of people out of their structures, and
gave us a choice of making history in a
sense, verdad? So that's where poetry
really got going for me.
La Voz: Do you remember your first
poem?
Herrera: Yeah, I have three "first" poems.
One "first" poem was called "Electric
Hotel". It was in 1966 and it was published
in the San Diego high school newspaper.
La Voz: how old were you?
Herrera: I was 16. I was tripping on
Hermann Hesse. He had a passage in
Steppenwolf that deals with the magical
hotel, and he gqes into a dream sequence
and he goes crazy, verdad? Another
"first" poem was about the sun, all in
spanish, it was a take off of Pasternak.
The third "first" poem which got
published in 1968, in Inside Eastside, an
East L.A. Chicano paper, was called "A
Certain Man", that had to do with the
Americanization of Raza, an the eventuallgot published in "Inside the Belly of
the Shark"
.
La Voz: What kind of message are you
trying to give with your poetry?
Herrera: It's a multiple message with
pultiple voices really. I couldn't tone it
down to one. I want to give a messafe of
what poetry is, to begin at that level, at an
abstract level. It's not just a introspective
muted voice. Also it's not just shouting
your head off and spilling your guts out on
the floor about getting it together; organisate
Raza!
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La Voz: What kmd of role do you think art
plays in the Chicano Movement?
Herrera; I think it's up for grabs right now.
Some how I think that many_of the artistic
works in the realm of the -movement are
coming to a peak, to a peak of solidification and institutionalization. We no longer
have El T eatro Campesino. We now have
El Teatro Compensino Play House and
that's not bad right or good, but I'm saying
it's an institution now. It's no longer a·
raging roving troup of mad raza casting
the new formulas for the future and you
find that in other forms too So we've
created a tradition in the last 15 years and
now were faced with the weight of that
tradition we've built, in all realms: teatro,
poetry, exhibiting, and chicano productions. So do we become crushed by our
institutions, or do we adapt? We need to
re-think where we are at as artists and
come up with something else, something
more vocal and threatening, to those
things we want to change.
La Voz: More experimental?
Herrera: Yeah, I see experimenting as a
major stepping stone that has to be made.
Otherwise, we're going to crystalize into
Chicano art monoliths.
La Voz: How would chicano art be
crushed?
Herrera: In many ways. For example, a
theatre that becomes incorporated into
and joins the Theater Guild, which all
theaters and actors are a part of. You
then have to begin to c_o mpete professionally and that becomes a key issue, as
opposed to dealing with issues that are
relevant to hit at in drama. You may not
have the professional experience but you
go for it, and right now that's not the
primary issue in some of the theater
groups. Right now, the emphasis is more
on professional competition. And that's
the danger of our voice being crushedour rebellious voice not our creative
voice. We have to learn not to be comfortable and complacent about' the institutions wf ve built.
La Voz: What positive things are going
on?
Herrera: Good things are happening internally. Writers are forming groups.
There 10 to 15 writing collectives in California, and thats alot. We are beginning to .
build linkages with Mexico, South America, and The Carribean.
La Voz: How would you describe your
style of poetry?
Herrera: I'll leave that to the critics, because I would like to make it a difficult
analysis for people to figure out what my
style is. I like to have many styles in order
to address different audiences and
groups.
La Voz: What advice would you give to
future Chicano poets?
Herrera: My advice t-0 Raza writers, just
at the level of feelings is to say everything
you want to say in any form. You don't
have to compromise what you want to say
in any particular model of writing,
whether it's coming from your teacher or
any other Chicano writing books, like
Alurista, Gary Soto or myself. Definitely
break out of tradition, say what you want
to say in the most personal way you can.
That advice is at the personal level.
At the level of development, I think they
should definitely attempt to form writing
groups to share their work. Poetry will
take you to a group of people where you
get the chance to share your feelings and
expressions. Collective work is beautiful.
So I definitely encourage people to go the
creative route. Great things can happen,
we don't really need the money, all we
need is courage and love.
December 14, 1982
La Voz de Aztlan
Pase2
From the Editor
Dear Readers,
Letter to the Editor:
Fellow Agriculturists:
My term as Editor-in- · of your pets). La Vaz also Congratulations on your pursuit of a
university education at California State
hie/ of La Voz has did an extensive follow- ~niersity,
Fresno. It is especially gratifyome to -an end. This is up on the cultural arts ing to learn that you are a student in the
School of Agricultural Sciences. As you
the last issue of La Vaz specifically, the Statue of may already be aware, Chicano/Latinos
are a minority in the professional field of
or the Fall '82 semester. Tula and the Pre--. Agriclture.
This fact is disturbing since
There/ore, I would like to Columbian Art. As a fin- Agruculture is such a vast field which
offers so much opportunity for growth
take the opportunity to ishing touch, for the first locally, nationally , and throughout the
thank the students, the time La Voz used color world.
This letter is your personal invitation to
acuity, the Chicano on the front page of the attend a meeting to be held on Wednesday, Dec. 22 1982, at 4927 N. Recreation
ampus organizations, November 26th issue.
Apt.Bat 6 p.m. The purpose of the meeting will be to begin to start the groundthe community and my
Because La Voz is work for organizing a Latinos in Agriculhardworking staff for usually understaffed, I ture Student Club as CSU, Fresno as well
as provide the opportunity to get to know
making La Voz a success would like to encourage each other. Similar clubs have beeA established at Cal Poly Pomona and San Luis
this semester.
students to get involved Obispo. These clubs have been very
and provided recognition to its
Hoping to attract a with the paper next active
leaders and many other benefits to its
members that included academic growth
wider readership, as edi- semester and support and
employment opportunities. Each
tor, I tried to make the the incoming editor. Stu- student club formed becomes a recogchapter of the California Society of
paper more diversified dents need to realize that ·nized
Bilingual Agriculturists, a professional
orgainization with professional and acathis semester. The issues
demic members working in the Agricultural Sciences. The need for Latinos in
ranged from political
Agriculture Student Club at CSU,
(financial aid cuts and
Fresno can not be over emphasized, nor
the
paper
is
the
media
to
the
need to network with other students
the new proposed immiin the field of Agriculture.
ra tion bill) to feature voice their opinions and Let us start working together! Hope to
see you there. Please feel free to call me at
articles (how to take care should use _it wisely and 264-3972
if you have any questions about
extensively.
this meeting.
Lourdes Villarreal
Editor-in-Chief
Diego Celis
Graduate Student-Plant Science Dept.
Member of the Society for Bilingual
Agriculturists
CYCSet
M.E.Ch.A. at Cal State
Fresno is sponsoring their
10th Annual Chicano Youth
Conference. The Conference
will be held at. the CSUF
campus Saturday, January
15, 1983. Jt will feature career
and general interest workshops, a college and university informational fairs, guest
speakers and entetainment.
The conference is free to
high school students. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. in.
the Mens Gym.Lunch will be
provided. The conference
activities will conclude with a
dance from 6:00 to 8:00 p.ni.
For more information call
Rosemary Baiz or John
Palafox at 294-2048. Anyone
interested in being a monitor
the day of the conference
please contact Encarnacion
Ruiz at 445-5163, or contact
any member of the ~.Y.C.
committee.
TROCA Accompanies Poe_try-Re-ading
. By Bobby Rodriguez
The.TROCA Rhythm and Sign Ensemle, which performed recently with poet
Juan .Felipe Herrera in the CU, is comprised of a unique group of talented
muscians.
The group consists of: John Martinez
on congas, Abelino Martinez on tumba
and inspiration, Felix Contreras on timblaes, Gerrardq on bass, and Pedor
Ramirez color slide projectionist.
The name TROCA refers to the famil iar sight of the truck tl}at many farm workers use to get to and from work. As
Juan Felipe jokingly mentioned, "they
make a lot of noise, but they run."
.
And run they do, Brothers John and
Abel Martinez (the original TROCA) have
performed with Juan Felipe in other cities. In the spring of this year they performed with Juan in Sacramento and at a
gathering of Third World poets. Notable
poets such as Jose Montoya and Maya
Angelou were also featured. The
TROCA also performed at the Keystone
Korner in San Francisco earlier this year
at a poetry/music benefit for El Salvador,
which featured top-name San Francisco
muscians and poets. Gerrardo and Felix
were asked to join the band in its Fresno
appearance.
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The music, traditional afro/cuban _with the rhythms and other variations of
rhythms is layered over the mood of the those same rhythms, all are made to fit
poem. Felix Contreras explained further the feeling of Herrera's words."
"John and Abel have already come u~
"I think the performance worked out
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well," Felix said. "I think special mention
should go to Abel, he is only a junior in
high school, but his potentional as a congeros is very big." Felix noted.
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La Voz de Aztlan
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Daniel Valdez visits CSUF
By Anthony Marquez
"The first props of El Teatro you could
It's been a difficult seventeen years
fit in a shoebox,"said Valdez. These props
since El Teatro Campesino first began
included pieces of string, scissors, felt
fighting for farmworkers rights.
markers and cardboard pieces.
Teatro's history was the topic in a presEl Teatro, which was maintained by
entation given Friday morning by Daniel
UFW subsidi~s, had a specific goal in
Valdez.
mind during · performances. "We were
Daniel Valdez, born in Tulare, is known
organizing on the spot with El Teatro for his role as Henry Reyna in Luis' Valdez
"said Valdez. "We knew what we wer~
·play "Zoot Suit. "Daniel, Luis' brother,
doing was something very deliberate-It·
wrote the music for Zoot Suit and has
was propaganda."
recorded several albums. He also starred
in the movie, "The China Syndrome,"
The problem of politics in art was discussed by Valdez. "Where do you draw
with Jane Fonda.
the line?" he asked. He said the answer
Valdez was working as a musician in
was in El Teatro Campesino. "The politics
San Francisco when he decided to visit
his brother, Luis, in Delano. "When I was the art at the same time as the art was
arrived in Delano I realized there was a the politics. "In addition the actors were
real cultural gap between me and the primarily farmworkers, which added
farmworkers," said Valdez. "Here I was credibility to the performances.
with my Beatles' haircut and alligator
I~ 196~ El Teatro moved to Del Rey,
California. As a result of a meeting
suit."
