La Voz de Aztlan, April 21 1986
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La Voz de Aztlan, April 21 1986
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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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Monday, April 21, 1986
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By Belen Rodriguez
Staff Writer
Watsonville strikers held a rally in the
free speech area protesting against Watsonville Canning and Richard Shaw, frozen food plants, arbitrary implementation
of contracts filled with employee cutbacks
on Wednesday April 1 l.
Reduction of health benefits, and weakening of grievance procedures. Accord-.
ing to Socorro Murillo, a striker,
the strike officially began on September
19, 1985. "There were approximately
1300-1400 people employed, 80 percent of
which were women, mainly Chicanos and
Mexicans in the Watsonville Canning Co.
The majority of them have left their jobs
to go on strike.
"Since the controversy began, fifteen
senior employees have been fired- some salary the employee can refuse to work
because they were caught eating a small and collect benefits."
piece of cauliflower."
- "There have been two court injunctions
Murillo said that of the original workers issued against us, said Matilda Mata, a
only ten remain working at the company.
striker.
"The company still employs 1300-1400 ' "Wecanonlyhavefourpeoplepicketat
workers, most of which are scabs who are each plant gate, and we can have no more
hired on a daily basis.
than three strikers gather where the comManuel Diaz, a teamster and supporter pany buses pick up scabs, forcing those
from San Jose said that the workers who three to stay 25 feet away from the buses.
have gone on strike have attempted to
"400 people have been arrested on first
collect unemployment benefits but has
offense charges, 50-100 strikers have been
been denied because according to the fined or convicted to a year of probation."
Unemployment Department "while one is
Strikers receive $55.00 a week from the
on strike they cannot receive any benefits."
union; however, the strikers have set up a
Diaz said that the employees have filed
committee which collects money, food
a lawsuit against the Unemployment and clothes from the community to help
department be\·a use ··according to the the strikers.
Bunny Waffle court case decision, when
"Sixty people have lost their homes and
the boss cuts over 20 percent of a persons are forced to live with other families or in
Flores shares attitude
Randy Guerra
Staff Writer
The Chicano Latino Student Association held its first Achievement Awards
Banquet on Friday, April 11, with Tom
Flores, head coach of the Los Angeles
Raiders, as the key note speaker.
According to Robert Castorena, president of C.L.S .A., "the purpose of the
banquet is to recognize students who have
provided leadership on campus or in the
community, and to encourage them to
continue with their education and student
involvement.
"The banquet also provides an opportunity for Chicano-Latino organizations
on campus to collectively recognize students wl").o have demonstrated leadership
in various areas."
C.L.S.A . awarded five students scho-
larships for their outstanding G PA's and
student involvement at CSUF, anq pres'ented five other students with phu1ues for
t.!?eir leadership and academic achie~Pment.
Other CSU F campus organizations participating in this event included Movim i en to E·s t ud i a n ti 1 Ch i ca no de
Aztlan, Chicanos in Law, Chicano Business Student Associafion, and the Chicano Health Organization.
These organizations recognized members of their own groups as well as promising high school students.
Flores said that he did not make many
speaking engagements to groups, but he
agreed.to speak at thi~ banquet because he
had a responsibility to give something
back to his Mexican heritage, and share
with other aspiring Chicanos a winning
attitude so· that "th~y too could succeed
regardless of whether they are Chicano's
or not.
"Mr. Al Davis .-d idn't hire me because I
was a Chicano, but because he felt I was
the best qualified person for the position,
said Flores.
"Now that I'm here, l 'm more visible eviden~
of Chicanos breaking barriers ."
According to Castorena , "the banquet
was a tremendous success.
"Coach Flores is an example of the fact
that although the door to equal opportunity and parity for Chicanos in various
areas remains only slightly ajar, some
Chicanos by their personal perseverance
and unrelentless efforts have blazed a trail
for the rest of us to follow to wards 6reaking barriers and di
" myths ."
their cars, and some strikers have moved
out of town with their relatives, said Diaz.
"Most of these strikers are predominantly women, many of whom are single
parents.
"The strikers are being oppressed as
workers, women and Hispanics."
The union will be meeting with the
company at the end of this month to discuss the issues in question.
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Migrant Program
Monday, April 21, 1986
Letters to the Editor
Bomb·
1ng
ofnearly45,000 migrant students. Today,
these programs are helping approximately
125 CSU F students.
In order to be a part of C.A.M.P. students must be college freshman with a
seasonal or farmworker background, and
must have resided in the U.S. for 24 con-
Don't you hate it when you 're talking to timious months.
someone and they lay .an acronym on you
Raul Diaz, Director of C.A.'M.P., said
or some _other heavy topic pertaining 10 that farmworker or seasonal background
Chicanos and you have no idea of what applies to those students who have worked
they are talking about?
in the fields .
From my own personal experience,/ l , Incoming freshman who belong to
bet you just nod and do a lot of smiling.
C.A.M .P. are assisted in becoming familUnfortunately, most people who have iar with the university way of life which
no idea of what certain acronyms are or includes how to add or drop a course to
how certain issues affect Chicanos. There- where to park their cars.
fore, it is ·my hope that this column will
"Many C.A.M .P. students are undeincrease your awareness concerning Chi- clared majors; therefore, the support staff
cano organizations and issues which are helps students evaluate and choose a
pertinent to the efforts and stuggles of major," said Diaz.
Chicanos to attain an equal opportunity
H.E.P . participants, on the other hand,
educationally, politically and economic-; rece ive developmental in struction and
ally.
advising services that are intended to prepare students for completing high school
or 9btaing a high school equivalency
lt wasn 't until I read a recent article in degree (G .E.D.).
There are currently only two H. E.P .
theFresnoBeeonC.A.M.P.(CollegeAssistance
Migrant Program) / H.E.P . (High School programs that are being funded in the
Equivalancy Program), that I realized California school system. CSUF did not
that even though I knew these acronyms, I receive any funding for these programs for
wasn't aware of their fuq,ction. the 1985-86 fiscal year. However, Diaz
C.A.M.P. has been in existence sine~ said, '' we have submitted a budget of
approximately $200,000.00 and it looks
1972, and H.E.P. since· 1969.
These programs have assisted the needs· pro;.~ising," said Diaz.
Papi),a in·Politics?
If toda~ he continues to see the same
value in his original intentions it would
l~gically follow that those charg~s against
htm, .w hether real or imagined, would
have just as much significance today. For
example, if he were insensitive then , he
must still be now.
Erik Pa ppa, the former Daily Collegian
The feature in the Insight suggests that
ed~tor, said in an interview with the Fresno , Pappa, if involved with student govern"d . b
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ment, would most likely take his attitude
Bee that he Was Co nst enng ecommg a
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"conservative activist." Does this mean a ong. "I'm not an ass- kisser" claims
.
Pappa ( obviously refering to the asses of
that Fresno Stat e can expec t to see h ts
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n_ame on an A.S. ballot in the future? mmforities), "I say what's on my mind.,,
I he were the chair of the Finance and
Might editor Pappa become A.S. senator
Pappa, or president -Pappa?
Budget committee, what might happen to
Semana de la Raza? Would he reiect fundIf so, should we then consider his appli- · ·
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cation to sit on the Media Council his first mg it because the speakers they choose are
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too "one- sided" and the enter-4tinment
1egihmate attempt to enter campus politics? "very unprofessional?" hat about Black
It is curious to note that he has fa r more History Month and Indian Week?
visibility now than before the Pappa- La
Voz/ Uhuru conflict. His " uncaged aniConsider this: If Pappa wanted to be a
student politician, what group of students
mal" phrase has been repeated in count- would he run with?
less media sources, (including this one)
and he is seemingly involved in an ideologThe progressive Leadership party would
ical relationship with certain conservative for obvious reasons not accept him as a
candidate. I don't think that the conservastudent journalists on campus.
· Reality party would either, because
hve
A recent feature story on Pappa in the h
Insight on February -9, indicates that he t ey do nr • deal with any issues that are
still does not understand the real value of not directly involved with students at
the minority publications. He is quoted as f'.'resno State (e.g. apartheid), and con.t1'c1·z1·ng
'f' 11 L V
d sider themselves "noI_l__political." This is.
crl
- speci ica y a oz an ·
Uhuru that "th ,
·ct d d surely not a fitting label for a "conserva, '
. ey re ~ery one- si e an
tive activist.,,
don t present issues fairly "
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Even after the co~trove~sy his decisions st!i~i~h:~~~~ w;~t0~'ta7:~te;t~~!~~~ ~}
caused, and the evident fact that people cs UF fully supp t th s th Af ·
were offended by them, Pappa maintains
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that -:-vhat he was doing ~as right; it is the !i~~~: :.?J..~e f:n~ t~t;~YO pro~is~ t?
way 1t was handled that was wrong
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not o us1He does not realize that it was th~ ends ness m South Afnca. f-!.e would probably
of his plans, albeit enhanced by the means even rant to_ se~d ~I~-P?.OO to th~ c_o_ntras
that brought so many people of colo' proc aimng it t e • . s responsib1ht~ to
together to fight for what th
. 'f control ~he spread of communism
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ey perceived world wide Keart
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to be a threat to rnetr nghts and identity
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t; Y wou
never want to
Th e var to u s c h a r g e s a a i n s ~ be that .political, for they would begin to
Pappa included the words "a;rngcrnt . lose the very people that make the party
insensitive, ignorant," and though Pan~ w~rk. Thus, Pappa w~uld have to start a
cho and Juanita would disagree, "racist," thud party; an Ultra- nght party. It might
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all because of what he proposed to do, not
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OPINION
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After the dust has cleared·from the recent
attack on Lybia, it becomes more discernable what the cost and benefits were. It
may have been a military victory for the
U.S., but the political defeats will heavily
out weigh any short term gains.
First of all, not only have the Arab
nations concertedly condemned Reagan's
actions and rallied behind Kadafy, but
two Middle Eastern nations, namely Iran
and Syria, have threatened to carry out
attacks against U.S. targets, that is not to
mention the; different factions that have
also vowed revenge for the U.S attack
aqainst Lybia. However, a unified antiAmerican attitude in this vitally strategic
region is a major setback for U .S. foreign
policy.
Secondly, the plausibility th~t a schism
is occurring between N.A.T.0. allies is
ever more ·imminent. Every Western
European nation, except England , condemned the U.S . attack on Lybia both
publicly and in th e emergency U .N .
Security C ouncil tha t was called shortly
a fter the attack. Ever since its inceptio n in
1949 the Soviet Union has been trying to
dismant-'}e or weaken N .A.T .O. However,
between Reagan's nuclear arms strategy
and bellicose foreign policy, Reagan may
succeed in accomplishing this task for the
Soviets. Because of this recent attack, the
Soviet Union has cancelled the upcoming
Summit talks on nuclear testing.
There were many peaceful diplomatic
solutions and less devastating to U.S. foreign policy that could have
been employed but were riot sought out . .
For example, political settlements could
have been employed through Chapter-VI
of the United Nations Charter which sets
out in detail the political procedures
tavailable to the Security Council and the
General Assembly, Chapter XV delegates
peaceful settlement responsibilities to the
Secretary• General, and Chapter X1V
prescribes the legal processes by which the
International Court of Justice may attempt
to settle disputes. Furthermore, the use of
an organized regional economic boycott
would have proved to be effective with
time . War occurs not only as a result of
planned aggression but also from failure
to keep international disputes within
peaceful bou nds.
Many innocent lives could have been
saved on both sides had alternatives been
considered. Reagan may have succeded in
a punitive strike against Lybia, but this
policy is sure to cause more deaths in the
future and have cataclysmic affects on the
U.S. image around the world.
Gene Catania
Political Science M ajor
ms1stmg that they do.
I am usini this opportunity to communicate this to university readers of La Voz
because such an appreciation and sensitivity to Mexican history and culture within
the majority community is not simply a
question limited to its "appreciation." In
our schools, some Mexican children are
now suffering a series of injustices at the
hands of some teachers, administrators
school districts and their school boards. '
My position is that if we take very
seriously our courses in Chicano-Latino
studies, if we ourselves feel responsible for
encouraging our friends (Mexican and
others) to ·participate in these courses, and
if we begin now to develop the personal
ability to work with todays youth and to
try to communicate our culture, then we
are going to do much more to a chieve a
change in the education system.