Daniel's visit never ended. He decided , between Cesar Chavez and Luis Valdez,
to stay with Luis and El T eatro Campe- El Teatro was officially separated from the
sino. Valdez reflected on the pitfalls and UFW. "We wanted to talk about culture
triumphs 'El Teatro experienced with the · why we speak english, why are we Indi:
United Farmworkers Union (UFW). "The ans." We were creating a cultural setting
whole· concept of El T eatro took shape to enable Chicanos to express and expewith the union," said Valdez. "Skits were rience culture," said Valdez. "The decicreated as a result of things happening in sion we made in 1968 was that we would be
Delano," he said. Little skits were created the cultural pioneers," he said.
"Zoot Suit came as a result of 17 years of
on the spot."
El Teatro Campesino tore doyVn the old defining who we are," said Valdez. "Its still
fourth wall concept. The fourth wall is the not accepted by the American public," he
one separating the actors from the added.
audience.
CBSA Seminar
By Larry Banales
Hispanic Network .
The formation of a national Hispanic writer and Rev. Alberto Vargas, S.J., who
"What's also important to remember,"
As part of the Chicano Business
Student's (CBSA) Second Annual Pro- continued Campos, "is that the world TV production company was announced has worked in educational communicafessional Seminar presentation entitled, keeps turning, and you can't stand still. at the Hispanic Catholic Communication tions for 15 years and who will be the host
"Hispanics in Business", held on Tuesday, Good things are tough to obtain. I love Conference. The new company is called of the new series.
Attending the Hispanic Catholic ComNovember 23 in the College Union, Robert challenges, but I don't like something HTN, the Hispanic Telecommunications
munication
Conference were representaNetwork,
and
its
first
objective
is
to
prothat's
handed
to
me
.
.I'll
work
for
it."
Campos and Mary Fuentes, two local
duce a weekly half-hour Catholic televi- tives from Hispanic communities across
business people, outlined various obstaCampos has done exceptional work sion series in Spanish called "Nuestra the U.S. including New York, Los
cles that CSUF students should be aware
Angeles, Arlington, Virginia, Miami and
here at CSUF. This past year his com- Familia," "Our Family."
of when entering a business.
pany offered scholarships totalling $6,000
Washington State. There were also reAdan Medrano, president of the com- presentatives from Mexico and Puerto
for business students and looks forward
"If you can't stand the heat, get out of
to offering up to $50,000 in awards within pany said, "HTN will serve the Catholic Rico.
the kitchen," said Robert Campos of
the next few years. He is also attempting Church nationally as it ministers to the
Franklin Life Insurance describing busineeds of the Hisppnic community
HTN decided to make the announceto persuade "more businesses in town to
ness today. Campos who has served the
through
the media of communications. ment during this conferencce to undersoffer students information, advice or anyFresno area for the last 27 years, stated,
thing else they might need," as part of a "He also said that the HTN production core the fact that the new company
"There's no room for play ... you're going
crew was in Chicago .shooting four pro- intends to dedicate its staff and resources
more organized effort to assist CBSA.
to get burned if you do." He also emphasgrams of the new series. The series will to serve the needs of the Church on a
Mary Fuentes, who operates the Tax feature a different city every month. national level.
ized to the students that they have an
optimistic view of the world and not have Service Incorporated firm in Fresno and While in Chicago the crew is shooting
a "defeatist attitude because of the color Bakersfield, characterized the key to documentaries about Hispanic issues af"This is truly a giant and bold step for
business as "discipline, getting out to fecting the Hispanic family.
of your skin."
Hispanic Catholics," said Rev. Virgilio
work and organizing priorities. You must
The series is funded by the Catholic Elizondo who delivered a major address
"People look for service," stated know your product to give a dependable Communication Campaign and by sev- at the conference and who is the PresiCampqs, "and you should not allow your service and feel confident" in doing so, era! religous organizations including the dent of the Mexican-American Cultural
Oblates of Mary Immaculate. It will air on Center. "It is especially noteworthy
nationality to weigh you down. Instead said Fuentes.
"To anyone going into business, " the Spanish International Network begin- because it demonstrates the strength of
you should dig and dig .. make the earth
move! Just because we have beautiful Fuentes continued, "search out all availa- , ning in January.
th~ lay Hispanic leadership in the Catholic
brown skin shouldn't get you down. Today ble data, become aware of what you're Church."
The staff of HTN includes Mr. Oscar
we are entering an Anglo-resenting getting into and be comfortable with what
H:rN headquarters are 1828 Grandaggressiveness era, and we should play you know, or else when you encounter Lawson, Pro~ucer of the new series, and stand Drive, San Antonio, Texas 78238.
the tide, the main current. The result can problems, you won't know· what's going Mr. Roberto Gutierrez, Associate Pro- (512) 680-7777.
on." You must also expect to devote
be rewarding."
'
"lots of time in the beginning, sometimes ducer. ·It also includes Rev. Saturnina
seven days ·a week and fifteen hours a Lajo, O.M.I., a pastoral theologian and
Campos said that the insurance market
day. And knowing how to hire employees
is one of the toughest fields to enter,
is a must."
"because 80% of the business is sold by
20% of the agencies." But people need to
Employee dependability remains one of
"locate the hunger, demand and go for it. the most important aspects of your busiConsistence and persistence is the name ness' success, "because if you can't rely
of the game."
on them to represent your business, who
can you rely on?" questioned Fuentes.
Intensive 30-hour Graduate Records Examination
"Even if you've been in business for 20 "Your employees have to be the gogetters.
You're
likely
to
lose
87%
of
them
years, you should always remember that
preparation course
original hunger when you first began and the first year."
Covers all sections: verbal, analytical, quantitative
continue the same appetite," Campos
When selecting employees Fuentes prefers
GRE test.-taking techniques
"their interview presentation, as opposed
said.
Janu~ry 10-14 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
to their application and would rather hire
Campos reflected back for a moment in workers who don't have as much expeCost: 180.00 class size limlted
silence. "I can remember what my father rience, so that (she) can train them."
Presented
by Educational Development
told me when I was younger. He said, 'The When going for an interview "thirty seconds
-proven test-preparation experience
big kids will usually beat the smaller kids, is all it takes to sell oneself."
but if your small, you can still beat thefor reservation & information call: 226-0792
bigger kids.' In other words, use your
head. You can do just about anything you
continued on page 7
want with the right attitude."
see Seminar
GRE WITHOUT FEAR
ll!Nurse assistant Josie Adame takes care of John Jr. while Dr. Randall S. Haun takes care of Ellen Romero's cesarea
Herminia Cisneros, background, brought her daughter in to the clinic because of
bumps on her body and in her mouth. FNP LydiaPerez informs her its the Chicken Pox, as she
examines Candeladia.
-
Receptionist notes information needed fr
treated.
Affordable Health Care at ·
Sequoia Clinic
The Sequoia Health Clinic, .
located southeast of Kings Canyon avenue, is the only medical
facility available to southeast
Fresno residents, besides Valley Medical Center.
What makes the Sequoia C/in ic unique is that service
charges are based on the patient's income. It also does not
deny medical treatment because someone is not able to
pay a deposit or fill out a MediCal form.
These were the reasons why
Sequoia filed a suit against the
Board of .Supervisors · after it
established a policy in May,
1981, that allowed VMC to require a cash deposit of a MediCal application before care
would be given to undocumented aliens.
Pregnant wives of undocumented aliens were not being
treated at VMC because they
were forced to apply for MediCal, fearing possible deportation. As a result, women were
not given appropriate p!enatal
care.
l~g summary decision Thursday, Judge Charles F. Hamlin
ruled that undocumented aliens who are county residents
are entitled to non-emergency
health care. He also ruled that
VMC can not deny care on the
basis of delinquent patient accounts.
Herminia Cisneros, the wife
of an undocumented farrri'worker, started going to Sequoia because VMC was charging her too much. "They
charged over a hundred do/-
lars one time when I went for a
check-up," Cisneros said.
"Here they charge me according to what my husband earns."
The Sequoia clinic, non-profit and funded by the Jederal
and state governments, will
have three full time physicians
by January. The clinic was established in 1978, with only a
Family Nurse Practitioner taking on the task of treating a
steady flow of sick children and
pregnant women. The clinic today sees an average of 30 patients a day and is open five
days a week.
Photo story by Pedro Perez
's Medi-Cal
card in order to be
LVN Adela Ayala says, "We see an average of 30 patients a day."
~ V~z de· Aztlan
Page6
December 14, 1982
Rape:
Facts and Preventive Measures
By Anthony Marquez
A rape occurs every six minutes in the --Forty percent of the victims raped are
United States, and accounts for six per- friends, acquaintances or family memcent of all violent crimes. In 1980, the bers.
Federal Bureau of Investigation reported
82,000 victims of rape. But there are esti- --Eighty to 90 percent of rapes involved
mates that 48 to 90 percent of all rapes are people of the same race.
not reported.
More rapes occur in jhe home than in --The typical rapist' is more interested in
any other place and between 6 p.m. and power, seeking to humiliate and degrade
midnight than at any other time. Other the victim, than in sex.
f a,c t s a b o u t r a p e , a c c o r d -Seventy-three percent of rapists don't use
ing to Good Housekeeping, are:
a weapon except threats of death and
--The number of reported rapes per bodily harm against the victim Where
100,000 women in the population has weapons were used, 34 percent involved
more than tripled in the last 15 years. This guns, 44 percent knives, and the rest
other weapons.
is an increase of over 200 percent.
--The chances of a woman being raped
sometime during her lifetime are now one
in ten.
--More than 300 of the 21,860 murd~rs
reported in 1980 resulted from sex
offenses.
--The highest incidence is in summer; the --In rape cases the odds are about even
lowest in winter.
· there will never be a trial, and if there are
trials, about half the defendents will either
--The West had the highest figures with be acquitted or dismissed. Of those con101 rapes per 100,000 females, followed victed, two out of five defendents will be
·by the South with 75 per 100,000. The convicted of a lesser offense.
Northeastern states showed the lowest
figures with 53 per 100,000.
--Most victims of rape are 16 to 19 years of
age, followed by 20 to 24 and then J2 to
Another precaution involves, when and
if, you have to walk alone at night in a
deserted, poorly lit area with little traffic,
walk in the middle of the street, keeping
parked,cars between you and any potential assailant(s). Don't walk with your
head dqwn and ~eep an eye ~n t~e people
atound you. If you feel you're being followed, turn around to check, signaling to
anyone behind you that you know he is
there an '. that you are not an easy target.
Attack s look for people who project an
image of helplessness and.vulnerability.
Other precautions suggested by rape
counselors, police officers and other
experts include:
--Never invite a person you meet in the
street, at a dance or anyother public place
to be alone with you in your residence.
--If you decide to go somewhere alone or
with a date you don't know well, tell
someone and be sure your date knows
this was done. ,
--Always lock your car and don't park in
isolated areas.
Any female may become the victim of
--When walking, never take shortcuts
rape. Factors such as youth, advanced
through alleys or vacant lots, and walk
age, physical homeliness and "straight"
near the curb.
lifestyle do not provideafoolprooof deterrent to sexual assault (rape). The most
obvious precaution is to never let a --Leave lights on in your house and at the
stranger enter your house. A workman or . entranc~; approach your door with key in
hand.
deliver~ man may seem above suspicion,
but y_ou should still ask for identification. If --If you are single and living alone, use only
there are any doubts, call the company he initials before your last name in the phone:
says he represents prior to admitting him. book and building directories.
15.
--Fifty-four percent of all forcible rape
arrests in 1980 were of nine males under
the age of 25; 29 percent were between 18
and 22.
--Fifty-one percent of the rape arrests
were white (induding 11 percent Hispanics), and 48 percent black.
Resistance and possible escape by the
victim of a rape involves decisions and
choices. The woman must determine her
chances of escape and wheter she risks
injury by resistance. She must first assess
the situation logically and calmly. Is the
assailant alone? Is he armed? Is he drunk?
Can you call for help? These are some
questions that must be answered by the
woman in a matter of seconds.
The ~oman needs to determine
whether the assailant seems to be an
angry or violent type or one who might be
disuaded by someform of resistance. If he
has a weapon, then a non-violent
approach may be safer. On the other
hand, if the offender is someone the victim knows, she may have a better chance
of resisting and or escaping. The two
methods of resisting are physical (kicking,
shoving, hitting) and nonphysical (screaming, talking, running away). The nonphysical approach has proven to be the most
effective approach.
Should a woman carry some form of
protection? Again, its up to the woman.
Each type of "protection" has its drawbacks ,as well as its positive value. On.e
disadvantage of protective devices are
that they give woman a false sense of
security. Some forms of protection are
cans of tear gas, whistles and sirens,
screaming and holding keys between the
fingers. The common bond of these protective devices is -the emphasis on disabling an attacker, not overpowering·him.
The trauma of rape disrupts the lives of
its victims and their family and friends.
The cause of a rape is the rapist and not
the victim. No victim of rape "asks for it."
More counseling needs to be extended to
rape victims because of their tendency to
blame themselves for the crime.
English Anyone?
Chican.o Staff
Organization Scholarships
By Lourdes Villarreal
Why is English not one of the most I
popular majors among college students? (
ThE: reasons vary. While many students ~
suffer from writing anxiety, others have (
the misconception that an English major~
is useful only to those entering the teaching field. Hoping to encourage students ·•
·especially minority students, to consider
looking into the English program, Dr. ~
Judy Rosenthal, CSUF Graduate Ad- ..•
viser, spoke to La Voz on the subject.
According to Dr. Rosenthal, one of the
goals of the English Department is to
employ Chicanos and seek minority candidates for the M.A. Program. The department has hired two graduate
students, Graduate Peer Recruiters, to
recruit minority students into the English
major. Currently, there is only one
Chicano enrolled in the M.A. Program
and no Blacks.
Dr. Rosenthal also emphasized that the
department tries to help English students
financially be employing them to teach
English A and English I. The English
Department, which counts with 27 fulltime professors and 35 part -timers and
teaching assistants, has not hired for fulltime professors for the last 12 years. Dr. Rosenthal hopes that this will ·soon •
change.
The CSUF Chicano Sta'ff
Organization will be award~
ing several scholarships to
CSUF students for the Spring
1983 semester. Eligibility requirements for consideration
are:
Cre8tive Writi
1s mor
... ...
d. 1n½ .. irtspiration ...
...h://
.
'·
about writing anxiety is to not even thmi<
about it. At first the words are wrong; the
ideas are wrong; all you can do is revise
and revise your work."
'
The other reason associated with ·the
students' lack of interest in English is that
many have the misconception that the
only jobs available to English majors are in
teaching related fields. Dr. Rosenthal
pointed out that an English major is not
limited to teaching and that English is an
ideal major for those planning careers in
She then went on tc d: scuss two of the law and medicine. An English major is also
major reasons students don't seek an
useful in such areas of employment as :
English major. One reason is that stuadvertisit]q, marketing, public relations,
dents suffer from writing anxiety. Dr.
news reporting and copy writing, and
Rosenthal stated; ·'fT-he- bes-t· thing ·to· do·· ·· computer scrence: · · · . -. · . · . . .
1. A 2.5 overall college
grade point average.
2. Full time CSUF Chica-·
no/Chicana student.
3. Financial need.
4. Involvement in school
F~r students interested in the graduate
program, the department offers three
different options: literature, creative
writing, and composition. Each option
has its specific course requirements, and
all three options require 30 units beyond
the B.f\,. and a reading knowledge of one
foreign language. An undergraduate
majo·r in- English is not absolutely
necessary for admission to graduate
study. ·
For further information call Dr.
Rosnethal, extension number 2714 or the
Graduate Peer Recruiters, extension
number2448.
and/or community activitjes.
5. At least one semester of
college work c·ompleted.
Students must submit a
copy of their latest grade report with the application. Applications may be picked up
at: Core Student Affirmative
Action Outreach, EOP, La
Raza Studies, The Learning
Assistance Center, and Upward Bound. Completed typewritten applications are to be
turned in at The Learning Assistance Center.
. _ . . . -.. ·· ·--,.
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,,r·
La Voz de Aztlan
December 14, 1982
Page7
seminar
Looking for the
perfeet diet?
Contiaaecl from page 3
Fuentes has been operating her tax
The National Economic Development
you to eat everything except foods containing sugars and starches. You can eat preparation business in Fresno for the Association (NEDA) is one government
bacon, Quiche Lorraine, creame cheese, past eight years and recently opened an agency designed to financially assist indi·
v~duals starting a new business. It proand
mayonaise, and still lose weight. office in Bakersfield.
Diet is a familiar four lette~ord. After
When
consulting
an
agency
for finan- vides a close personal contact, unlike
the holidays we'll all be wondering how DOES it work. There's no chance in eatthose extra pounds happened to make ing 4000 to 5000 calories and still lose. The cial assistance or advice, Fuentes said other agencies that are "commercialized
their home on our hips and thighs. Today loss of weight will be due to loss of body that it "depends upon the size and type of and lack the intimate touch."
The Latin American Business Associaour society seems geared toward slim- water. Leaving out carbohydrates is threat- business" one is interested in. Most agenness, always trying to find ways to have ening; they are vital to a well balanced cies provide information and charge for tion of Fresno also provides assistance
our cake and be thin too. All you have to diet. Without carbohydrates, headaches packaging loans; however, she does not through twice-a-month sessions that deal
do is glance through COSMOPOLI- and weakness will occur. Also high con- require a fee if you are one of her clients. primarily with business problems federal
TAN, GALMOUR, and VOGUE, to sumption of saturated fats and choles- 'The pride (I receive) in knowing that I guidelines and other difficulti~s busisee an array of beautiful women and men, toral are dangerous for people with a ten- assisted an individual is enough pay- nesses may face, and the_y sponsor varment," Fuentes commented.
ious speakers from around the ·s tate
all very disgustingly thin. The consequen· dency towards heart disease.
much
like the CBSA's yearly seminar. '
ces of all this thinness is, "quick working",
Low carbohydrates intake favors the '
"guaranteed for a new slimmer you"-· increase in blood uric acid, which causes
DIETS!
gout and puts an extra burden on the
Almost everyone knows there are kidney. If you are serious about losing
hazards that go with being overweight. weight, a more reasonable balanced apProblems that can arise are high blood proach is advised.
Foundedinl969
pressure and diseases of the heart. Many .
diets have come out promising a new you.
S gical Diets: How did the idea
Editor
DR. FREDRICK ST ARE, one of the ca
bout? AN English male nurse
countries leading nutritionalists, is a pro• weighed 322 lbs. his daily intake consisted
LourdN Vlb"eal
fessor of nutrition at the Harvard School of a whole chicken, four sandwiches, 1 lb.
Monaging Editor
of Public Health and a licensed physician. of beef, slices of toast, 1 lb. of chocolate,
DR. ELIZABETH M. WHELAN a public and gallons of sweet coffee and tea. He
Larry Ban. .
health specialist co-authored with DR. clamped his mouth shut, and for 112 days
ST ARE the book PANIC IN THE sipped milk and lost 105 lbs. DR. STARE
Photo Editor
PANTR\'. Together they rated the top and DR. WHELAN stated that this new
PedroP10 diets, illustrations diet facts that help to technique which is nothing but a hazardpick out which are good nutritional diets· ous gimmick. Locking your jaw can result
Production
and not hazardous fads.
. in shifting the position of teeth, provoke
Three of the diets discussed were~ gum disease and tooth decay. Also what
Marla Perez
Atkins Diet, Surgical DIETS, and the Last you may cough or vomit may be inhaled
Artist
Chance Diet.
into the lungs.
The Atkins D~et; According to DR.
· Staple Puncture: This consists of
Adellade Perez
ATKINS, The Atkins Diet is a non-l:arbo- planting of metal cll_ps on the outside of
Reporters
hydrate diet. When you don't eat foods the ear. Dieters wiggle the clip when they_
containq carbohydrates, your body feel hungry. A 400 calorie-a-day goes
Antllony Marquez, Bobby Rodriguez,
produces a "fat-mobilizing" hormone, along with this plan. This is another surgiYolanda Orozco,
which changes it from a carbohydrate cal gimmick. "This treatment" according
burning engine to a fat burning engine. to DR. STARE and DR. WHELAN has
This theory comes from DR. ATKINS' been effective only in causing ear inLa Voz de Aztlan is California State University Fresno's Ch icano
DIET REVOLUTION. This diet allows fections.
newspaper.
By Yolanda Orozco
LaVoz
La Voz de Aztlan is located in the Kea ts Campus Building. Editorial:
(209) 294-2486. Letters to the editor are welcomed. The newspaper
I
reserves the right to edit letters.
La Noche Antes. de "Christmas"
"Chicano" adaptation by Cecilio Orozco
Era la noche antes de Navidad cuando por toda la "house"
o se oia ningun ruido, ni siquiera un "mouse."
Las medias colgadas con muchisimo "care"
Espera n que San Nicolas se acerque por "there."