More can be done the moment a teacher
says to a student, "What is Cinco de Mayo
anyway?"
Jerry McMenamin
Prof essor of Linguistics
ExiJe vs. Youth
Two young Fresno Chicanos wave a
gu~ and th,y are shot to death by police
~fficer. Why? They were endagering other
hves. The same system that enforces this
action to protect people, allows Marcos to
stay in the U.S. after he has killed murdered and. pillaged thousands of his own
people.
· The Whit&..Jlouse bas allowed Marcos
to run . up charge accounts on U.S. military bases in Guam and Hawaii at the tax
payers expense. Much of the military aid
that the U.S . allocated to the Philippines
was used by Marcos to personally invest
in U.S. corporations.
·
Over the years, the White House ha~
allowed dictators like Marcos, the Shah of
Iran, and Somoza, the former President
of Nicaragua, to seek refuge in this country at our expense after they have been
ousted by their own people a nd internationally condemned. It seems that dictators of other countries which murder and
pilla.g~ are given a right to exist in the U.S.
but a yo ung boy wavi ng a gun cannot . So
the question is , why do we give adult
killers refuge and kill confused youth?
Rick Chacon
La Voz de Aztlan
Ed itor: Beleri Rodriguez
Co- Editor: Frank Aviles
Cuitural awareness
I want to take advantage of this opportunity to comment about cultural consciousness and importance of Chicano
Staff Writers: Lourdes Espinosa
culture and history.
A first observation is that the majority
Guadalupe Tovar
of our society does not have a sense of
Mexican history. A few months ago, a
Randy Guerra
student asked the activities director of a
Fresno high school what was going to be
Production: Rudy Murrieta
done to celebrate the Fifth of May. The
Ted Romero
teacher answered her with another question: "What's the Fifth of May?" This
Photography: Lawrence Tovar
should not occur in a pluralistic society
such as ours.
We see this lack of knowledge in many
people who have the responsibility of educating our children, and it is easy to blame
these teachers and administrators in the
school system, saying that they should
know and · respect the Mexican culture
which is shared by so many of .their ~tu- -La Voz de Azt!an is a publication
dents. But we ourselves are generally- the· writen by the staffof La Voz de Aztlan,,
ones to blame for this. We have the diffi- which is editorially and . otherwise
cult responsibility of sensitizing thes·e· seperate from The Daily Collegian.
people to our history and culture, and if
they do not learn, we have to keep on "',,_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _-.;.._ _ _ _ _ _..J
NEWS
La Voz de Aztlan
Monday, April 21, 1986
Page3
Success in_photoj_ournalism
ont~ higher education, and were surprised
at hi~ sµdden change of major since they
~ontmuously encouraged him to pursue
the study of law as a youngster. His
pa_rents believed that being a lawyer would
brmg more opportunities for their son
rather than photojournalism.
Olmos said that his parents didn't know
of the many fields in the media open to a
photojournaHst, yet supported his decision
and any others he made.
Olmos is currently a junior at CSUF,
and works at the Daily Co1legian as
Assistant Photo editor. He eventually
looks forward to working for magazines
and doing documentaries, most specifically
with National Geografic.
"Chicanos are lacking in the field of
photojournalism. We are needed because
of our unique background because we can
sympathize with each other, said Olmos.
"There are many visible problems among
Chicanos on campus. I have a lot of
reservations-about CSU F because it is sad
that the community puts so much emphasis
on sports. Equal emphasis on academics is
needed."
Olmos believes that Chicanos are too
apathetic. "Students ·are caught up in
Spotlight
Lo•..!rdea Espinosa
Staff Writer
Antonio Olmos is gaining much recognition in a field unoccupied by many
Chicanos, photojournalism,
Olmos is a Sanger High School graduate
who was heavily involved in school politics,
including student government and The
Model United Nations.
Olmos feels that he was one of the few
active Chicanos on campus becau~e involvement was not emphasized.
Olmos originally planneo to attend
Berkeley and become a lawyer; ho\Vever,
he decided to ,a ttend CSU F and changed
his maJor unexpectedly.
Olmos passed through a classroom and
glanced at a slide show featuring Bruce
Davidson, a well known photojournalist,
and realized that photojournalism was the
profession he wished to pursue.
Olmos'parents inspired him to continue '
Photo by Lawrence Tovar
See Spotlight page 4
Bodies exposed at ancient burial
Guadalupe Tovar
staff Writer
Over 300 Indian ancestors were left
uneovered on Lake Lahonton's shore line
,by government orders. As a result, !»J1'.lall
groups of Indians from Nevada, North
Dakota and California began a four day
renewal service on March 22.
· According to Adam Fortunate Eagle, a
Fallon resident and organizer of the
ceremony, the ancestors had been at peace
with the earth for 5,000 years and now
they returned with the message that "the
earth a Rd its people are out of balance and
harmony."
The ancestors remains belong to locaf
Indians from the Fallon, Nevada area.
The submergence of the ancient burial
ground i..§ a !rign to the Indian people that
all is not well on earth and it is time for
them to go before mother earth through a
renewal ceremony.
The purpose of the ceremony is to seek
spiritual guidance from the Grandfather,
lndiarvgod.
"H1.e strength gained from this ceremony nelps them (the Indians) to deai with
todays complex i,ro~lems, said Adam
Fortunate Eagle.
·
A camp of teepees and tents were
located at the base of. Stillwater· range
below Job Peak, not far from the burial
sites.
The drum of the camp's crier sum-'
moned the small group of tradifionalistthose who believe in their tribe's tenets or
set of beliefs, and a few white par-
Spirit for guidance.
State Museum said,"The government ean
Adam Fortunate Eagle felt that the not return the remains for reburial because
·ceremony was very important because it they are· afraid that people might steal
led the Indian youth back to the Red Path, from the graves."
Indian way of life, instilling values of the
"I'm worried that co&kctors. might tell
Indian ,ulture.
them (artifacts) in Europe or fine a ,Platt
There were only a few participants froin on their mantle for the bones.!'
Fallon present at tpe ceremony because
The tribal Indians main concern is the
not all members from the Stillwater reser- return of ihe remains for reburial, whkh
vation felt tllat the return of their ances- they feel was a sacrile~ act on bclWf of
tors had any, significance.
tlae government.
Tribal councilman Merilyn Dixon was
The ceremony came to an aad on Mllfch
am.ong those present when Don Tuolcy, 22, with a pot luck feast under the moon.
curator of anthropology for the Nevada light.
.
ticipantsfor the
services.
Prayers were
saidceremonial
above the sacred
alter
which was composed of buffalo skulls . .
The Stone- People's house or sweat
lodge provided a place for Indian, white,
men and women to pray to the Great
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book on music
Frank Aviles
Staff Writer
A recent book entitled The Texas Mexican Conjunto'.· A history of a working
class music by Manuel Pena, a Chicano
Latino Studies professor at CSUF, can
now be found in the special collections
bookcase at the CSUF library.
Pena said, "I had always dreamed of
writing a book, especially fiction, that's
why l received my B.A. in English."
When Pena was 25 years old, he gave up
the dream of becoming a fiction writer
and became a social worker for five years,
taught music and later taught Chicano
Latino studies at CSUF.
Accordinwto Pena, Amerigo Paredes
who wrote, !with his Pistol in his Hand,
greatly influenced him to write a non fiction book dealing with the Chicano experience.
"After I read Paredes' book, l realized
how important it was fut Chicanos to
fight for their right!'" and to be Mexican.
To be Mexicar was not at all to be inferior," said P,ena.
Pena applied to the University of Texas
to study with Paredes and was accepted.
"I developed many ideas from him," stated
Pena.
Paredes encouraged Pena to do research
on Chicano mus ii:, ::.ince Pena had been a
musician for over twenty years.
"I concentrated on Norteno music, or
as Tejanos (Texans) call it- conjunto
music.
I grew up with this type of music
and knew that it was a very powerful
expression with a strong acceptance among
the workers."
Pena began his research in 1979 by
interviewing dozens of well known traditional musicians.
"They told me stories about their music
and their feeling about it. The result is the
book which took three years to complete,"
said Pena.
He describes N orteno music as a unique
home _grown Chicano style of music that
occupies a very central position in the lives
of many Mexicans, especially Texas
Mexicans.
"It's their music and serves to strengthen their cultural identity in the face of an
often times hostile Anglo American world.
"The book has received great reviews. It
even appeared in the Chronicle of Higher
Education which is very selecti~about its
material," said Pena.
Daniel Sheely, a critique, describes the
book as "one of the most corpus of literature concerning traditional music of Chicanos, Mexicanos, and Latin Americans.
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Av a··11 abIe
By Frank Aviles
Staff Writer
Serving the community is what the Service Employment Redevelopment
(SER) is all about.
SER, Jobs for Progress, Inc., a national
non-profit corporation funded by the
Fresno Private Industry Council through
the Job Training Partnership Act, is
committed to equal opportunity for all
members of American Society.
SER was founded in 1964 by the American G.I. Forum and the League of United
Latin American Qtizens as a voluntary
employment and training program.
Rick Chacon, a counselor for SER,
said,"The purpose of the program is to
promote and develop jobs for private
industries in Fresno County.
"SER provides clients with job placement, vocational counseling, educational
upgrading and supportive services," said
Chacon.
In order to be eligible for the program
you must be a resident of rural Fresno
County; a U.S. citi_zen, permanent resident alien, or a regisie~~p non-citizen with
a\\ ork permit; over 16 and under 65 years
of age; and be considered economically
d1sM1vantaged.
Chacon said that eligible clients are
tested to determine their interests and
capabilities. Then a career plan is developed in ord.er to decide what steps to tak-e
to determine the necessary skills for
employment.
If clients do not have a high school
diploma, they are referred to classes to
improve basic reading, vocabulary, and
math skills to prepare them for the Gen-
eral Equivalency Diploma(G.E.D.). After
they receive their G .E. D. they can then go
on to vocational training.
Vocational training is available in areas
such as, clerk typist, legal secretary, medical receptionist, word processing, and
more. "The Accounting and Electronic
Data Processing schools, which are located
in Fresno, and the secretarial course in
Sanger are components of SER which
provides clients with beneficial training,"
said Chacon.
Clients are aided in many ways. Workshops are held to assist clients in finding
jobs and prepare them for job interviews.
Chacon said, "The program pays some
employers half of the wages of SER clients
for a three month period in order to provide their clients with on-the-job training."
SER has established a scholarship fund
in which three thousand dollars was raised
to provide supportive services, transportation to the job, and child care.
Chacon said,"lf somebody needed bus
tokens to get to work, or if somebody's
battery was stolen and they were without
the money to replace it, the scholarship
money would be given to these people."
The staff of SER consists of the director, Fernando Aguirre, nine counselors,
and six job developers. Chacon said,"SER
is presently developing a housing center
for the elderly. The four and a half acre
parcel, which is financed through Housing Urban Development (HUD), the state,
and private banks, will consist of about 67
units when completed."
Last year SER was recolnized as being
the number one agency in the natipn.
"This year it was nominated again, "said
Chacon.
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La Voz de Aztlan
Monday, April 21, 1986
NEWS
Legal Justice Fund
helps community
rect problems within the department.
"We have no quarrel with the police
defending themselves, and we by no means
A Legal J\l,stice fund to help members condone the shooting of a police officer,"
of the Hispanic community who have stated Correa.
M.A.P.A. feels that they are only in the
been victims of the use of deadly force by
the Fresno police department has been initial stages on the issue of deadly force,
established by the Mexican Americ.i.n primarily because the police department
Political Association (M.A.P.A.)del Valle. does not acknowledge that there is a
Raul Rangel and Ronald Lopez, two problem.
Correa, along with other M.A.P.A.
youths and cousins who were killed by the
members
feel that the key factor that motuse of deadly force by the Fresno Police
ivates
them
is the fear that it may happen
Department within a year triggered
again.
M.A.P.A. to begin a fund to help victims
According to Ben Benavidez, co-chair
seek legal council.
of the committee, efforts to seek funds
"The funds that are being generated are from the community and private individcurrently being used to assist the Lopez uals is taking place.
family with their lawsuit against the Fresno
"We would like to help as many members
police department," said Alex Correa, of the community as possible; however, at
chairman of the Legal Justice committee.