Los ninos ya duermen agusto en sus "beds"
y suenos de dulces bailan en sus "heads."
mama· en su kimono y yo en mi "cap"
nos acostamos a dar un buen "nap."
Cuando derepente se oye ta/ "clatter"
que brinco la cama a ver "what's the matter."
Voy a la ventana, pronto, como un "flash"
Abro las perslanas y levanto el "sash."
La luna en los senos de la nueva "snow"
lucia muy bonita en todo "below";
cuando derepente _
se me hizo "appear"
un trineo chiquito, con ocho "reindeer";
Con viejecito tan lindo! y tan "quick"!
Que supe de luego este es el "Saint Nick"!
Mas rapidos que aguilas sus corceles "came."
El "chiflaba" y gritaba y los 1/amaba por "name":
Que Chucho! mi Prieto! que "Prancer and Vixen"!
Que Cometa! Cupido! y "Donner y Blitz en"!
Por encima def patio y al/a por la "wall"
Vamonos, vamonos! y Vamonos "all"!
las hojas secas que con el viento "fly,"
Encuentran obstaculos y se van al "sky."
Asi es que hasta el techo, los corceros "flew,"
trineo con juguetes y el "Saint Nicholas too."
l
I
I
Y ya derepente oi en el "roof"
los bailes y toques de cada un "hoof."
Vo/tee luego, luego! y di media "round,"
y el mentado "Saint Nick" bajo con un "bound"!
Vestia de pie/es de cabeza a "foot," .
y traia la ropa 1/ena de ceniza y "soot";
todos los juguetes los traia en su "back,"
parecia vendimia abriendo su "pack."
Sus ojos, que vivos! Sonrisas, que "merry"!
Mejias rosadas, la nariz como "cherry."
Su boquita chula parecia un "bow,"
y su larga barba, blanca como "snow"!
Una pipa vieja llevaba en sus "teeth,"
y el humo fugaz parecia darle un "wreath. 11
Tenia su cara ancha, redondita "belly"
que se estremecia cuando se reia como puro "jelly."
Rechonchito y gordo como alegre "elf, 11
me rei al verlo, a pesar de "myself."
Guino con sus ojos y movio su "head,"
y pronto me dijo-No hay que "to dread."
No hablo y en silencio se metio a su "work,"
lleno ya las medias y volteo con un "jerk,"
-y poniendose el dedo juntito a su "nose"'
y dando una sena por la chimenea hizo ,>rose."
Brinco a su trineo y dio un fuerte "whistle,"
y lijeros volaron como flor de "thistle."
Pero oi que decia a como iba "out of sight,"
Feliz Navidad! y a todos, "good night"!
Page8
December 14, 1982
La Voz de Aztlan
Christmas Greetings
~
I wish an end to "'Reagonomics"' and that
something is done to alleviate mass unempolyment and the human suffering it
leaves behind.
Rachel Mendoza
Merry Christmas Felix, the cat, and a
Happy bright succes~ul New Year.
Loue and Friendship
Patricia
A special wish to La Vaz de Aztlan:
"Haue a Happy Merry Christmas!!"
Adela
To my relatives in Corcoran, Hanford,
Lourdes: .
Tipton, Fresno, Los Angeles, San Jose
I know you're a busy lady, but I'm still
and Hollywood, may your holidays be hoping I can get to know you better. Do
prosperous and healthy. I can hardly wait you think you can fit me in your schedule
for our next reu_nion. Take it slow.
....,.,.next semester?
Larry Banales
Love,
J.L.S.
To Chuckie, Queenie, Rover, Sammy,
I'd like to wish my family, Aspen first,
Shaft, Nancy, George, Niko, Charlotte,
Duchess, Sparkplug and all the . other Upward Bound, EOP, CAMP, RSVP,
guests we have entertained, may your Las Adelitas, MEChA, CYC, and La Voz
a Merry Christmas!
days be pleasant wherever you are.
Adelaide
., Chuckie Junior
Para Elena:
_
Feliz Navidad y Prospero Ano Nuevo.
De parte de Jose
Feliz Navidad a mis Padres Ramon y
Dolores Silva.
Con Carino,
Lillean Silva
Para los Hepsters y Staff:
Llevensela bien suaue esta Navidad, y
en el ano que uiene. Muchas Gracias ·
Maria Peralez-Perez
I wish that I stay healthy, so that I can
Merry Christmas, Feliz Nauidad, to all
keep up with my busy life being a grandma, the people who know me.
To Bea Espinoza:
mother, student and that I get A's in all
Rosie Rangel .
Wishing you and your family a Merry
my classes (I can dream can't I?!!).
Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Present.
Amelia
Loue T.P. (C .P.A)
Ernestine Sorondo
Rick:
This is our first xmas together may it be
To my beloved Fiance, Rafael Garcia: ~ . . q , . ~ . . q , . ~ • ~ ~ · ~ as happy for you as it will be for me.
·
·
Loue Lori
Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year.
Raquel Benitez
With all my loveHave a Merry x-mas , ,
Your Fiance
From?
Amelia Castillo
L.A. de Wasco:
.Merry Christmas from your Favorite
To my sister, Delia, and brother,
Carlos:
·
Wishing you a uery Merry Christmas.
Su hermano,
Roberto Frausto
To the Bilingual Education staff and to
CAMP:
Merry Christmas and a Happy New·
Year.
· From Lilian Silva
I want to wish my baby, Sy John, and
my husband, Pete Ochoa, a Merry Christmas and happy 1983.
Josie Ochoa
I want to wish a Merry xmas to a very
special guy who helped me with my algebra class. I hope you have a good time in
Jordan during the xmas break.
I'd liJs.e to wish all of my students good
luck on the GRE. Peace on campus and
goodwill to the staff.
Deborah Oller
Merry Christmas to all 12 members of
my family, plus my mom and dad.
· Bonnie
B.F.
I wish CSUF students did well this fall
and can enjoy their holiday vacations.
Ernie Padilla
LAC Director
A mi clase "Spanish of the Southwest":
Yolanda Orozco:
On Christmas, I like to be with my family.
Christmas is a very special time, but it
wouldn't be as great without you. You're
the greatest sister!
Merry Christmas!
I loue you,
Sam Orozco
Feliz Nauidad al professor de" Espanol
de/ Sur Este," y ojola que el examen final
no sea dificil.
La close de Espanol
Feliz Navidad y no se les olvide estudiar para el exam final. ·
KS.
Para mi Mama y mi Papay mis herma·
Jose "Pepe" Lomeli
nos y hermanas: Feliz Navidadr
Feliz Navidad para mi familia, especialmente mi-mama, quein me compro un
boleto a Mexico.
Roberto Juarez
My secret love ... (sigh) Christmas is
that one very special day when I think of
all the people I love and that includes you!
Laue
Your secret Admirer
Yo
D.K.
To all the HEP staff, have a Merry
Christmas a Happy New Year.
Miguel Romero
I know that I'm never there for our
anniversary, but I'll be there for
Christmas.
T9 ~lr{,epsters past, present, and future:
Take pride in your achievements and
strive to obtain you goals, especially
those goals to further your education.
Vangie Gaona
R. J.
To the PASS Program staff and students:
Best wishes for a warm happy Christmas. May the new year bring much joy
and peace.
Sincerely,
Ruth Saludes
Director, PASS Program
Los Garcias les desean a nuestras
familias -Feliz Navidwd y prospero Ano
Nuevo.
To Lucky Larry: .,.
Oh Larry, Larry be so merry on ChristFeliz Nquidad y prospero one y felizidad. mas Eve because you .see, when you are
Escribeme para que me hagas feliz.
happy, you make me happy!
De parte de,
L.L.L.
Lady Luck Lety
Feliz Navidad y prospe.ro A~o Nuevo
Sr. Orozco!
Feliz Navidad to the Shaettes de BarDe parte de
rio Woods y Sycamore 1st floo r;,,suite.
sus alumnos de la clase 138
De parte de,
·
Little Joe
To Party People, Inc:
Feliz navidad y prospero a;\o nuevo y
felizidad las Shawettes de Meadow Woods,
a las Sweet Suites de Sycamore, a mis
rommates, Prepy Churros y Angie y a
Pedro y Rudy y tambien a los Amigo vol, leyba/1 team. Party Hardy.
le Ai
La Voz wishes everyone a
Merry Christmas and a Happy .
New Year!!!
Feliz Navidad y Prospero Aifo Nuevo to
all the Chicano Radicals.
De parte de,
Una Chicana-Josie V. Tamez
Merry Christmas or Feliz Nauidad, to
eve ryone at the HEP program and all
the Mini-Corps at Fresno State.
Maria.E Rios
I'd like to wish a safe and Merry
Christmas and also a New Year to everyone i~ the San Joaquin Vally.
David G. Garza/Dina
A todos los Hepsters:
Feliz Navidad y Prospero An•o Nuevo!
Veronica
Feliz Navidad Y un pr.ospero ~rTo
Nuevo a las sigl..!ientes familias: 1llarI'd give my greetings to all my brothers
real, Vasquez, Perez, Arroyo, Y Pena.
and sisters in the Victory Chapel in CenCon ·carino,
tro~ CA. to have a Merrv Christmas and
Lulu
Happy New Year.
Agustin Vidaurry
.'!
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CSU Fresno
TUESDAY, December 14, 1982
Photo by Pedro Perez
Juan Felipe-Herrera: Political Performer
By Bobby Rodriquez
Poet Juan FeJipe Herrera, the self described political performer, was on campus recently performing works from his
forthcoming books, "Exiles of Desire"
and "Akrilica".
. Herrera, the editor- of the literary
Journals:· El Tecolote Literarioa, Metamorfosis, Red Trapeze, and Vortice,
shared his poetry with an audience of
approxiametly 300 people.
The highly expressive Herrera conveyed his work through words, actions
and slides. The TROCA Rhythm and Sign
Ensemble also performed.
His work, which has been published in
a variety of national and international
journals, magazines and anthologies, mirrors the struggles that the people in Latin
America are faced with and also the
struggles that Chicanos in the U.S. are
facing.
In a taped interview Juan Felipe gave
La Voz an insight into what he feels his
poetry is about w.herehe sees the state of
Chicano art, what his message is in relation to his · poetry. The following is the
result of that interview:
La Voz: What was your childhood life
like? .
Herrera: Well, I was born in Fowler, but I
really didn't grow up in Fowler. My
parents were on a farm working trail. My
mother was 8 months pregnant at the
time we were in Fresno, and there I was,
, ready to be born to the world. We stayed
6 more months till the end of the season
and then moved on the Gilroy, Cupertino,
Stockton; and up and down California. I
was brought up like that, for the first 8
years.
La Voz: Any brothers and sisters?
Herrera: No, I. didn't have any brothers
and sisters which has been a key position
for me to be in. It 's been a key position for
me, in the sense that being an only child
and having to grow up in a very hard core
working class situation, I had to make a
choice, to go all .the way in everything I
did, because I was the only one to give it a
go. That means I had to go through alot of
things, which means poetry, which means
college, which means going into the movemiento full blast, which meant taking on
literary journals, and that kind of approach to things.
La Voz: What started you writing poetry?
Herrera: Well, it's alot of things, right? It .
was my own personal upbringing; my
family world, stories of the family, ,the
religiosity of early chicano life. They all
played a part. The world of the church
influenced me also. The mexican/chicane
moods of ecstasy that are somehow con
with the church; las fiestas, bazaars, communion, confirmation. The old corriaos were a part of it, too; the popular music of
Mexico, Pedro Infante, Maria Felix,
Piporo. Hanging around San Diego, being
brought up in Tijuana, crossing over to
see my buddies and "buddiettes" ,' going
to see boxing matches, the night clubs of
Tijuana, all that. The other thing is what
was happening in the late sixties, when I
was coming out of high school the movemiento, the turning of the world. It pushed
alot of people out of their structures, and
gave us a choice of making history in a
sense, verdad? So that's where poetry
really got going for me.
La Voz: Do you remember your first
poem?
Herrera: Yeah, I have three "first" poems.
One "first" poem was called "Electric
Hotel". It was in 1966 and it was published
in the San Diego high school newspaper.
La Voz: how old were you?
Herrera: I was 16. I was tripping on
Hermann Hesse. He had a passage in
Steppenwolf that deals with the magical
hotel, and he gqes into a dream sequence
and he goes crazy, verdad? Another
"first" poem was about the sun, all in
spanish, it was a take off of Pasternak.
The third "first" poem which got
published in 1968, in Inside Eastside, an
East L.A. Chicano paper, was called "A
Certain Man", that had to do with the
Americanization of Raza, an the eventuallgot published in "Inside the Belly of
the Shark"
.
La Voz: What kind of message are you
trying to give with your poetry?
Herrera: It's a multiple message with
pultiple voices really. I couldn't tone it
down to one. I want to give a messafe of
what poetry is, to begin at that level, at an
abstract level. It's not just a introspective
muted voice. Also it's not just shouting
your head off and spilling your guts out on
the floor about getting it together; organisate
Raza!
.
.J ,
.
La Voz: What kmd of role do you think art
plays in the Chicano Movement?
Herrera; I think it's up for grabs right now.
Some how I think that many_of the artistic
works in the realm of the -movement are
coming to a peak, to a peak of solidification and institutionalization. We no longer
have El T eatro Campesino. We now have
El Teatro Compensino Play House and
that's not bad right or good, but I'm saying
it's an institution now. It's no longer a·
raging roving troup of mad raza casting
the new formulas for the future and you
find that in other forms too So we've
created a tradition in the last 15 years and
now were faced with the weight of that
tradition we've built, in all realms: teatro,
poetry, exhibiting, and chicano productions. So do we become crushed by our
institutions, or do we adapt? We need to
re-think where we are at as artists and
come up with something else, something
more vocal and threatening, to those
things we want to change.
La Voz: More experimental?
Herrera: Yeah, I see experimenting as a
major stepping stone that has to be made.
Otherwise, we're going to crystalize into
Chicano art monoliths.
La Voz: How would chicano art be
crushed?
Herrera: In many ways. For example, a
theatre that becomes incorporated into
and joins the Theater Guild, which all
theaters and actors are a part of. You
then have to begin to c_o mpete professionally and that becomes a key issue, as
opposed to dealing with issues that are
relevant to hit at in drama. You may not
have the professional experience but you
go for it, and right now that's not the
primary issue in some of the theater
groups. Right now, the emphasis is more
on professional competition. And that's
the danger of our voice being crushedour rebellious voice not our creative
voice. We have to learn not to be comfortable and complacent about' the institutions wf ve built.
La Voz: What positive things are going
on?
Herrera: Good things are happening internally. Writers are forming groups.
There 10 to 15 writing collectives in California, and thats alot. We are beginning to .
build linkages with Mexico, South America, and The Carribean.
La Voz: How would you describe your
style of poetry?
Herrera: I'll leave that to the critics, because I would like to make it a difficult
analysis for people to figure out what my
style is. I like to have many styles in order
to address different audiences and
groups.
La Voz: What advice would you give to
future Chicano poets?
Herrera: My advice t-0 Raza writers, just
at the level of feelings is to say everything
you want to say in any form. You don't
have to compromise what you want to say
in any particular model of writing,
whether it's coming from your teacher or
any other Chicano writing books, like
Alurista, Gary Soto or myself. Definitely
break out of tradition, say what you want
to say in the most personal way you can.
That advice is at the personal level.
At the level of development, I think they
should definitely attempt to form writing
groups to share their work. Poetry will
take you to a group of people where you
get the chance to share your feelings and
expressions. Collective work is beautiful.
So I definitely encourage people to go the
creative route. Great things can happen,
we don't really need the money, all we
need is courage and love.
December 14, 1982
La Voz de Aztlan
Pase2
From the Editor
Dear Readers,
Letter to the Editor:
Fellow Agriculturists:
My term as Editor-in- · of your pets). La Vaz also Congratulations on your pursuit of a
university education at California State
hie/ of La Voz has did an extensive follow- ~niersity,
Fresno. It is especially gratifyome to -an end. This is up on the cultural arts ing to learn that you are a student in the
School of Agricultural Sciences. As you
the last issue of La Vaz specifically, the Statue of may already be aware, Chicano/Latinos
are a minority in the professional field of
or the Fall '82 semester. Tula and the Pre--. Agriclture.
This fact is disturbing since
There/ore, I would like to Columbian Art. As a fin- Agruculture is such a vast field which
offers so much opportunity for growth
take the opportunity to ishing touch, for the first locally, nationally , and throughout the
thank the students, the time La Voz used color world.
This letter is your personal invitation to
acuity, the Chicano on the front page of the attend a meeting to be held on Wednesday, Dec. 22 1982, at 4927 N. Recreation
ampus organizations, November 26th issue.
Apt.Bat 6 p.m. The purpose of the meeting will be to begin to start the groundthe community and my
Because La Voz is work for organizing a Latinos in Agriculhardworking staff for usually understaffed, I ture Student Club as CSU, Fresno as well
as provide the opportunity to get to know
making La Voz a success would like to encourage each other. Similar clubs have beeA established at Cal Poly Pomona and San Luis
this semester.
students to get involved Obispo. These clubs have been very
and provided recognition to its
Hoping to attract a with the paper next active
leaders and many other benefits to its
members that included academic growth
wider readership, as edi- semester and support and
employment opportunities. Each
tor, I tried to make the the incoming editor. Stu- student club formed becomes a recogchapter of the California Society of
paper more diversified dents need to realize that ·nized
Bilingual Agriculturists, a professional
orgainization with professional and acathis semester. The issues
demic members working in the Agricultural Sciences. The need for Latinos in
ranged from political
Agriculture Student Club at CSU,
(financial aid cuts and
Fresno can not be over emphasized, nor
the
paper
is
the
media
to
the
need to network with other students
the new proposed immiin the field of Agriculture.
ra tion bill) to feature voice their opinions and Let us start working together! Hope to
see you there. Please feel free to call me at
articles (how to take care should use _it wisely and 264-3972
if you have any questions about
extensively.
this meeting.
Lourdes Villarreal
Editor-in-Chief
Diego Celis
Graduate Student-Plant Science Dept.
Member of the Society for Bilingual
Agriculturists
CYCSet
M.E.Ch.A. at Cal State
Fresno is sponsoring their
10th Annual Chicano Youth
Conference. The Conference
will be held at. the CSUF
campus Saturday, January
15, 1983. Jt will feature career
and general interest workshops, a college and university informational fairs, guest
speakers and entetainment.
The conference is free to
high school students. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. in.
the Mens Gym.Lunch will be
provided. The conference
activities will conclude with a
dance from 6:00 to 8:00 p.ni.
For more information call
Rosemary Baiz or John
Palafox at 294-2048. Anyone
interested in being a monitor
the day of the conference
please contact Encarnacion
Ruiz at 445-5163, or contact
any member of the ~.Y.C.
committee.
TROCA Accompanies Poe_try-Re-ading
. By Bobby Rodriguez
The.TROCA Rhythm and Sign Ensemle, which performed recently with poet
Juan .Felipe Herrera in the CU, is comprised of a unique group of talented
muscians.
The group consists of: John Martinez
on congas, Abelino Martinez on tumba
and inspiration, Felix Contreras on timblaes, Gerrardq on bass, and Pedor
Ramirez color slide projectionist.
The name TROCA refers to the famil iar sight of the truck tl}at many farm workers use to get to and from work. As
Juan Felipe jokingly mentioned, "they
make a lot of noise, but they run."
.
And run they do, Brothers John and
Abel Martinez (the original TROCA) have
performed with Juan Felipe in other cities. In the spring of this year they performed with Juan in Sacramento and at a
gathering of Third World poets. Notable
poets such as Jose Montoya and Maya
Angelou were also featured. The
TROCA also performed at the Keystone
Korner in San Francisco earlier this year
at a poetry/music benefit for El Salvador,
which featured top-name San Francisco
muscians and poets. Gerrardo and Felix
were asked to join the band in its Fresno
appearance.
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The music, traditional afro/cuban _with the rhythms and other variations of
rhythms is layered over the mood of the those same rhythms, all are made to fit
poem. Felix Contreras explained further the feeling of Herrera's words."
"John and Abel have already come u~
"I think the performance worked out
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well," Felix said. "I think special mention
should go to Abel, he is only a junior in
high school, but his potentional as a congeros is very big." Felix noted.
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December 14, 1982
La Voz de Aztlan
Page3
I
Daniel Valdez visits CSUF
By Anthony Marquez
"The first props of El Teatro you could
It's been a difficult seventeen years
fit in a shoebox,"said Valdez. These props
since El Teatro Campesino first began
included pieces of string, scissors, felt
fighting for farmworkers rights.
markers and cardboard pieces.