"We want the police department not to
close its eyes on infractions made inten- "We wanf the police departtionally or unintentionally, said Correa.
ment not to ':lose its eyes on
Belen Rodrigue£
Staff Writer
"We want to get some questions answered by the police department, and hold
them accountable if they have in fact violated the procedures," said Correa.
According to Correa, in the past there
has been no effort on behalf of the police
department to look within itself and cor-
Chacon
be called Federation '87 with Pappa as its
presidential candidate and perhaps T.
LeRoy Barnett as his P.R. director.
Pretty scary, huh?
Pappa might even declare himself A.S.
president-for- life and we would be ordered
to address him as- President Pappa- doc.
He would eventually outlaw opposition
newspapers and parties, and would probably "neutralize" subversive elements in
the student body. International students
might be required to carry special campus
passports.
Okay, I may be getting a little carried
away, but I trust my point about the
former Daily Collegian editor in student
governmentiswelltaken: ERIK, RESIGN!
Spotlight
to problems on campus and the community,"
stated Olmos.
He feels the few vocal Chicanos tend to
emphasize exclusively on racism and
foreign policy.
One majo·r problem Olmos sees facing
Chicanos is the need for role models in the
barrios. He believes college graduates
should return to their barrios, instead of
moving into an Anglo- dominated neighborhood.
"Being raised in 'The Chanda,' fhe
barrio in Sanger, I saw no role models in
my neighborhood, said Olmos.
"Chicanos become too materialistic.·
They care about fixing up their lowrider
instead of attending college. They need
role models to tell them that there are
other things out there besides lowriders.
At this moment, The Chanda is half the
population of Sanger and only one doctor
will service it. The others practice where
the wealth is- outside the barrio."
Olmos feels that Chicanos don't sym1pathize with Mexican Immigrants. "They
tare the tie between Mexico and America.
~My sympathy goes to the new immigrants
dor all their abuse and neglect, especially
Chicanos themselves."
Photojournalism is Olmos~ way of being
sensitive to fellow'Chicanos. "I want to be
able to photograph things that aren't
appreciated and make them important."
.. uuns and powder don't bring us down.
We bring each other down by not pursuing
our intelligence .. "
"Knowledge is power," stated Olmos.
infractions made intentionally or unintentionally."
the moment we are concentrating on cases
dealing with the issue of deadly force, said
Benavidez.
"We hope to increase our funds so that
in the future we can be able to assist the
community with different types of cases,
but at the moment it is very difficult," said
Benavidez.
"We would eventually like the police
department to take a closer look at their
policies and procedures, training of its
officers, and highering practices. We would
like the concept of justice for all, to apply
everyone in this society and not just a
select few," said Correa.
For more information about the Legal
Justice Fund contact Frank Quintana at
222-5867.
Photo by Lawrence Tovar
Tw~ !ndian D~nce contest participants anxiously wait for tie-breaking
de~•~•on fro?' Judges. This contest was just a samll portion of the many
act1v1ties which the Pow Wow, which was held April 19-20, had to offer.
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By Belen Rodriguez
Staff Writer
Watsonville strikers held a rally in the
free speech area protesting against Watsonville Canning and Richard Shaw, frozen food plants, arbitrary implementation
of contracts filled with employee cutbacks
on Wednesday April 1 l.
Reduction of health benefits, and weakening of grievance procedures. Accord-.
ing to Socorro Murillo, a striker,
the strike officially began on September
19, 1985. "There were approximately
1300-1400 people employed, 80 percent of
which were women, mainly Chicanos and
Mexicans in the Watsonville Canning Co.
The majority of them have left their jobs
to go on strike.
"Since the controversy began, fifteen
senior employees have been fired- some salary the employee can refuse to work
because they were caught eating a small and collect benefits."
piece of cauliflower."
- "There have been two court injunctions
Murillo said that of the original workers issued against us, said Matilda Mata, a
only ten remain working at the company.
striker.
"The company still employs 1300-1400 ' "Wecanonlyhavefourpeoplepicketat
workers, most of which are scabs who are each plant gate, and we can have no more
hired on a daily basis.
than three strikers gather where the comManuel Diaz, a teamster and supporter pany buses pick up scabs, forcing those
from San Jose said that the workers who three to stay 25 feet away from the buses.
have gone on strike have attempted to
"400 people have been arrested on first
collect unemployment benefits but has
offense charges, 50-100 strikers have been
been denied because according to the fined or convicted to a year of probation."
Unemployment Department "while one is
Strikers receive $55.00 a week from the
on strike they cannot receive any benefits."
union; however, the strikers have set up a
Diaz said that the employees have filed
committee which collects money, food
a lawsuit against the Unemployment and clothes from the community to help
department be\·a use ··according to the the strikers.
Bunny Waffle court case decision, when
"Sixty people have lost their homes and
the boss cuts over 20 percent of a persons are forced to live with other families or in
Flores shares attitude
Randy Guerra
Staff Writer
The Chicano Latino Student Association held its first Achievement Awards
Banquet on Friday, April 11, with Tom
Flores, head coach of the Los Angeles
Raiders, as the key note speaker.
According to Robert Castorena, president of C.L.S .A., "the purpose of the
banquet is to recognize students who have
provided leadership on campus or in the
community, and to encourage them to
continue with their education and student
involvement.
"The banquet also provides an opportunity for Chicano-Latino organizations
on campus to collectively recognize students wl").o have demonstrated leadership
in various areas."
C.L.S.A . awarded five students scho-
larships for their outstanding G PA's and
student involvement at CSUF, anq pres'ented five other students with phu1ues for
t.!?eir leadership and academic achie~Pment.
Other CSU F campus organizations participating in this event included Movim i en to E·s t ud i a n ti 1 Ch i ca no de
Aztlan, Chicanos in Law, Chicano Business Student Associafion, and the Chicano Health Organization.
These organizations recognized members of their own groups as well as promising high school students.
Flores said that he did not make many
speaking engagements to groups, but he
agreed.to speak at thi~ banquet because he
had a responsibility to give something
back to his Mexican heritage, and share
with other aspiring Chicanos a winning
attitude so· that "th~y too could succeed
regardless of whether they are Chicano's
or not.
"Mr. Al Davis .-d idn't hire me because I
was a Chicano, but because he felt I was
the best qualified person for the position,
said Flores.
"Now that I'm here, l 'm more visible eviden~
of Chicanos breaking barriers ."
According to Castorena , "the banquet
was a tremendous success.
"Coach Flores is an example of the fact
that although the door to equal opportunity and parity for Chicanos in various
areas remains only slightly ajar, some
Chicanos by their personal perseverance
and unrelentless efforts have blazed a trail
for the rest of us to follow to wards 6reaking barriers and di
" myths ."
their cars, and some strikers have moved
out of town with their relatives, said Diaz.
"Most of these strikers are predominantly women, many of whom are single
parents.
"The strikers are being oppressed as
workers, women and Hispanics."
The union will be meeting with the
company at the end of this month to discuss the issues in question.
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Migrant Program
Monday, April 21, 1986
Letters to the Editor
Bomb·
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ofnearly45,000 migrant students. Today,
these programs are helping approximately
125 CSU F students.
In order to be a part of C.A.M.P. students must be college freshman with a
seasonal or farmworker background, and
must have resided in the U.S. for 24 con-
Don't you hate it when you 're talking to timious months.
someone and they lay .an acronym on you
Raul Diaz, Director of C.A.'M.P., said
or some _other heavy topic pertaining 10 that farmworker or seasonal background
Chicanos and you have no idea of what applies to those students who have worked
they are talking about?
in the fields .
From my own personal experience,/ l , Incoming freshman who belong to
bet you just nod and do a lot of smiling.
C.A.M .P. are assisted in becoming familUnfortunately, most people who have iar with the university way of life which
no idea of what certain acronyms are or includes how to add or drop a course to
how certain issues affect Chicanos. There- where to park their cars.
fore, it is ·my hope that this column will
"Many C.A.M .P. students are undeincrease your awareness concerning Chi- clared majors; therefore, the support staff
cano organizations and issues which are helps students evaluate and choose a
pertinent to the efforts and stuggles of major," said Diaz.
Chicanos to attain an equal opportunity
H.E.P . participants, on the other hand,
educationally, politically and economic-; rece ive developmental in struction and
ally.
advising services that are intended to prepare students for completing high school
or 9btaing a high school equivalency
lt wasn 't until I read a recent article in degree (G .E.D.).
There are currently only two H. E.P .
theFresnoBeeonC.A.M.P.(CollegeAssistance
Migrant Program) / H.E.P . (High School programs that are being funded in the
Equivalancy Program), that I realized California school system. CSUF did not
that even though I knew these acronyms, I receive any funding for these programs for
wasn't aware of their fuq,ction. the 1985-86 fiscal year. However, Diaz
C.A.M.P. has been in existence sine~ said, '' we have submitted a budget of
approximately $200,000.00 and it looks
1972, and H.E.P. since· 1969.
These programs have assisted the needs· pro;.~ising," said Diaz.
Papi),a in·Politics?
If toda~ he continues to see the same
value in his original intentions it would
l~gically follow that those charg~s against
htm, .w hether real or imagined, would
have just as much significance today. For
example, if he were insensitive then , he
must still be now.
Erik Pa ppa, the former Daily Collegian
The feature in the Insight suggests that
ed~tor, said in an interview with the Fresno , Pappa, if involved with student govern"d . b
.
ment, would most likely take his attitude
Bee that he Was Co nst enng ecommg a
l
"conservative activist." Does this mean a ong. "I'm not an ass- kisser" claims
.
Pappa ( obviously refering to the asses of
that Fresno Stat e can expec t to see h ts
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n_ame on an A.S. ballot in the future? mmforities), "I say what's on my mind.,,
I he were the chair of the Finance and
Might editor Pappa become A.S. senator
Pappa, or president -Pappa?
Budget committee, what might happen to
Semana de la Raza? Would he reiect fundIf so, should we then consider his appli- · ·
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cation to sit on the Media Council his first mg it because the speakers they choose are
..
too "one- sided" and the enter-4tinment
1egihmate attempt to enter campus politics? "very unprofessional?" hat about Black
It is curious to note that he has fa r more History Month and Indian Week?
visibility now than before the Pappa- La
Voz/ Uhuru conflict. His " uncaged aniConsider this: If Pappa wanted to be a
student politician, what group of students
mal" phrase has been repeated in count- would he run with?
less media sources, (including this one)
and he is seemingly involved in an ideologThe progressive Leadership party would
ical relationship with certain conservative for obvious reasons not accept him as a
candidate. I don't think that the conservastudent journalists on campus.
· Reality party would either, because
hve
A recent feature story on Pappa in the h
Insight on February -9, indicates that he t ey do nr • deal with any issues that are
still does not understand the real value of not directly involved with students at
the minority publications. He is quoted as f'.'resno State (e.g. apartheid), and con.t1'c1·z1·ng
'f' 11 L V
d sider themselves "noI_l__political." This is.
crl
- speci ica y a oz an ·
Uhuru that "th ,
·ct d d surely not a fitting label for a "conserva, '
. ey re ~ery one- si e an
tive activist.,,
don t present issues fairly "
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Even after the co~trove~sy his decisions st!i~i~h:~~~~ w;~t0~'ta7:~te;t~~!~~~ ~}
caused, and the evident fact that people cs UF fully supp t th s th Af ·
were offended by them, Pappa maintains
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or
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ncan
that -:-vhat he was doing ~as right; it is the !i~~~: :.?J..~e f:n~ t~t;~YO pro~is~ t?
way 1t was handled that was wrong
.
· ~ s a
not o us1He does not realize that it was th~ ends ness m South Afnca. f-!.e would probably
of his plans, albeit enhanced by the means even rant to_ se~d ~I~-P?.OO to th~ c_o_ntras
that brought so many people of colo' proc aimng it t e • . s responsib1ht~ to
together to fight for what th
. 'f control ~he spread of communism
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ey perceived world wide Keart
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to be a threat to rnetr nghts and identity
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t; Y wou
never want to
Th e var to u s c h a r g e s a a i n s ~ be that .political, for they would begin to
Pappa included the words "a;rngcrnt . lose the very people that make the party
insensitive, ignorant," and though Pan~ w~rk. Thus, Pappa w~uld have to start a
cho and Juanita would disagree, "racist," thud party; an Ultra- nght party. It might
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all because of what he proposed to do, not
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OPINION
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After the dust has cleared·from the recent
attack on Lybia, it becomes more discernable what the cost and benefits were. It
may have been a military victory for the
U.S., but the political defeats will heavily
out weigh any short term gains.
First of all, not only have the Arab
nations concertedly condemned Reagan's
actions and rallied behind Kadafy, but
two Middle Eastern nations, namely Iran
and Syria, have threatened to carry out
attacks against U.S. targets, that is not to
mention the; different factions that have
also vowed revenge for the U.S attack
aqainst Lybia. However, a unified antiAmerican attitude in this vitally strategic
region is a major setback for U .S. foreign
policy.
Secondly, the plausibility th~t a schism
is occurring between N.A.T.0. allies is
ever more ·imminent. Every Western
European nation, except England , condemned the U.S . attack on Lybia both
publicly and in th e emergency U .N .
Security C ouncil tha t was called shortly
a fter the attack. Ever since its inceptio n in
1949 the Soviet Union has been trying to
dismant-'}e or weaken N .A.T .O. However,
between Reagan's nuclear arms strategy
and bellicose foreign policy, Reagan may
succeed in accomplishing this task for the
Soviets. Because of this recent attack, the
Soviet Union has cancelled the upcoming
Summit talks on nuclear testing.
There were many peaceful diplomatic
solutions and less devastating to U.S. foreign policy that could have
been employed but were riot sought out . .
For example, political settlements could
have been employed through Chapter-VI
of the United Nations Charter which sets
out in detail the political procedures
tavailable to the Security Council and the
General Assembly, Chapter XV delegates
peaceful settlement responsibilities to the
Secretary• General, and Chapter X1V
prescribes the legal processes by which the
International Court of Justice may attempt
to settle disputes. Furthermore, the use of
an organized regional economic boycott
would have proved to be effective with
time . War occurs not only as a result of
planned aggression but also from failure
to keep international disputes within
peaceful bou nds.
Many innocent lives could have been
saved on both sides had alternatives been
considered. Reagan may have succeded in
a punitive strike against Lybia, but this
policy is sure to cause more deaths in the
future and have cataclysmic affects on the
U.S. image around the world.
Gene Catania
Political Science M ajor
ms1stmg that they do.
I am usini this opportunity to communicate this to university readers of La Voz
because such an appreciation and sensitivity to Mexican history and culture within
the majority community is not simply a
question limited to its "appreciation." In
our schools, some Mexican children are
now suffering a series of injustices at the
hands of some teachers, administrators
school districts and their school boards. '
My position is that if we take very
seriously our courses in Chicano-Latino
studies, if we ourselves feel responsible for
encouraging our friends (Mexican and
others) to ·participate in these courses, and
if we begin now to develop the personal
ability to work with todays youth and to
try to communicate our culture, then we
are going to do much more to a chieve a
change in the education system.
More can be done the moment a teacher
says to a student, "What is Cinco de Mayo
anyway?"
Jerry McMenamin
Prof essor of Linguistics
ExiJe vs. Youth
Two young Fresno Chicanos wave a
gu~ and th,y are shot to death by police
~fficer. Why? They were endagering other
hves. The same system that enforces this
action to protect people, allows Marcos to
stay in the U.S. after he has killed murdered and. pillaged thousands of his own
people.
· The Whit&..Jlouse bas allowed Marcos
to run . up charge accounts on U.S. military bases in Guam and Hawaii at the tax
payers expense. Much of the military aid
that the U.S . allocated to the Philippines
was used by Marcos to personally invest
in U.S. corporations.
·
Over the years, the White House ha~
allowed dictators like Marcos, the Shah of
Iran, and Somoza, the former President
of Nicaragua, to seek refuge in this country at our expense after they have been
ousted by their own people a nd internationally condemned. It seems that dictators of other countries which murder and
pilla.g~ are given a right to exist in the U.S.
but a yo ung boy wavi ng a gun cannot . So
the question is , why do we give adult
killers refuge and kill confused youth?
Rick Chacon
La Voz de Aztlan
Ed itor: Beleri Rodriguez
Co- Editor: Frank Aviles
Cuitural awareness
I want to take advantage of this opportunity to comment about cultural consciousness and importance of Chicano
Staff Writers: Lourdes Espinosa
culture and history.
A first observation is that the majority
Guadalupe Tovar
of our society does not have a sense of
Mexican history. A few months ago, a
Randy Guerra
student asked the activities director of a
Fresno high school what was going to be
Production: Rudy Murrieta
done to celebrate the Fifth of May. The
Ted Romero
teacher answered her with another question: "What's the Fifth of May?" This
Photography: Lawrence Tovar
should not occur in a pluralistic society
such as ours.
We see this lack of knowledge in many
people who have the responsibility of educating our children, and it is easy to blame
these teachers and administrators in the
school system, saying that they should
know and · respect the Mexican culture
which is shared by so many of .their ~tu- -La Voz de Azt!an is a publication
dents. But we ourselves are generally- the· writen by the staffof La Voz de Aztlan,,
ones to blame for this. We have the diffi- which is editorially and . otherwise
cult responsibility of sensitizing thes·e· seperate from The Daily Collegian.
people to our history and culture, and if
they do not learn, we have to keep on "',,_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _-.;.._ _ _ _ _ _..J
NEWS
La Voz de Aztlan
Monday, April 21, 1986
Page3
Success in_photoj_ournalism
ont~ higher education, and were surprised
at hi~ sµdden change of major since they
~ontmuously encouraged him to pursue
the study of law as a youngster. His
pa_rents believed that being a lawyer would
brmg more opportunities for their son
rather than photojournalism.
Olmos said that his parents didn't know
of the many fields in the media open to a
photojournaHst, yet supported his decision
and any others he made.
Olmos is currently a junior at CSUF,
and works at the Daily Co1legian as
Assistant Photo editor. He eventually
looks forward to working for magazines
and doing documentaries, most specifically
with National Geografic.
"Chicanos are lacking in the field of
photojournalism. We are needed because
of our unique background because we can
sympathize with each other, said Olmos.
"There are many visible problems among
Chicanos on campus. I have a lot of
reservations-about CSU F because it is sad
that the community puts so much emphasis
on sports. Equal emphasis on academics is
needed."
Olmos believes that Chicanos are too
apathetic. "Students ·are caught up in
Spotlight
Lo•..!rdea Espinosa
Staff Writer
Antonio Olmos is gaining much recognition in a field unoccupied by many
Chicanos, photojournalism,
Olmos is a Sanger High School graduate
who was heavily involved in school politics,
including student government and The
Model United Nations.
Olmos feels that he was one of the few
active Chicanos on campus becau~e involvement was not emphasized.
Olmos originally planneo to attend
Berkeley and become a lawyer; ho\Vever,
he decided to ,a ttend CSU F and changed
his maJor unexpectedly.
Olmos passed through a classroom and
glanced at a slide show featuring Bruce
Davidson, a well known photojournalist,
and realized that photojournalism was the
profession he wished to pursue.
Olmos'parents inspired him to continue '
Photo by Lawrence Tovar
See Spotlight page 4
Bodies exposed at ancient burial
Guadalupe Tovar
staff Writer
Over 300 Indian ancestors were left
uneovered on Lake Lahonton's shore line
,by government orders. As a result, !»J1'.lall
groups of Indians from Nevada, North
Dakota and California began a four day
renewal service on March 22.
· According to Adam Fortunate Eagle, a
Fallon resident and organizer of the
ceremony, the ancestors had been at peace
with the earth for 5,000 years and now
they returned with the message that "the
earth a Rd its people are out of balance and
harmony."
The ancestors remains belong to locaf
Indians from the Fallon, Nevada area.
The submergence of the ancient burial
ground i..§ a !rign to the Indian people that
all is not well on earth and it is time for
them to go before mother earth through a
renewal ceremony.
The purpose of the ceremony is to seek
spiritual guidance from the Grandfather,
lndiarvgod.
"H1.e strength gained from this ceremony nelps them (the Indians) to deai with
todays complex i,ro~lems, said Adam
Fortunate Eagle.
·
A camp of teepees and tents were
located at the base of. Stillwater· range
below Job Peak, not far from the burial
sites.
The drum of the camp's crier sum-'
moned the small group of tradifionalistthose who believe in their tribe's tenets or
set of beliefs, and a few white par-
Spirit for guidance.
State Museum said,"The government ean
Adam Fortunate Eagle felt that the not return the remains for reburial because
·ceremony was very important because it they are· afraid that people might steal
led the Indian youth back to the Red Path, from the graves."
Indian way of life, instilling values of the
"I'm worried that co&kctors. might tell
Indian ,ulture.
them (artifacts) in Europe or fine a ,Platt
There were only a few participants froin on their mantle for the bones.!'
Fallon present at tpe ceremony because
The tribal Indians main concern is the
not all members from the Stillwater reser- return of ihe remains for reburial, whkh
vation felt tllat the return of their ances- they feel was a sacrile~ act on bclWf of
tors had any, significance.
tlae government.
Tribal councilman Merilyn Dixon was
The ceremony came to an aad on Mllfch
am.ong those present when Don Tuolcy, 22, with a pot luck feast under the moon.
curator of anthropology for the Nevada light.
.
ticipantsfor the
services.
Prayers were
saidceremonial
above the sacred
alter
which was composed of buffalo skulls . .
The Stone- People's house or sweat
lodge provided a place for Indian, white,
men and women to pray to the Great
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book on music
Frank Aviles
Staff Writer
A recent book entitled The Texas Mexican Conjunto'.· A history of a working
class music by Manuel Pena, a Chicano
Latino Studies professor at CSUF, can
now be found in the special collections
bookcase at the CSUF library.
Pena said, "I had always dreamed of
writing a book, especially fiction, that's
why l received my B.A. in English."
When Pena was 25 years old, he gave up
the dream of becoming a fiction writer
and became a social worker for five years,
taught music and later taught Chicano
Latino studies at CSUF.
Accordinwto Pena, Amerigo Paredes
who wrote, !with his Pistol in his Hand,
greatly influenced him to write a non fiction book dealing with the Chicano experience.
"After I read Paredes' book, l realized
how important it was fut Chicanos to
fight for their right!'" and to be Mexican.
To be Mexicar was not at all to be inferior," said P,ena.
Pena applied to the University of Texas
to study with Paredes and was accepted.
"I developed many ideas from him," stated
Pena.
Paredes encouraged Pena to do research
on Chicano mus ii:, ::.ince Pena had been a
musician for over twenty years.
"I concentrated on Norteno music, or
as Tejanos (Texans) call it- conjunto
music.
I grew up with this type of music
and knew that it was a very powerful
expression with a strong acceptance among
the workers."
Pena began his research in 1979 by
interviewing dozens of well known traditional musicians.
"They told me stories about their music
and their feeling about it. The result is the
book which took three years to complete,"
said Pena.
He describes N orteno music as a unique
home _grown Chicano style of music that
occupies a very central position in the lives
of many Mexicans, especially Texas
Mexicans.
"It's their music and serves to strengthen their cultural identity in the face of an
often times hostile Anglo American world.
"The book has received great reviews. It
even appeared in the Chronicle of Higher
Education which is very selecti~about its
material," said Pena.
Daniel Sheely, a critique, describes the
book as "one of the most corpus of literature concerning traditional music of Chicanos, Mexicanos, and Latin Americans.
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By Frank Aviles
Staff Writer
Serving the community is what the Service Employment Redevelopment
(SER) is all about.
SER, Jobs for Progress, Inc., a national
non-profit corporation funded by the
Fresno Private Industry Council through
the Job Training Partnership Act, is
committed to equal opportunity for all
members of American Society.
SER was founded in 1964 by the American G.I. Forum and the League of United
Latin American Qtizens as a voluntary
employment and training program.
Rick Chacon, a counselor for SER,
said,"The purpose of the program is to
promote and develop jobs for private
industries in Fresno County.