Teatro's history was the topic in a presEl Teatro, which was maintained by
entation given Friday morning by Daniel
UFW subsidi~s, had a specific goal in
Valdez.
mind during · performances. "We were
Daniel Valdez, born in Tulare, is known
organizing on the spot with El Teatro for his role as Henry Reyna in Luis' Valdez
"said Valdez. "We knew what we wer~
·play "Zoot Suit. "Daniel, Luis' brother,
doing was something very deliberate-It·
wrote the music for Zoot Suit and has
was propaganda."
recorded several albums. He also starred
in the movie, "The China Syndrome,"
The problem of politics in art was discussed by Valdez. "Where do you draw
with Jane Fonda.
the line?" he asked. He said the answer
Valdez was working as a musician in
was in El Teatro Campesino. "The politics
San Francisco when he decided to visit
his brother, Luis, in Delano. "When I was the art at the same time as the art was
arrived in Delano I realized there was a the politics. "In addition the actors were
real cultural gap between me and the primarily farmworkers, which added
farmworkers," said Valdez. "Here I was credibility to the performances.
with my Beatles' haircut and alligator
I~ 196~ El Teatro moved to Del Rey,
California. As a result of a meeting
suit."
Daniel's visit never ended. He decided , between Cesar Chavez and Luis Valdez,
to stay with Luis and El T eatro Campe- El Teatro was officially separated from the
sino. Valdez reflected on the pitfalls and UFW. "We wanted to talk about culture
triumphs 'El Teatro experienced with the · why we speak english, why are we Indi:
United Farmworkers Union (UFW). "The ans." We were creating a cultural setting
whole· concept of El T eatro took shape to enable Chicanos to express and expewith the union," said Valdez. "Skits were rience culture," said Valdez. "The decicreated as a result of things happening in sion we made in 1968 was that we would be
Delano," he said. Little skits were created the cultural pioneers," he said.
"Zoot Suit came as a result of 17 years of
on the spot."
El Teatro Campesino tore doyVn the old defining who we are," said Valdez. "Its still
fourth wall concept. The fourth wall is the not accepted by the American public," he
one separating the actors from the added.
audience.
CBSA Seminar
By Larry Banales
Hispanic Network .
The formation of a national Hispanic writer and Rev. Alberto Vargas, S.J., who
"What's also important to remember,"
As part of the Chicano Business
Student's (CBSA) Second Annual Pro- continued Campos, "is that the world TV production company was announced has worked in educational communicafessional Seminar presentation entitled, keeps turning, and you can't stand still. at the Hispanic Catholic Communication tions for 15 years and who will be the host
"Hispanics in Business", held on Tuesday, Good things are tough to obtain. I love Conference. The new company is called of the new series.
Attending the Hispanic Catholic ComNovember 23 in the College Union, Robert challenges, but I don't like something HTN, the Hispanic Telecommunications
munication
Conference were representaNetwork,
and
its
first
objective
is
to
prothat's
handed
to
me
.
.I'll
work
for
it."
Campos and Mary Fuentes, two local
duce a weekly half-hour Catholic televi- tives from Hispanic communities across
business people, outlined various obstaCampos has done exceptional work sion series in Spanish called "Nuestra the U.S. including New York, Los
cles that CSUF students should be aware
Angeles, Arlington, Virginia, Miami and
here at CSUF. This past year his com- Familia," "Our Family."
of when entering a business.
pany offered scholarships totalling $6,000
Washington State. There were also reAdan Medrano, president of the com- presentatives from Mexico and Puerto
for business students and looks forward
"If you can't stand the heat, get out of
to offering up to $50,000 in awards within pany said, "HTN will serve the Catholic Rico.
the kitchen," said Robert Campos of
the next few years. He is also attempting Church nationally as it ministers to the
Franklin Life Insurance describing busineeds of the Hisppnic community
HTN decided to make the announceto persuade "more businesses in town to
ness today. Campos who has served the
through
the media of communications. ment during this conferencce to undersoffer students information, advice or anyFresno area for the last 27 years, stated,
thing else they might need," as part of a "He also said that the HTN production core the fact that the new company
"There's no room for play ... you're going
crew was in Chicago .shooting four pro- intends to dedicate its staff and resources
more organized effort to assist CBSA.
to get burned if you do." He also emphasgrams of the new series. The series will to serve the needs of the Church on a
Mary Fuentes, who operates the Tax feature a different city every month. national level.
ized to the students that they have an
optimistic view of the world and not have Service Incorporated firm in Fresno and While in Chicago the crew is shooting
a "defeatist attitude because of the color Bakersfield, characterized the key to documentaries about Hispanic issues af"This is truly a giant and bold step for
business as "discipline, getting out to fecting the Hispanic family.
of your skin."
Hispanic Catholics," said Rev. Virgilio
work and organizing priorities. You must
The series is funded by the Catholic Elizondo who delivered a major address
"People look for service," stated know your product to give a dependable Communication Campaign and by sev- at the conference and who is the PresiCampqs, "and you should not allow your service and feel confident" in doing so, era! religous organizations including the dent of the Mexican-American Cultural
Oblates of Mary Immaculate. It will air on Center. "It is especially noteworthy
nationality to weigh you down. Instead said Fuentes.
"To anyone going into business, " the Spanish International Network begin- because it demonstrates the strength of
you should dig and dig .. make the earth
move! Just because we have beautiful Fuentes continued, "search out all availa- , ning in January.
th~ lay Hispanic leadership in the Catholic
brown skin shouldn't get you down. Today ble data, become aware of what you're Church."
The staff of HTN includes Mr. Oscar
we are entering an Anglo-resenting getting into and be comfortable with what
H:rN headquarters are 1828 Grandaggressiveness era, and we should play you know, or else when you encounter Lawson, Pro~ucer of the new series, and stand Drive, San Antonio, Texas 78238.
the tide, the main current. The result can problems, you won't know· what's going Mr. Roberto Gutierrez, Associate Pro- (512) 680-7777.
on." You must also expect to devote
be rewarding."
'
"lots of time in the beginning, sometimes ducer. ·It also includes Rev. Saturnina
seven days ·a week and fifteen hours a Lajo, O.M.I., a pastoral theologian and
Campos said that the insurance market
day. And knowing how to hire employees
is one of the toughest fields to enter,
is a must."
"because 80% of the business is sold by
20% of the agencies." But people need to
Employee dependability remains one of
"locate the hunger, demand and go for it. the most important aspects of your busiConsistence and persistence is the name ness' success, "because if you can't rely
of the game."
on them to represent your business, who
can you rely on?" questioned Fuentes.
Intensive 30-hour Graduate Records Examination
"Even if you've been in business for 20 "Your employees have to be the gogetters.
You're
likely
to
lose
87%
of
them
years, you should always remember that
preparation course
original hunger when you first began and the first year."
Covers all sections: verbal, analytical, quantitative
continue the same appetite," Campos
When selecting employees Fuentes prefers
GRE test.-taking techniques
"their interview presentation, as opposed
said.
Janu~ry 10-14 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
to their application and would rather hire
Campos reflected back for a moment in workers who don't have as much expeCost: 180.00 class size limlted
silence. "I can remember what my father rience, so that (she) can train them."
Presented
by Educational Development
told me when I was younger. He said, 'The When going for an interview "thirty seconds
-proven test-preparation experience
big kids will usually beat the smaller kids, is all it takes to sell oneself."
but if your small, you can still beat thefor reservation & information call: 226-0792
bigger kids.' In other words, use your
head. You can do just about anything you
continued on page 7
want with the right attitude."
see Seminar
GRE WITHOUT FEAR
ll!Nurse assistant Josie Adame takes care of John Jr. while Dr. Randall S. Haun takes care of Ellen Romero's cesarea
Herminia Cisneros, background, brought her daughter in to the clinic because of
bumps on her body and in her mouth. FNP LydiaPerez informs her its the Chicken Pox, as she
examines Candeladia.
-
Receptionist notes information needed fr
treated.
Affordable Health Care at ·
Sequoia Clinic
The Sequoia Health Clinic, .
located southeast of Kings Canyon avenue, is the only medical
facility available to southeast
Fresno residents, besides Valley Medical Center.
What makes the Sequoia C/in ic unique is that service
charges are based on the patient's income. It also does not
deny medical treatment because someone is not able to
pay a deposit or fill out a MediCal form.
These were the reasons why
Sequoia filed a suit against the
Board of .Supervisors · after it
established a policy in May,
1981, that allowed VMC to require a cash deposit of a MediCal application before care
would be given to undocumented aliens.
Pregnant wives of undocumented aliens were not being
treated at VMC because they
were forced to apply for MediCal, fearing possible deportation. As a result, women were
not given appropriate p!enatal
care.
l~g summary decision Thursday, Judge Charles F. Hamlin
ruled that undocumented aliens who are county residents
are entitled to non-emergency
health care. He also ruled that
VMC can not deny care on the
basis of delinquent patient accounts.
Herminia Cisneros, the wife
of an undocumented farrri'worker, started going to Sequoia because VMC was charging her too much. "They
charged over a hundred do/-
lars one time when I went for a
check-up," Cisneros said.
"Here they charge me according to what my husband earns."
The Sequoia clinic, non-profit and funded by the Jederal
and state governments, will
have three full time physicians
by January. The clinic was established in 1978, with only a
Family Nurse Practitioner taking on the task of treating a
steady flow of sick children and
pregnant women. The clinic today sees an average of 30 patients a day and is open five
days a week.
Photo story by Pedro Perez
's Medi-Cal
card in order to be
LVN Adela Ayala says, "We see an average of 30 patients a day."
~ V~z de· Aztlan
Page6
December 14, 1982
Rape:
Facts and Preventive Measures
By Anthony Marquez
A rape occurs every six minutes in the --Forty percent of the victims raped are
United States, and accounts for six per- friends, acquaintances or family memcent of all violent crimes. In 1980, the bers.
Federal Bureau of Investigation reported
82,000 victims of rape. But there are esti- --Eighty to 90 percent of rapes involved
mates that 48 to 90 percent of all rapes are people of the same race.
not reported.
More rapes occur in jhe home than in --The typical rapist' is more interested in
any other place and between 6 p.m. and power, seeking to humiliate and degrade
midnight than at any other time. Other the victim, than in sex.
f a,c t s a b o u t r a p e , a c c o r d -Seventy-three percent of rapists don't use
ing to Good Housekeeping, are:
a weapon except threats of death and
--The number of reported rapes per bodily harm against the victim Where
100,000 women in the population has weapons were used, 34 percent involved
more than tripled in the last 15 years. This guns, 44 percent knives, and the rest
other weapons.
is an increase of over 200 percent.