"SER provides clients with job placement, vocational counseling, educational
upgrading and supportive services," said
Chacon.
In order to be eligible for the program
you must be a resident of rural Fresno
County; a U.S. citi_zen, permanent resident alien, or a regisie~~p non-citizen with
a\\ ork permit; over 16 and under 65 years
of age; and be considered economically
d1sM1vantaged.
Chacon said that eligible clients are
tested to determine their interests and
capabilities. Then a career plan is developed in ord.er to decide what steps to tak-e
to determine the necessary skills for
employment.
If clients do not have a high school
diploma, they are referred to classes to
improve basic reading, vocabulary, and
math skills to prepare them for the Gen-
eral Equivalency Diploma(G.E.D.). After
they receive their G .E. D. they can then go
on to vocational training.
Vocational training is available in areas
such as, clerk typist, legal secretary, medical receptionist, word processing, and
more. "The Accounting and Electronic
Data Processing schools, which are located
in Fresno, and the secretarial course in
Sanger are components of SER which
provides clients with beneficial training,"
said Chacon.
Clients are aided in many ways. Workshops are held to assist clients in finding
jobs and prepare them for job interviews.
Chacon said, "The program pays some
employers half of the wages of SER clients
for a three month period in order to provide their clients with on-the-job training."
SER has established a scholarship fund
in which three thousand dollars was raised
to provide supportive services, transportation to the job, and child care.
Chacon said,"lf somebody needed bus
tokens to get to work, or if somebody's
battery was stolen and they were without
the money to replace it, the scholarship
money would be given to these people."
The staff of SER consists of the director, Fernando Aguirre, nine counselors,
and six job developers. Chacon said,"SER
is presently developing a housing center
for the elderly. The four and a half acre
parcel, which is financed through Housing Urban Development (HUD), the state,
and private banks, will consist of about 67
units when completed."
Last year SER was recolnized as being
the number one agency in the natipn.
"This year it was nominated again, "said
Chacon.
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La Voz de Aztlan
Monday, April 21, 1986
NEWS
Legal Justice Fund
helps community
rect problems within the department.
"We have no quarrel with the police
defending themselves, and we by no means
A Legal J\l,stice fund to help members condone the shooting of a police officer,"
of the Hispanic community who have stated Correa.
M.A.P.A. feels that they are only in the
been victims of the use of deadly force by
the Fresno police department has been initial stages on the issue of deadly force,
established by the Mexican Americ.i.n primarily because the police department
Political Association (M.A.P.A.)del Valle. does not acknowledge that there is a
Raul Rangel and Ronald Lopez, two problem.
Correa, along with other M.A.P.A.
youths and cousins who were killed by the
members
feel that the key factor that motuse of deadly force by the Fresno Police
ivates
them
is the fear that it may happen
Department within a year triggered
again.
M.A.P.A. to begin a fund to help victims
According to Ben Benavidez, co-chair
seek legal council.
of the committee, efforts to seek funds
"The funds that are being generated are from the community and private individcurrently being used to assist the Lopez uals is taking place.
family with their lawsuit against the Fresno
"We would like to help as many members
police department," said Alex Correa, of the community as possible; however, at
chairman of the Legal Justice committee.
"We want the police department not to
close its eyes on infractions made inten- "We wanf the police departtionally or unintentionally, said Correa.
ment not to ':lose its eyes on
Belen Rodrigue£
Staff Writer
"We want to get some questions answered by the police department, and hold
them accountable if they have in fact violated the procedures," said Correa.
According to Correa, in the past there
has been no effort on behalf of the police
department to look within itself and cor-
Chacon
be called Federation '87 with Pappa as its
presidential candidate and perhaps T.
LeRoy Barnett as his P.R. director.
Pretty scary, huh?
Pappa might even declare himself A.S.
president-for- life and we would be ordered
to address him as- President Pappa- doc.
He would eventually outlaw opposition
newspapers and parties, and would probably "neutralize" subversive elements in
the student body. International students
might be required to carry special campus
passports.
Okay, I may be getting a little carried
away, but I trust my point about the
former Daily Collegian editor in student
governmentiswelltaken: ERIK, RESIGN!
Spotlight
to problems on campus and the community,"
stated Olmos.
He feels the few vocal Chicanos tend to
emphasize exclusively on racism and
foreign policy.
One majo·r problem Olmos sees facing
Chicanos is the need for role models in the
barrios. He believes college graduates
should return to their barrios, instead of
moving into an Anglo- dominated neighborhood.
"Being raised in 'The Chanda,' fhe
barrio in Sanger, I saw no role models in
my neighborhood, said Olmos.
"Chicanos become too materialistic.·
They care about fixing up their lowrider
instead of attending college. They need
role models to tell them that there are
other things out there besides lowriders.
At this moment, The Chanda is half the
population of Sanger and only one doctor
will service it. The others practice where
the wealth is- outside the barrio."
Olmos feels that Chicanos don't sym1pathize with Mexican Immigrants. "They
tare the tie between Mexico and America.
~My sympathy goes to the new immigrants
dor all their abuse and neglect, especially
Chicanos themselves."
Photojournalism is Olmos~ way of being
sensitive to fellow'Chicanos. "I want to be
able to photograph things that aren't
appreciated and make them important."
.. uuns and powder don't bring us down.
We bring each other down by not pursuing
our intelligence .. "
"Knowledge is power," stated Olmos.
infractions made intentionally or unintentionally."
the moment we are concentrating on cases
dealing with the issue of deadly force, said
Benavidez.
"We hope to increase our funds so that
in the future we can be able to assist the
community with different types of cases,
but at the moment it is very difficult," said
Benavidez.
"We would eventually like the police
department to take a closer look at their
policies and procedures, training of its
officers, and highering practices. We would
like the concept of justice for all, to apply
everyone in this society and not just a
select few," said Correa.
For more information about the Legal
Justice Fund contact Frank Quintana at
222-5867.
Photo by Lawrence Tovar
Tw~ !ndian D~nce contest participants anxiously wait for tie-breaking
de~•~•on fro?' Judges. This contest was just a samll portion of the many
act1v1ties which the Pow Wow, which was held April 19-20, had to offer.
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For more information concerning the scholarship
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at 6:00 p.m.
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a difference in their community.
For more information contact Ben Benavidez at 442-0380 .
Monday, April 21, 1986
California State University, Fresn()
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By Belen Rodriguez
Staff Writer
Watsonville strikers held a rally in the
free speech area protesting against Watsonville Canning and Richard Shaw, frozen food plants, arbitrary implementation
of contracts filled with employee cutbacks
on Wednesday April 1 l.
Reduction of health benefits, and weakening of grievance procedures. Accord-.
ing to Socorro Murillo, a striker,
the strike officially began on September
19, 1985. "There were approximately
1300-1400 people employed, 80 percent of
which were women, mainly Chicanos and
Mexicans in the Watsonville Canning Co.
The majority of them have left their jobs
to go on strike.
"Since the controversy began, fifteen
senior employees have been fired- some salary the employee can refuse to work
because they were caught eating a small and collect benefits."
piece of cauliflower."
- "There have been two court injunctions
Murillo said that of the original workers issued against us, said Matilda Mata, a
only ten remain working at the company.
striker.
"The company still employs 1300-1400 ' "Wecanonlyhavefourpeoplepicketat
workers, most of which are scabs who are each plant gate, and we can have no more
hired on a daily basis.
than three strikers gather where the comManuel Diaz, a teamster and supporter pany buses pick up scabs, forcing those
from San Jose said that the workers who three to stay 25 feet away from the buses.
have gone on strike have attempted to
"400 people have been arrested on first
collect unemployment benefits but has
offense charges, 50-100 strikers have been
been denied because according to the fined or convicted to a year of probation."
Unemployment Department "while one is
Strikers receive $55.00 a week from the
on strike they cannot receive any benefits."
union; however, the strikers have set up a
Diaz said that the employees have filed
committee which collects money, food
a lawsuit against the Unemployment and clothes from the community to help
department be\·a use ··according to the the strikers.
Bunny Waffle court case decision, when
"Sixty people have lost their homes and
the boss cuts over 20 percent of a persons are forced to live with other families or in
Flores shares attitude
Randy Guerra
Staff Writer
The Chicano Latino Student Association held its first Achievement Awards
Banquet on Friday, April 11, with Tom
Flores, head coach of the Los Angeles
Raiders, as the key note speaker.
According to Robert Castorena, president of C.L.S .A., "the purpose of the
banquet is to recognize students who have
provided leadership on campus or in the
community, and to encourage them to
continue with their education and student
involvement.
"The banquet also provides an opportunity for Chicano-Latino organizations
on campus to collectively recognize students wl").o have demonstrated leadership
in various areas."
C.L.S.A . awarded five students scho-
larships for their outstanding G PA's and
student involvement at CSUF, anq pres'ented five other students with phu1ues for
t.!?eir leadership and academic achie~Pment.
Other CSU F campus organizations participating in this event included Movim i en to E·s t ud i a n ti 1 Ch i ca no de
Aztlan, Chicanos in Law, Chicano Business Student Associafion, and the Chicano Health Organization.
These organizations recognized members of their own groups as well as promising high school students.
Flores said that he did not make many
speaking engagements to groups, but he
agreed.to speak at thi~ banquet because he
had a responsibility to give something
back to his Mexican heritage, and share
with other aspiring Chicanos a winning
attitude so· that "th~y too could succeed
regardless of whether they are Chicano's
or not.
"Mr. Al Davis .-d idn't hire me because I
was a Chicano, but because he felt I was
the best qualified person for the position,
said Flores.
"Now that I'm here, l 'm more visible eviden~
of Chicanos breaking barriers ."
According to Castorena , "the banquet
was a tremendous success.
"Coach Flores is an example of the fact
that although the door to equal opportunity and parity for Chicanos in various
areas remains only slightly ajar, some
Chicanos by their personal perseverance
and unrelentless efforts have blazed a trail
for the rest of us to follow to wards 6reaking barriers and di
" myths ."
their cars, and some strikers have moved
out of town with their relatives, said Diaz.
"Most of these strikers are predominantly women, many of whom are single
parents.
"The strikers are being oppressed as
workers, women and Hispanics."
The union will be meeting with the
company at the end of this month to discuss the issues in question.
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Migrant Program
Monday, April 21, 1986
Letters to the Editor
Bomb·
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ofnearly45,000 migrant students. Today,
these programs are helping approximately
125 CSU F students.
In order to be a part of C.A.M.P. students must be college freshman with a
seasonal or farmworker background, and
must have resided in the U.S. for 24 con-
Don't you hate it when you 're talking to timious months.
someone and they lay .an acronym on you
Raul Diaz, Director of C.A.'M.P., said
or some _other heavy topic pertaining 10 that farmworker or seasonal background
Chicanos and you have no idea of what applies to those students who have worked
they are talking about?
in the fields .
From my own personal experience,/ l , Incoming freshman who belong to
bet you just nod and do a lot of smiling.
C.A.M .P. are assisted in becoming familUnfortunately, most people who have iar with the university way of life which
no idea of what certain acronyms are or includes how to add or drop a course to
how certain issues affect Chicanos. There- where to park their cars.
fore, it is ·my hope that this column will
"Many C.A.M .P. students are undeincrease your awareness concerning Chi- clared majors; therefore, the support staff
cano organizations and issues which are helps students evaluate and choose a
pertinent to the efforts and stuggles of major," said Diaz.
Chicanos to attain an equal opportunity
H.E.P . participants, on the other hand,
educationally, politically and economic-; rece ive developmental in struction and
ally.
advising services that are intended to prepare students for completing high school
or 9btaing a high school equivalency
lt wasn 't until I read a recent article in degree (G .E.D.).
There are currently only two H. E.P .
theFresnoBeeonC.A.M.P.(CollegeAssistance
Migrant Program) / H.E.P . (High School programs that are being funded in the
Equivalancy Program), that I realized California school system. CSUF did not
that even though I knew these acronyms, I receive any funding for these programs for
wasn't aware of their fuq,ction. the 1985-86 fiscal year. However, Diaz
C.A.M.P. has been in existence sine~ said, '' we have submitted a budget of
approximately $200,000.00 and it looks
1972, and H.E.P. since· 1969.
These programs have assisted the needs· pro;.~ising," said Diaz.
Papi),a in·Politics?
If toda~ he continues to see the same
value in his original intentions it would
l~gically follow that those charg~s against
htm, .w hether real or imagined, would
have just as much significance today. For
example, if he were insensitive then , he
must still be now.
Erik Pa ppa, the former Daily Collegian
The feature in the Insight suggests that
ed~tor, said in an interview with the Fresno , Pappa, if involved with student govern"d . b
.
ment, would most likely take his attitude
Bee that he Was Co nst enng ecommg a
l
"conservative activist." Does this mean a ong. "I'm not an ass- kisser" claims
.
Pappa ( obviously refering to the asses of
that Fresno Stat e can expec t to see h ts
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n_ame on an A.S. ballot in the future? mmforities), "I say what's on my mind.,,
I he were the chair of the Finance and
Might editor Pappa become A.S. senator
Pappa, or president -Pappa?
Budget committee, what might happen to
Semana de la Raza? Would he reiect fundIf so, should we then consider his appli- · ·
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cation to sit on the Media Council his first mg it because the speakers they choose are
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too "one- sided" and the enter-4tinment
1egihmate attempt to enter campus politics? "very unprofessional?" hat about Black
It is curious to note that he has fa r more History Month and Indian Week?
visibility now than before the Pappa- La
Voz/ Uhuru conflict. His " uncaged aniConsider this: If Pappa wanted to be a
student politician, what group of students
mal" phrase has been repeated in count- would he run with?
less media sources, (including this one)
and he is seemingly involved in an ideologThe progressive Leadership party would
ical relationship with certain conservative for obvious reasons not accept him as a
candidate. I don't think that the conservastudent journalists on campus.
· Reality party would either, because
hve
A recent feature story on Pappa in the h
Insight on February -9, indicates that he t ey do nr • deal with any issues that are
still does not understand the real value of not directly involved with students at
the minority publications. He is quoted as f'.'resno State (e.g. apartheid), and con.t1'c1·z1·ng
'f' 11 L V
d sider themselves "noI_l__political." This is.
crl
- speci ica y a oz an ·
Uhuru that "th ,
·ct d d surely not a fitting label for a "conserva, '
. ey re ~ery one- si e an
tive activist.,,
don t present issues fairly "
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Even after the co~trove~sy his decisions st!i~i~h:~~~~ w;~t0~'ta7:~te;t~~!~~~ ~}
caused, and the evident fact that people cs UF fully supp t th s th Af ·
were offended by them, Pappa maintains
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that -:-vhat he was doing ~as right; it is the !i~~~: :.?J..~e f:n~ t~t;~YO pro~is~ t?
way 1t was handled that was wrong
.
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not o us1He does not realize that it was th~ ends ness m South Afnca. f-!.e would probably
of his plans, albeit enhanced by the means even rant to_ se~d ~I~-P?.OO to th~ c_o_ntras
that brought so many people of colo' proc aimng it t e • . s responsib1ht~ to
together to fight for what th
. 'f control ~he spread of communism
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ey perceived world wide Keart
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to be a threat to rnetr nghts and identity
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t; Y wou
never want to
Th e var to u s c h a r g e s a a i n s ~ be that .political, for they would begin to
Pappa included the words "a;rngcrnt . lose the very people that make the party
insensitive, ignorant," and though Pan~ w~rk. Thus, Pappa w~uld have to start a
cho and Juanita would disagree, "racist," thud party; an Ultra- nght party. It might
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all because of what he proposed to do, not
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OPINION
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After the dust has cleared·from the recent
attack on Lybia, it becomes more discernable what the cost and benefits were. It
may have been a military victory for the
U.S., but the political defeats will heavily
out weigh any short term gains.
First of all, not only have the Arab
nations concertedly condemned Reagan's
actions and rallied behind Kadafy, but
two Middle Eastern nations, namely Iran
and Syria, have threatened to carry out
attacks against U.S. targets, that is not to
mention the; different factions that have
also vowed revenge for the U.S attack
aqainst Lybia. However, a unified antiAmerican attitude in this vitally strategic
region is a major setback for U .S. foreign
policy.
Secondly, the plausibility th~t a schism
is occurring between N.A.T.0. allies is
ever more ·imminent. Every Western
European nation, except England , condemned the U.S . attack on Lybia both
publicly and in th e emergency U .N .
Security C ouncil tha t was called shortly
a fter the attack. Ever since its inceptio n in
1949 the Soviet Union has been trying to
dismant-'}e or weaken N .A.T .O. However,
between Reagan's nuclear arms strategy
and bellicose foreign policy, Reagan may
succeed in accomplishing this task for the
Soviets. Because of this recent attack, the
Soviet Union has cancelled the upcoming
Summit talks on nuclear testing.
There were many peaceful diplomatic
solutions and less devastating to U.S. foreign policy that could have
been employed but were riot sought out . .
For example, political settlements could
have been employed through Chapter-VI
of the United Nations Charter which sets
out in detail the political procedures
tavailable to the Security Council and the
General Assembly, Chapter XV delegates
peaceful settlement responsibilities to the
Secretary• General, and Chapter X1V
prescribes the legal processes by which the
International Court of Justice may attempt
to settle disputes. Furthermore, the use of
an organized regional economic boycott
would have proved to be effective with
time . War occurs not only as a result of
planned aggression but also from failure
to keep international disputes within
peaceful bou nds.
Many innocent lives could have been
saved on both sides had alternatives been
considered. Reagan may have succeded in
a punitive strike against Lybia, but this
policy is sure to cause more deaths in the
future and have cataclysmic affects on the
U.S. image around the world.
Gene Catania
Political Science M ajor
ms1stmg that they do.
I am usini this opportunity to communicate this to university readers of La Voz
because such an appreciation and sensitivity to Mexican history and culture within
the majority community is not simply a
question limited to its "appreciation." In
our schools, some Mexican children are
now suffering a series of injustices at the
hands of some teachers, administrators
school districts and their school boards. '
My position is that if we take very
seriously our courses in Chicano-Latino
studies, if we ourselves feel responsible for
encouraging our friends (Mexican and
others) to ·participate in these courses, and
if we begin now to develop the personal
ability to work with todays youth and to
try to communicate our culture, then we
are going to do much more to a chieve a
change in the education system.
More can be done the moment a teacher
says to a student, "What is Cinco de Mayo
anyway?"
Jerry McMenamin
Prof essor of Linguistics
ExiJe vs. Youth
Two young Fresno Chicanos wave a
gu~ and th,y are shot to death by police
~fficer. Why? They were endagering other
hves. The same system that enforces this
action to protect people, allows Marcos to
stay in the U.S. after he has killed murdered and. pillaged thousands of his own
people.
· The Whit&..Jlouse bas allowed Marcos
to run . up charge accounts on U.S. military bases in Guam and Hawaii at the tax
payers expense. Much of the military aid
that the U.S . allocated to the Philippines
was used by Marcos to personally invest
in U.S. corporations.
·
Over the years, the White House ha~
allowed dictators like Marcos, the Shah of
Iran, and Somoza, the former President
of Nicaragua, to seek refuge in this country at our expense after they have been
ousted by their own people a nd internationally condemned. It seems that dictators of other countries which murder and
pilla.g~ are given a right to exist in the U.S.
but a yo ung boy wavi ng a gun cannot . So
the question is , why do we give adult
killers refuge and kill confused youth?
Rick Chacon
La Voz de Aztlan
Ed itor: Beleri Rodriguez
Co- Editor: Frank Aviles
Cuitural awareness
I want to take advantage of this opportunity to comment about cultural consciousness and importance of Chicano
Staff Writers: Lourdes Espinosa
culture and history.
A first observation is that the majority
Guadalupe Tovar
of our society does not have a sense of
Mexican history. A few months ago, a
Randy Guerra
student asked the activities director of a
Fresno high school what was going to be
Production: Rudy Murrieta
done to celebrate the Fifth of May. The
Ted Romero
teacher answered her with another question: "What's the Fifth of May?" This
Photography: Lawrence Tovar
should not occur in a pluralistic society
such as ours.
We see this lack of knowledge in many
people who have the responsibility of educating our children, and it is easy to blame
these teachers and administrators in the
school system, saying that they should
know and · respect the Mexican culture
which is shared by so many of .their ~tu- -La Voz de Azt!an is a publication
dents. But we ourselves are generally- the· writen by the staffof La Voz de Aztlan,,
ones to blame for this. We have the diffi- which is editorially and . otherwise
cult responsibility of sensitizing thes·e· seperate from The Daily Collegian.
people to our history and culture, and if
they do not learn, we have to keep on "',,_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _-.;.._ _ _ _ _ _..J
NEWS
La Voz de Aztlan
Monday, April 21, 1986
Page3
Success in_photoj_ournalism
ont~ higher education, and were surprised
at hi~ sµdden change of major since they
~ontmuously encouraged him to pursue
the study of law as a youngster. His
pa_rents believed that being a lawyer would
brmg more opportunities for their son
rather than photojournalism.
Olmos said that his parents didn't know
of the many fields in the media open to a
photojournaHst, yet supported his decision
and any others he made.
Olmos is currently a junior at CSUF,
and works at the Daily Co1legian as
Assistant Photo editor. He eventually
looks forward to working for magazines
and doing documentaries, most specifically
with National Geografic.
"Chicanos are lacking in the field of
photojournalism. We are needed because
of our unique background because we can
sympathize with each other, said Olmos.
"There are many visible problems among
Chicanos on campus. I have a lot of
reservations-about CSU F because it is sad
that the community puts so much emphasis
on sports. Equal emphasis on academics is
needed."
Olmos believes that Chicanos are too
apathetic. "Students ·are caught up in
Spotlight
Lo•..!rdea Espinosa
Staff Writer
Antonio Olmos is gaining much recognition in a field unoccupied by many
Chicanos, photojournalism,
Olmos is a Sanger High School graduate
who was heavily involved in school politics,
including student government and The
Model United Nations.
Olmos feels that he was one of the few
active Chicanos on campus becau~e involvement was not emphasized.
Olmos originally planneo to attend
Berkeley and become a lawyer; ho\Vever,
he decided to ,a ttend CSU F and changed
his maJor unexpectedly.
Olmos passed through a classroom and
glanced at a slide show featuring Bruce
Davidson, a well known photojournalist,
and realized that photojournalism was the
profession he wished to pursue.
Olmos'parents inspired him to continue '
Photo by Lawrence Tovar
See Spotlight page 4
Bodies exposed at ancient burial
Guadalupe Tovar
staff Writer
Over 300 Indian ancestors were left
uneovered on Lake Lahonton's shore line
,by government orders. As a result, !»J1'.lall
groups of Indians from Nevada, North
Dakota and California began a four day
renewal service on March 22.
· According to Adam Fortunate Eagle, a
Fallon resident and organizer of the
ceremony, the ancestors had been at peace
with the earth for 5,000 years and now
they returned with the message that "the
earth a Rd its people are out of balance and
harmony."
The ancestors remains belong to locaf
Indians from the Fallon, Nevada area.
The submergence of the ancient burial
ground i..§ a !rign to the Indian people that
all is not well on earth and it is time for
them to go before mother earth through a
renewal ceremony.
The purpose of the ceremony is to seek
spiritual guidance from the Grandfather,
lndiarvgod.
"H1.e strength gained from this ceremony nelps them (the Indians) to deai with
todays complex i,ro~lems, said Adam
Fortunate Eagle.
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A camp of teepees and tents were
located at the base of. Stillwater· range
below Job Peak, not far from the burial
sites.
The drum of the camp's crier sum-'
moned the small group of tradifionalistthose who believe in their tribe's tenets or
set of beliefs, and a few white par-
Spirit for guidance.
State Museum said,"The government ean
Adam Fortunate Eagle felt that the not return the remains for reburial because
·ceremony was very important because it they are· afraid that people might steal
led the Indian youth back to the Red Path, from the graves."
Indian way of life, instilling values of the
"I'm worried that co&kctors. might tell
Indian ,ulture.
them (artifacts) in Europe or fine a ,Platt
There were only a few participants froin on their mantle for the bones.!'