--The chances of a woman being raped
sometime during her lifetime are now one
in ten.
--More than 300 of the 21,860 murd~rs
reported in 1980 resulted from sex
offenses.
--The highest incidence is in summer; the --In rape cases the odds are about even
lowest in winter.
· there will never be a trial, and if there are
trials, about half the defendents will either
--The West had the highest figures with be acquitted or dismissed. Of those con101 rapes per 100,000 females, followed victed, two out of five defendents will be
·by the South with 75 per 100,000. The convicted of a lesser offense.
Northeastern states showed the lowest
figures with 53 per 100,000.
--Most victims of rape are 16 to 19 years of
age, followed by 20 to 24 and then J2 to
Another precaution involves, when and
if, you have to walk alone at night in a
deserted, poorly lit area with little traffic,
walk in the middle of the street, keeping
parked,cars between you and any potential assailant(s). Don't walk with your
head dqwn and ~eep an eye ~n t~e people
atound you. If you feel you're being followed, turn around to check, signaling to
anyone behind you that you know he is
there an '. that you are not an easy target.
Attack s look for people who project an
image of helplessness and.vulnerability.
Other precautions suggested by rape
counselors, police officers and other
experts include:
--Never invite a person you meet in the
street, at a dance or anyother public place
to be alone with you in your residence.
--If you decide to go somewhere alone or
with a date you don't know well, tell
someone and be sure your date knows
this was done. ,
--Always lock your car and don't park in
isolated areas.
Any female may become the victim of
--When walking, never take shortcuts
rape. Factors such as youth, advanced
through alleys or vacant lots, and walk
age, physical homeliness and "straight"
near the curb.
lifestyle do not provideafoolprooof deterrent to sexual assault (rape). The most
obvious precaution is to never let a --Leave lights on in your house and at the
stranger enter your house. A workman or . entranc~; approach your door with key in
hand.
deliver~ man may seem above suspicion,
but y_ou should still ask for identification. If --If you are single and living alone, use only
there are any doubts, call the company he initials before your last name in the phone:
says he represents prior to admitting him. book and building directories.
15.
--Fifty-four percent of all forcible rape
arrests in 1980 were of nine males under
the age of 25; 29 percent were between 18
and 22.
--Fifty-one percent of the rape arrests
were white (induding 11 percent Hispanics), and 48 percent black.
Resistance and possible escape by the
victim of a rape involves decisions and
choices. The woman must determine her
chances of escape and wheter she risks
injury by resistance. She must first assess
the situation logically and calmly. Is the
assailant alone? Is he armed? Is he drunk?
Can you call for help? These are some
questions that must be answered by the
woman in a matter of seconds.
The ~oman needs to determine
whether the assailant seems to be an
angry or violent type or one who might be
disuaded by someform of resistance. If he
has a weapon, then a non-violent
approach may be safer. On the other
hand, if the offender is someone the victim knows, she may have a better chance
of resisting and or escaping. The two
methods of resisting are physical (kicking,
shoving, hitting) and nonphysical (screaming, talking, running away). The nonphysical approach has proven to be the most
effective approach.
Should a woman carry some form of
protection? Again, its up to the woman.
Each type of "protection" has its drawbacks ,as well as its positive value. On.e
disadvantage of protective devices are
that they give woman a false sense of
security. Some forms of protection are
cans of tear gas, whistles and sirens,
screaming and holding keys between the
fingers. The common bond of these protective devices is -the emphasis on disabling an attacker, not overpowering·him.
The trauma of rape disrupts the lives of
its victims and their family and friends.
The cause of a rape is the rapist and not
the victim. No victim of rape "asks for it."
More counseling needs to be extended to
rape victims because of their tendency to
blame themselves for the crime.
English Anyone?
Chican.o Staff
Organization Scholarships
By Lourdes Villarreal
Why is English not one of the most I
popular majors among college students? (
ThE: reasons vary. While many students ~
suffer from writing anxiety, others have (
the misconception that an English major~
is useful only to those entering the teaching field. Hoping to encourage students ·•
·especially minority students, to consider
looking into the English program, Dr. ~
Judy Rosenthal, CSUF Graduate Ad- ..•
viser, spoke to La Voz on the subject.
According to Dr. Rosenthal, one of the
goals of the English Department is to
employ Chicanos and seek minority candidates for the M.A. Program. The department has hired two graduate
students, Graduate Peer Recruiters, to
recruit minority students into the English
major. Currently, there is only one
Chicano enrolled in the M.A. Program
and no Blacks.
Dr. Rosenthal also emphasized that the
department tries to help English students
financially be employing them to teach
English A and English I. The English
Department, which counts with 27 fulltime professors and 35 part -timers and
teaching assistants, has not hired for fulltime professors for the last 12 years. Dr. Rosenthal hopes that this will ·soon •
change.
The CSUF Chicano Sta'ff
Organization will be award~
ing several scholarships to
CSUF students for the Spring
1983 semester. Eligibility requirements for consideration
are:
Cre8tive Writi
1s mor
... ...
d. 1n½ .. irtspiration ...
...h://
.
'·
about writing anxiety is to not even thmi<
about it. At first the words are wrong; the
ideas are wrong; all you can do is revise
and revise your work."
'
The other reason associated with ·the
students' lack of interest in English is that
many have the misconception that the
only jobs available to English majors are in
teaching related fields. Dr. Rosenthal
pointed out that an English major is not
limited to teaching and that English is an
ideal major for those planning careers in
She then went on tc d: scuss two of the law and medicine. An English major is also
major reasons students don't seek an
useful in such areas of employment as :
English major. One reason is that stuadvertisit]q, marketing, public relations,
dents suffer from writing anxiety. Dr.
news reporting and copy writing, and
Rosenthal stated; ·'fT-he- bes-t· thing ·to· do·· ·· computer scrence: · · · . -. · . · . . .
1. A 2.5 overall college
grade point average.
2. Full time CSUF Chica-·
no/Chicana student.
3. Financial need.
4. Involvement in school
F~r students interested in the graduate
program, the department offers three
different options: literature, creative
writing, and composition. Each option
has its specific course requirements, and
all three options require 30 units beyond
the B.f\,. and a reading knowledge of one
foreign language. An undergraduate
majo·r in- English is not absolutely
necessary for admission to graduate
study. ·
For further information call Dr.
Rosnethal, extension number 2714 or the
Graduate Peer Recruiters, extension
number2448.
and/or community activitjes.
5. At least one semester of
college work c·ompleted.
Students must submit a
copy of their latest grade report with the application. Applications may be picked up
at: Core Student Affirmative
Action Outreach, EOP, La
Raza Studies, The Learning
Assistance Center, and Upward Bound. Completed typewritten applications are to be
turned in at The Learning Assistance Center.
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La Voz de Aztlan
December 14, 1982
Page7
seminar
Looking for the
perfeet diet?
Contiaaecl from page 3
Fuentes has been operating her tax
The National Economic Development
you to eat everything except foods containing sugars and starches. You can eat preparation business in Fresno for the Association (NEDA) is one government
bacon, Quiche Lorraine, creame cheese, past eight years and recently opened an agency designed to financially assist indi·
v~duals starting a new business. It proand
mayonaise, and still lose weight. office in Bakersfield.
Diet is a familiar four lette~ord. After
When
consulting
an
agency
for finan- vides a close personal contact, unlike
the holidays we'll all be wondering how DOES it work. There's no chance in eatthose extra pounds happened to make ing 4000 to 5000 calories and still lose. The cial assistance or advice, Fuentes said other agencies that are "commercialized
their home on our hips and thighs. Today loss of weight will be due to loss of body that it "depends upon the size and type of and lack the intimate touch."
The Latin American Business Associaour society seems geared toward slim- water. Leaving out carbohydrates is threat- business" one is interested in. Most agenness, always trying to find ways to have ening; they are vital to a well balanced cies provide information and charge for tion of Fresno also provides assistance
our cake and be thin too. All you have to diet. Without carbohydrates, headaches packaging loans; however, she does not through twice-a-month sessions that deal
do is glance through COSMOPOLI- and weakness will occur. Also high con- require a fee if you are one of her clients. primarily with business problems federal
TAN, GALMOUR, and VOGUE, to sumption of saturated fats and choles- 'The pride (I receive) in knowing that I guidelines and other difficulti~s busisee an array of beautiful women and men, toral are dangerous for people with a ten- assisted an individual is enough pay- nesses may face, and the_y sponsor varment," Fuentes commented.
ious speakers from around the ·s tate
all very disgustingly thin. The consequen· dency towards heart disease.
much
like the CBSA's yearly seminar. '
ces of all this thinness is, "quick working",
Low carbohydrates intake favors the '
"guaranteed for a new slimmer you"-· increase in blood uric acid, which causes
DIETS!
gout and puts an extra burden on the
Almost everyone knows there are kidney. If you are serious about losing
hazards that go with being overweight. weight, a more reasonable balanced apProblems that can arise are high blood proach is advised.
Foundedinl969
pressure and diseases of the heart. Many .
diets have come out promising a new you.
S gical Diets: How did the idea
Editor
DR. FREDRICK ST ARE, one of the ca
bout? AN English male nurse
countries leading nutritionalists, is a pro• weighed 322 lbs. his daily intake consisted
LourdN Vlb"eal
fessor of nutrition at the Harvard School of a whole chicken, four sandwiches, 1 lb.
Monaging Editor
of Public Health and a licensed physician. of beef, slices of toast, 1 lb. of chocolate,
DR. ELIZABETH M. WHELAN a public and gallons of sweet coffee and tea. He
Larry Ban. .
health specialist co-authored with DR. clamped his mouth shut, and for 112 days
ST ARE the book PANIC IN THE sipped milk and lost 105 lbs. DR. STARE
Photo Editor
PANTR\'. Together they rated the top and DR. WHELAN stated that this new
PedroP10 diets, illustrations diet facts that help to technique which is nothing but a hazardpick out which are good nutritional diets· ous gimmick. Locking your jaw can result
Production
and not hazardous fads.
. in shifting the position of teeth, provoke
Three of the diets discussed were~ gum disease and tooth decay. Also what
Marla Perez
Atkins Diet, Surgical DIETS, and the Last you may cough or vomit may be inhaled
Artist
Chance Diet.
into the lungs.
The Atkins D~et; According to DR.