Fallon present at tpe ceremony because
The tribal Indians main concern is the
not all members from the Stillwater reser- return of ihe remains for reburial, whkh
vation felt tllat the return of their ances- they feel was a sacrile~ act on bclWf of
tors had any, significance.
tlae government.
Tribal councilman Merilyn Dixon was
The ceremony came to an aad on Mllfch
am.ong those present when Don Tuolcy, 22, with a pot luck feast under the moon.
curator of anthropology for the Nevada light.
.
ticipantsfor the
services.
Prayers were
saidceremonial
above the sacred
alter
which was composed of buffalo skulls . .
The Stone- People's house or sweat
lodge provided a place for Indian, white,
men and women to pray to the Great
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book on music
Frank Aviles
Staff Writer
A recent book entitled The Texas Mexican Conjunto'.· A history of a working
class music by Manuel Pena, a Chicano
Latino Studies professor at CSUF, can
now be found in the special collections
bookcase at the CSUF library.
Pena said, "I had always dreamed of
writing a book, especially fiction, that's
why l received my B.A. in English."
When Pena was 25 years old, he gave up
the dream of becoming a fiction writer
and became a social worker for five years,
taught music and later taught Chicano
Latino studies at CSUF.
Accordinwto Pena, Amerigo Paredes
who wrote, !with his Pistol in his Hand,
greatly influenced him to write a non fiction book dealing with the Chicano experience.
"After I read Paredes' book, l realized
how important it was fut Chicanos to
fight for their right!'" and to be Mexican.
To be Mexicar was not at all to be inferior," said P,ena.
Pena applied to the University of Texas
to study with Paredes and was accepted.
"I developed many ideas from him," stated
Pena.
Paredes encouraged Pena to do research
on Chicano mus ii:, ::.ince Pena had been a
musician for over twenty years.
"I concentrated on Norteno music, or
as Tejanos (Texans) call it- conjunto
music.
I grew up with this type of music
and knew that it was a very powerful
expression with a strong acceptance among
the workers."
Pena began his research in 1979 by
interviewing dozens of well known traditional musicians.
"They told me stories about their music
and their feeling about it. The result is the
book which took three years to complete,"
said Pena.
He describes N orteno music as a unique
home _grown Chicano style of music that
occupies a very central position in the lives
of many Mexicans, especially Texas
Mexicans.
"It's their music and serves to strengthen their cultural identity in the face of an
often times hostile Anglo American world.
"The book has received great reviews. It
even appeared in the Chronicle of Higher
Education which is very selecti~about its
material," said Pena.
Daniel Sheely, a critique, describes the
book as "one of the most corpus of literature concerning traditional music of Chicanos, Mexicanos, and Latin Americans.
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By Frank Aviles
Staff Writer
Serving the community is what the Service Employment Redevelopment
(SER) is all about.
SER, Jobs for Progress, Inc., a national
non-profit corporation funded by the
Fresno Private Industry Council through
the Job Training Partnership Act, is
committed to equal opportunity for all
members of American Society.
SER was founded in 1964 by the American G.I. Forum and the League of United
Latin American Qtizens as a voluntary
employment and training program.
Rick Chacon, a counselor for SER,
said,"The purpose of the program is to
promote and develop jobs for private
industries in Fresno County.
"SER provides clients with job placement, vocational counseling, educational
upgrading and supportive services," said
Chacon.
In order to be eligible for the program
you must be a resident of rural Fresno
County; a U.S. citi_zen, permanent resident alien, or a regisie~~p non-citizen with
a\\ ork permit; over 16 and under 65 years
of age; and be considered economically
d1sM1vantaged.
Chacon said that eligible clients are
tested to determine their interests and
capabilities. Then a career plan is developed in ord.er to decide what steps to tak-e
to determine the necessary skills for
employment.
If clients do not have a high school
diploma, they are referred to classes to
improve basic reading, vocabulary, and
math skills to prepare them for the Gen-
eral Equivalency Diploma(G.E.D.). After
they receive their G .E. D. they can then go
on to vocational training.
Vocational training is available in areas
such as, clerk typist, legal secretary, medical receptionist, word processing, and
more. "The Accounting and Electronic
Data Processing schools, which are located
in Fresno, and the secretarial course in
Sanger are components of SER which
provides clients with beneficial training,"
said Chacon.
Clients are aided in many ways. Workshops are held to assist clients in finding
jobs and prepare them for job interviews.
Chacon said, "The program pays some
employers half of the wages of SER clients
for a three month period in order to provide their clients with on-the-job training."
SER has established a scholarship fund
in which three thousand dollars was raised
to provide supportive services, transportation to the job, and child care.
Chacon said,"lf somebody needed bus
tokens to get to work, or if somebody's
battery was stolen and they were without
the money to replace it, the scholarship
money would be given to these people."
The staff of SER consists of the director, Fernando Aguirre, nine counselors,
and six job developers. Chacon said,"SER
is presently developing a housing center
for the elderly. The four and a half acre
parcel, which is financed through Housing Urban Development (HUD), the state,
and private banks, will consist of about 67
units when completed."
Last year SER was recolnized as being
the number one agency in the natipn.
"This year it was nominated again, "said
Chacon.
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La Voz de Aztlan
Monday, April 21, 1986
NEWS
Legal Justice Fund
helps community
rect problems within the department.
"We have no quarrel with the police
defending themselves, and we by no means
A Legal J\l,stice fund to help members condone the shooting of a police officer,"
of the Hispanic community who have stated Correa.
M.A.P.A. feels that they are only in the
been victims of the use of deadly force by
the Fresno police department has been initial stages on the issue of deadly force,
established by the Mexican Americ.i.n primarily because the police department
Political Association (M.A.P.A.)del Valle. does not acknowledge that there is a
Raul Rangel and Ronald Lopez, two problem.
Correa, along with other M.A.P.A.
youths and cousins who were killed by the
members
feel that the key factor that motuse of deadly force by the Fresno Police
ivates
them
is the fear that it may happen
Department within a year triggered
again.
M.A.P.A. to begin a fund to help victims
According to Ben Benavidez, co-chair
seek legal council.
of the committee, efforts to seek funds
"The funds that are being generated are from the community and private individcurrently being used to assist the Lopez uals is taking place.
family with their lawsuit against the Fresno
"We would like to help as many members
police department," said Alex Correa, of the community as possible; however, at
chairman of the Legal Justice committee.
"We want the police department not to
close its eyes on infractions made inten- "We wanf the police departtionally or unintentionally, said Correa.
ment not to ':lose its eyes on
Belen Rodrigue£
Staff Writer
"We want to get some questions answered by the police department, and hold
them accountable if they have in fact violated the procedures," said Correa.
According to Correa, in the past there
has been no effort on behalf of the police
department to look within itself and cor-
Chacon
be called Federation '87 with Pappa as its
presidential candidate and perhaps T.
LeRoy Barnett as his P.R. director.
Pretty scary, huh?
Pappa might even declare himself A.S.
president-for- life and we would be ordered
to address him as- President Pappa- doc.
He would eventually outlaw opposition
newspapers and parties, and would probably "neutralize" subversive elements in
the student body. International students
might be required to carry special campus
passports.
Okay, I may be getting a little carried
away, but I trust my point about the
former Daily Collegian editor in student
governmentiswelltaken: ERIK, RESIGN!
Spotlight
to problems on campus and the community,"
stated Olmos.
He feels the few vocal Chicanos tend to
emphasize exclusively on racism and
foreign policy.
One majo·r problem Olmos sees facing
Chicanos is the need for role models in the
barrios. He believes college graduates
should return to their barrios, instead of
moving into an Anglo- dominated neighborhood.
"Being raised in 'The Chanda,' fhe
barrio in Sanger, I saw no role models in
my neighborhood, said Olmos.
"Chicanos become too materialistic.·
They care about fixing up their lowrider
instead of attending college. They need
role models to tell them that there are
other things out there besides lowriders.
At this moment, The Chanda is half the
population of Sanger and only one doctor
will service it. The others practice where
the wealth is- outside the barrio."
Olmos feels that Chicanos don't sym1pathize with Mexican Immigrants. "They
tare the tie between Mexico and America.
~My sympathy goes to the new immigrants
dor all their abuse and neglect, especially
Chicanos themselves."
Photojournalism is Olmos~ way of being
sensitive to fellow'Chicanos. "I want to be
able to photograph things that aren't
appreciated and make them important."
.. uuns and powder don't bring us down.
We bring each other down by not pursuing
our intelligence .. "
"Knowledge is power," stated Olmos.
infractions made intentionally or unintentionally."
the moment we are concentrating on cases
dealing with the issue of deadly force, said
Benavidez.
"We hope to increase our funds so that
in the future we can be able to assist the
community with different types of cases,
but at the moment it is very difficult," said
Benavidez.
"We would eventually like the police
department to take a closer look at their
policies and procedures, training of its
officers, and highering practices. We would
like the concept of justice for all, to apply
everyone in this society and not just a
select few," said Correa.
For more information about the Legal
Justice Fund contact Frank Quintana at
222-5867.
Photo by Lawrence Tovar
Tw~ !ndian D~nce contest participants anxiously wait for tie-breaking
de~•~•on fro?' Judges. This contest was just a samll portion of the many
act1v1ties which the Pow Wow, which was held April 19-20, had to offer.
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CSUF five students scholarships this semester.
deadline for the application is due Friday April 25.
For more information concerning the scholarship
call the Learning Assistance Center at 294-3052.
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at 6:00 p.m.
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a difference in their community.
For more information contact Ben Benavidez at 442-0380 .
California State University, Fresn()
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By Belen Rodriguez
Staff Writer
Watsonville strikers held a rally in the
free speech area protesting against Watsonville Canning and Richard Shaw, frozen food plants, arbitrary implementation
of contracts filled with employee cutbacks
on Wednesday April 1 l.
Reduction of health benefits, and weakening of grievance procedures. Accord-.
ing to Socorro Murillo, a striker,
the strike officially began on September
19, 1985. "There were approximately
1300-1400 people employed, 80 percent of
which were women, mainly Chicanos and
Mexicans in the Watsonville Canning Co.
The majority of them have left their jobs
to go on strike.
"Since the controversy began, fifteen
senior employees have been fired- some salary the employee can refuse to work
because they were caught eating a small and collect benefits."
piece of cauliflower."
- "There have been two court injunctions
Murillo said that of the original workers issued against us, said Matilda Mata, a
only ten remain working at the company.
striker.
"The company still employs 1300-1400 ' "Wecanonlyhavefourpeoplepicketat
workers, most of which are scabs who are each plant gate, and we can have no more
hired on a daily basis.
than three strikers gather where the comManuel Diaz, a teamster and supporter pany buses pick up scabs, forcing those
from San Jose said that the workers who three to stay 25 feet away from the buses.
have gone on strike have attempted to
"400 people have been arrested on first
collect unemployment benefits but has
offense charges, 50-100 strikers have been
been denied because according to the fined or convicted to a year of probation."
Unemployment Department "while one is
Strikers receive $55.00 a week from the
on strike they cannot receive any benefits."
union; however, the strikers have set up a
Diaz said that the employees have filed
committee which collects money, food
a lawsuit against the Unemployment and clothes from the community to help
department be\·a use ··according to the the strikers.
Bunny Waffle court case decision, when
"Sixty people have lost their homes and
the boss cuts over 20 percent of a persons are forced to live with other families or in
Flores shares attitude
Randy Guerra
Staff Writer
The Chicano Latino Student Association held its first Achievement Awards
Banquet on Friday, April 11, with Tom
Flores, head coach of the Los Angeles
Raiders, as the key note speaker.
According to Robert Castorena, president of C.L.S .A., "the purpose of the
banquet is to recognize students who have
provided leadership on campus or in the
community, and to encourage them to
continue with their education and student
involvement.
"The banquet also provides an opportunity for Chicano-Latino organizations
on campus to collectively recognize students wl").o have demonstrated leadership
in various areas."
C.L.S.A . awarded five students scho-
larships for their outstanding G PA's and
student involvement at CSUF, anq pres'ented five other students with phu1ues for
t.!?eir leadership and academic achie~Pment.