· Staple Puncture: This consists of
Adellade Perez
ATKINS, The Atkins Diet is a non-l:arbo- planting of metal cll_ps on the outside of
Reporters
hydrate diet. When you don't eat foods the ear. Dieters wiggle the clip when they_
containq carbohydrates, your body feel hungry. A 400 calorie-a-day goes
Antllony Marquez, Bobby Rodriguez,
produces a "fat-mobilizing" hormone, along with this plan. This is another surgiYolanda Orozco,
which changes it from a carbohydrate cal gimmick. "This treatment" according
burning engine to a fat burning engine. to DR. STARE and DR. WHELAN has
This theory comes from DR. ATKINS' been effective only in causing ear inLa Voz de Aztlan is California State University Fresno's Ch icano
DIET REVOLUTION. This diet allows fections.
newspaper.
By Yolanda Orozco
LaVoz
La Voz de Aztlan is located in the Kea ts Campus Building. Editorial:
(209) 294-2486. Letters to the editor are welcomed. The newspaper
I
reserves the right to edit letters.
La Noche Antes. de "Christmas"
"Chicano" adaptation by Cecilio Orozco
Era la noche antes de Navidad cuando por toda la "house"
o se oia ningun ruido, ni siquiera un "mouse."
Las medias colgadas con muchisimo "care"
Espera n que San Nicolas se acerque por "there."
Los ninos ya duermen agusto en sus "beds"
y suenos de dulces bailan en sus "heads."
mama· en su kimono y yo en mi "cap"
nos acostamos a dar un buen "nap."
Cuando derepente se oye ta/ "clatter"
que brinco la cama a ver "what's the matter."
Voy a la ventana, pronto, como un "flash"
Abro las perslanas y levanto el "sash."
La luna en los senos de la nueva "snow"
lucia muy bonita en todo "below";
cuando derepente _
se me hizo "appear"
un trineo chiquito, con ocho "reindeer";
Con viejecito tan lindo! y tan "quick"!
Que supe de luego este es el "Saint Nick"!
Mas rapidos que aguilas sus corceles "came."
El "chiflaba" y gritaba y los 1/amaba por "name":
Que Chucho! mi Prieto! que "Prancer and Vixen"!
Que Cometa! Cupido! y "Donner y Blitz en"!
Por encima def patio y al/a por la "wall"
Vamonos, vamonos! y Vamonos "all"!
las hojas secas que con el viento "fly,"
Encuentran obstaculos y se van al "sky."
Asi es que hasta el techo, los corceros "flew,"
trineo con juguetes y el "Saint Nicholas too."
l
I
I
Y ya derepente oi en el "roof"
los bailes y toques de cada un "hoof."
Vo/tee luego, luego! y di media "round,"
y el mentado "Saint Nick" bajo con un "bound"!
Vestia de pie/es de cabeza a "foot," .
y traia la ropa 1/ena de ceniza y "soot";
todos los juguetes los traia en su "back,"
parecia vendimia abriendo su "pack."
Sus ojos, que vivos! Sonrisas, que "merry"!
Mejias rosadas, la nariz como "cherry."
Su boquita chula parecia un "bow,"
y su larga barba, blanca como "snow"!
Una pipa vieja llevaba en sus "teeth,"
y el humo fugaz parecia darle un "wreath. 11
Tenia su cara ancha, redondita "belly"
que se estremecia cuando se reia como puro "jelly."
Rechonchito y gordo como alegre "elf, 11
me rei al verlo, a pesar de "myself."
Guino con sus ojos y movio su "head,"
y pronto me dijo-No hay que "to dread."
No hablo y en silencio se metio a su "work,"
lleno ya las medias y volteo con un "jerk,"
-y poniendose el dedo juntito a su "nose"'
y dando una sena por la chimenea hizo ,>rose."
Brinco a su trineo y dio un fuerte "whistle,"
y lijeros volaron como flor de "thistle."
Pero oi que decia a como iba "out of sight,"
Feliz Navidad! y a todos, "good night"!
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December 14, 1982
La Voz de Aztlan
Christmas Greetings
~
I wish an end to "'Reagonomics"' and that
something is done to alleviate mass unempolyment and the human suffering it
leaves behind.
Rachel Mendoza
Merry Christmas Felix, the cat, and a
Happy bright succes~ul New Year.
Loue and Friendship
Patricia
A special wish to La Vaz de Aztlan:
"Haue a Happy Merry Christmas!!"
Adela
To my relatives in Corcoran, Hanford,
Lourdes: .
Tipton, Fresno, Los Angeles, San Jose
I know you're a busy lady, but I'm still
and Hollywood, may your holidays be hoping I can get to know you better. Do
prosperous and healthy. I can hardly wait you think you can fit me in your schedule
for our next reu_nion. Take it slow.
....,.,.next semester?
Larry Banales
Love,
J.L.S.
To Chuckie, Queenie, Rover, Sammy,
I'd like to wish my family, Aspen first,
Shaft, Nancy, George, Niko, Charlotte,
Duchess, Sparkplug and all the . other Upward Bound, EOP, CAMP, RSVP,
guests we have entertained, may your Las Adelitas, MEChA, CYC, and La Voz
a Merry Christmas!
days be pleasant wherever you are.
Adelaide
., Chuckie Junior
Para Elena:
_
Feliz Navidad y Prospero Ano Nuevo.
De parte de Jose
Feliz Navidad a mis Padres Ramon y
Dolores Silva.
Con Carino,
Lillean Silva
Para los Hepsters y Staff:
Llevensela bien suaue esta Navidad, y
en el ano que uiene. Muchas Gracias ·
Maria Peralez-Perez
I wish that I stay healthy, so that I can
Merry Christmas, Feliz Nauidad, to all
keep up with my busy life being a grandma, the people who know me.
To Bea Espinoza:
mother, student and that I get A's in all
Rosie Rangel .
Wishing you and your family a Merry
my classes (I can dream can't I?!!).
Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Present.
Amelia
Loue T.P. (C .P.A)
Ernestine Sorondo
Rick:
This is our first xmas together may it be
To my beloved Fiance, Rafael Garcia: ~ . . q , . ~ . . q , . ~ • ~ ~ · ~ as happy for you as it will be for me.
·
·
Loue Lori
Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year.
Raquel Benitez
With all my loveHave a Merry x-mas , ,
Your Fiance
From?
Amelia Castillo
L.A. de Wasco:
.Merry Christmas from your Favorite
To my sister, Delia, and brother,
Carlos:
·
Wishing you a uery Merry Christmas.
Su hermano,
Roberto Frausto
To the Bilingual Education staff and to
CAMP:
Merry Christmas and a Happy New·
Year.
· From Lilian Silva
I want to wish my baby, Sy John, and
my husband, Pete Ochoa, a Merry Christmas and happy 1983.
Josie Ochoa
I want to wish a Merry xmas to a very
special guy who helped me with my algebra class. I hope you have a good time in
Jordan during the xmas break.
I'd liJs.e to wish all of my students good
luck on the GRE. Peace on campus and
goodwill to the staff.
Deborah Oller
Merry Christmas to all 12 members of
my family, plus my mom and dad.
· Bonnie
B.F.
I wish CSUF students did well this fall
and can enjoy their holiday vacations.
Ernie Padilla
LAC Director
A mi clase "Spanish of the Southwest":
Yolanda Orozco:
On Christmas, I like to be with my family.
Christmas is a very special time, but it
wouldn't be as great without you. You're
the greatest sister!
Merry Christmas!
I loue you,
Sam Orozco
Feliz Nauidad al professor de" Espanol
de/ Sur Este," y ojola que el examen final
no sea dificil.
La close de Espanol
Feliz Navidad y no se les olvide estudiar para el exam final. ·
KS.
Para mi Mama y mi Papay mis herma·
Jose "Pepe" Lomeli
nos y hermanas: Feliz Navidadr
Feliz Navidad para mi familia, especialmente mi-mama, quein me compro un
boleto a Mexico.
Roberto Juarez
My secret love ... (sigh) Christmas is
that one very special day when I think of
all the people I love and that includes you!
Laue
Your secret Admirer
Yo
D.K.
To all the HEP staff, have a Merry
Christmas a Happy New Year.
Miguel Romero
I know that I'm never there for our
anniversary, but I'll be there for
Christmas.
T9 ~lr{,epsters past, present, and future:
Take pride in your achievements and
strive to obtain you goals, especially
those goals to further your education.
Vangie Gaona
R. J.
To the PASS Program staff and students:
Best wishes for a warm happy Christmas. May the new year bring much joy
and peace.
Sincerely,
Ruth Saludes
Director, PASS Program
Los Garcias les desean a nuestras
familias -Feliz Navidwd y prospero Ano
Nuevo.
To Lucky Larry: .,.
Oh Larry, Larry be so merry on ChristFeliz Nquidad y prospero one y felizidad. mas Eve because you .see, when you are
Escribeme para que me hagas feliz.
happy, you make me happy!
De parte de,
L.L.L.
Lady Luck Lety
Feliz Navidad y prospe.ro A~o Nuevo
Sr. Orozco!
Feliz Navidad to the Shaettes de BarDe parte de
rio Woods y Sycamore 1st floo r;,,suite.
sus alumnos de la clase 138
De parte de,
·
Little Joe
To Party People, Inc:
Feliz navidad y prospero a;\o nuevo y
felizidad las Shawettes de Meadow Woods,
a las Sweet Suites de Sycamore, a mis
rommates, Prepy Churros y Angie y a
Pedro y Rudy y tambien a los Amigo vol, leyba/1 team. Party Hardy.
le Ai
La Voz wishes everyone a
Merry Christmas and a Happy .
New Year!!!
Feliz Navidad y Prospero Aifo Nuevo to
all the Chicano Radicals.
De parte de,
Una Chicana-Josie V. Tamez
Merry Christmas or Feliz Nauidad, to
eve ryone at the HEP program and all
the Mini-Corps at Fresno State.
Maria.E Rios
I'd like to wish a safe and Merry
Christmas and also a New Year to everyone i~ the San Joaquin Vally.
David G. Garza/Dina
A todos los Hepsters:
Feliz Navidad y Prospero An•o Nuevo!
Veronica
Feliz Navidad Y un pr.ospero ~rTo
Nuevo a las sigl..!ientes familias: 1llarI'd give my greetings to all my brothers
real, Vasquez, Perez, Arroyo, Y Pena.
and sisters in the Victory Chapel in CenCon ·carino,
tro~ CA. to have a Merrv Christmas and
Lulu
Happy New Year.
Agustin Vidaurry
.'!