Other CSU F campus organizations participating in this event included Movim i en to E·s t ud i a n ti 1 Ch i ca no de
Aztlan, Chicanos in Law, Chicano Business Student Associafion, and the Chicano Health Organization.
These organizations recognized members of their own groups as well as promising high school students.
Flores said that he did not make many
speaking engagements to groups, but he
agreed.to speak at thi~ banquet because he
had a responsibility to give something
back to his Mexican heritage, and share
with other aspiring Chicanos a winning
attitude so· that "th~y too could succeed
regardless of whether they are Chicano's
or not.
"Mr. Al Davis .-d idn't hire me because I
was a Chicano, but because he felt I was
the best qualified person for the position,
said Flores.
"Now that I'm here, l 'm more visible eviden~
of Chicanos breaking barriers ."
According to Castorena , "the banquet
was a tremendous success.
"Coach Flores is an example of the fact
that although the door to equal opportunity and parity for Chicanos in various
areas remains only slightly ajar, some
Chicanos by their personal perseverance
and unrelentless efforts have blazed a trail
for the rest of us to follow to wards 6reaking barriers and di
" myths ."
their cars, and some strikers have moved
out of town with their relatives, said Diaz.
"Most of these strikers are predominantly women, many of whom are single
parents.
"The strikers are being oppressed as
workers, women and Hispanics."
The union will be meeting with the
company at the end of this month to discuss the issues in question.
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Migrant Program
Monday, April 21, 1986
Letters to the Editor
Bomb·
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ofnearly45,000 migrant students. Today,
these programs are helping approximately
125 CSU F students.
In order to be a part of C.A.M.P. students must be college freshman with a
seasonal or farmworker background, and
must have resided in the U.S. for 24 con-
Don't you hate it when you 're talking to timious months.
someone and they lay .an acronym on you
Raul Diaz, Director of C.A.'M.P., said
or some _other heavy topic pertaining 10 that farmworker or seasonal background
Chicanos and you have no idea of what applies to those students who have worked
they are talking about?
in the fields .
From my own personal experience,/ l , Incoming freshman who belong to
bet you just nod and do a lot of smiling.
C.A.M .P. are assisted in becoming familUnfortunately, most people who have iar with the university way of life which
no idea of what certain acronyms are or includes how to add or drop a course to
how certain issues affect Chicanos. There- where to park their cars.
fore, it is ·my hope that this column will
"Many C.A.M .P. students are undeincrease your awareness concerning Chi- clared majors; therefore, the support staff
cano organizations and issues which are helps students evaluate and choose a
pertinent to the efforts and stuggles of major," said Diaz.
Chicanos to attain an equal opportunity
H.E.P . participants, on the other hand,
educationally, politically and economic-; rece ive developmental in struction and
ally.
advising services that are intended to prepare students for completing high school
or 9btaing a high school equivalency
lt wasn 't until I read a recent article in degree (G .E.D.).
There are currently only two H. E.P .
theFresnoBeeonC.A.M.P.(CollegeAssistance
Migrant Program) / H.E.P . (High School programs that are being funded in the
Equivalancy Program), that I realized California school system. CSUF did not
that even though I knew these acronyms, I receive any funding for these programs for
wasn't aware of their fuq,ction. the 1985-86 fiscal year. However, Diaz
C.A.M.P. has been in existence sine~ said, '' we have submitted a budget of
approximately $200,000.00 and it looks
1972, and H.E.P. since· 1969.
These programs have assisted the needs· pro;.~ising," said Diaz.
Papi),a in·Politics?
If toda~ he continues to see the same
value in his original intentions it would
l~gically follow that those charg~s against
htm, .w hether real or imagined, would
have just as much significance today. For
example, if he were insensitive then , he
must still be now.
Erik Pa ppa, the former Daily Collegian
The feature in the Insight suggests that
ed~tor, said in an interview with the Fresno , Pappa, if involved with student govern"d . b
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ment, would most likely take his attitude
Bee that he Was Co nst enng ecommg a
l
"conservative activist." Does this mean a ong. "I'm not an ass- kisser" claims
.
Pappa ( obviously refering to the asses of
that Fresno Stat e can expec t to see h ts
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n_ame on an A.S. ballot in the future? mmforities), "I say what's on my mind.,,
I he were the chair of the Finance and
Might editor Pappa become A.S. senator
Pappa, or president -Pappa?
Budget committee, what might happen to
Semana de la Raza? Would he reiect fundIf so, should we then consider his appli- · ·
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cation to sit on the Media Council his first mg it because the speakers they choose are
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too "one- sided" and the enter-4tinment
1egihmate attempt to enter campus politics? "very unprofessional?" hat about Black
It is curious to note that he has fa r more History Month and Indian Week?
visibility now than before the Pappa- La
Voz/ Uhuru conflict. His " uncaged aniConsider this: If Pappa wanted to be a
student politician, what group of students
mal" phrase has been repeated in count- would he run with?
less media sources, (including this one)
and he is seemingly involved in an ideologThe progressive Leadership party would
ical relationship with certain conservative for obvious reasons not accept him as a
candidate. I don't think that the conservastudent journalists on campus.
· Reality party would either, because
hve
A recent feature story on Pappa in the h
Insight on February -9, indicates that he t ey do nr • deal with any issues that are
still does not understand the real value of not directly involved with students at
the minority publications. He is quoted as f'.'resno State (e.g. apartheid), and con.t1'c1·z1·ng
'f' 11 L V
d sider themselves "noI_l__political." This is.
crl
- speci ica y a oz an ·
Uhuru that "th ,
·ct d d surely not a fitting label for a "conserva, '
. ey re ~ery one- si e an
tive activist.,,
don t present issues fairly "
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Even after the co~trove~sy his decisions st!i~i~h:~~~~ w;~t0~'ta7:~te;t~~!~~~ ~}
caused, and the evident fact that people cs UF fully supp t th s th Af ·
were offended by them, Pappa maintains
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that -:-vhat he was doing ~as right; it is the !i~~~: :.?J..~e f:n~ t~t;~YO pro~is~ t?
way 1t was handled that was wrong
.
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not o us1He does not realize that it was th~ ends ness m South Afnca. f-!.e would probably
of his plans, albeit enhanced by the means even rant to_ se~d ~I~-P?.OO to th~ c_o_ntras
that brought so many people of colo' proc aimng it t e • . s responsib1ht~ to
together to fight for what th
. 'f control ~he spread of communism
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ey perceived world wide Keart
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to be a threat to rnetr nghts and identity
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t; Y wou
never want to
Th e var to u s c h a r g e s a a i n s ~ be that .political, for they would begin to
Pappa included the words "a;rngcrnt . lose the very people that make the party
insensitive, ignorant," and though Pan~ w~rk. Thus, Pappa w~uld have to start a
cho and Juanita would disagree, "racist," thud party; an Ultra- nght party. It might
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all because of what he proposed to do, not
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OPINION
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After the dust has cleared·from the recent
attack on Lybia, it becomes more discernable what the cost and benefits were. It
may have been a military victory for the
U.S., but the political defeats will heavily
out weigh any short term gains.
First of all, not only have the Arab
nations concertedly condemned Reagan's
actions and rallied behind Kadafy, but
two Middle Eastern nations, namely Iran
and Syria, have threatened to carry out
attacks against U.S. targets, that is not to
mention the; different factions that have
also vowed revenge for the U.S attack
aqainst Lybia. However, a unified antiAmerican attitude in this vitally strategic
region is a major setback for U .S. foreign
policy.
Secondly, the plausibility th~t a schism
is occurring between N.A.T.0. allies is
ever more ·imminent. Every Western
European nation, except England , condemned the U.S . attack on Lybia both
publicly and in th e emergency U .N .
Security C ouncil tha t was called shortly
a fter the attack. Ever since its inceptio n in
1949 the Soviet Union has been trying to
dismant-'}e or weaken N .A.T .O. However,
between Reagan's nuclear arms strategy
and bellicose foreign policy, Reagan may
succeed in accomplishing this task for the
Soviets. Because of this recent attack, the
Soviet Union has cancelled the upcoming
Summit talks on nuclear testing.
There were many peaceful diplomatic
solutions and less devastating to U.S. foreign policy that could have
been employed but were riot sought out . .
For example, political settlements could
have been employed through Chapter-VI
of the United Nations Charter which sets
out in detail the political procedures
tavailable to the Security Council and the
General Assembly, Chapter XV delegates
peaceful settlement responsibilities to the
Secretary• General, and Chapter X1V
prescribes the legal processes by which the
International Court of Justice may attempt
to settle disputes. Furthermore, the use of
an organized regional economic boycott
would have proved to be effective with
time . War occurs not only as a result of
planned aggression but also from failure
to keep international disputes within
peaceful bou nds.
Many innocent lives could have been
saved on both sides had alternatives been
considered. Reagan may have succeded in
a punitive strike against Lybia, but this
policy is sure to cause more deaths in the
future and have cataclysmic affects on the
U.S. image around the world.
Gene Catania
Political Science M ajor
ms1stmg that they do.
I am usini this opportunity to communicate this to university readers of La Voz
because such an appreciation and sensitivity to Mexican history and culture within
the majority community is not simply a
question limited to its "appreciation." In
our schools, some Mexican children are
now suffering a series of injustices at the
hands of some teachers, administrators
school districts and their school boards. '
My position is that if we take very
seriously our courses in Chicano-Latino
studies, if we ourselves feel responsible for
encouraging our friends (Mexican and
others) to ·participate in these courses, and
if we begin now to develop the personal
ability to work with todays youth and to
try to communicate our culture, then we
are going to do much more to a chieve a
change in the education system.
More can be done the moment a teacher
says to a student, "What is Cinco de Mayo
anyway?"
Jerry McMenamin
Prof essor of Linguistics
ExiJe vs. Youth
Two young Fresno Chicanos wave a
gu~ and th,y are shot to death by police
~fficer. Why? They were endagering other
hves. The same system that enforces this
action to protect people, allows Marcos to
stay in the U.S. after he has killed murdered and. pillaged thousands of his own
people.
· The Whit&..Jlouse bas allowed Marcos
to run . up charge accounts on U.S. military bases in Guam and Hawaii at the tax
payers expense. Much of the military aid
that the U.S . allocated to the Philippines
was used by Marcos to personally invest
in U.S. corporations.
·
Over the years, the White House ha~
allowed dictators like Marcos, the Shah of
Iran, and Somoza, the former President
of Nicaragua, to seek refuge in this country at our expense after they have been
ousted by their own people a nd internationally condemned. It seems that dictators of other countries which murder and
pilla.g~ are given a right to exist in the U.S.
but a yo ung boy wavi ng a gun cannot . So
the question is , why do we give adult
killers refuge and kill confused youth?
Rick Chacon
La Voz de Aztlan
Ed itor: Beleri Rodriguez
Co- Editor: Frank Aviles
Cuitural awareness
I want to take advantage of this opportunity to comment about cultural consciousness and importance of Chicano
Staff Writers: Lourdes Espinosa
culture and history.
A first observation is that the majority
Guadalupe Tovar
of our society does not have a sense of
Mexican history. A few months ago, a
Randy Guerra
student asked the activities director of a
Fresno high school what was going to be
Production: Rudy Murrieta
done to celebrate the Fifth of May. The
Ted Romero
teacher answered her with another question: "What's the Fifth of May?" This
Photography: Lawrence Tovar
should not occur in a pluralistic society
such as ours.
We see this lack of knowledge in many
people who have the responsibility of educating our children, and it is easy to blame
these teachers and administrators in the
school system, saying that they should
know and · respect the Mexican culture
which is shared by so many of .their ~tu- -La Voz de Azt!an is a publication
dents. But we ourselves are generally- the· writen by the staffof La Voz de Aztlan,,
ones to blame for this. We have the diffi- which is editorially and . otherwise
cult responsibility of sensitizing thes·e· seperate from The Daily Collegian.
people to our history and culture, and if
they do not learn, we have to keep on "',,_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _-.;.._ _ _ _ _ _..J
NEWS
La Voz de Aztlan
Monday, April 21, 1986
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Success in_photoj_ournalism
ont~ higher education, and were surprised
at hi~ sµdden change of major since they
~ontmuously encouraged him to pursue
the study of law as a youngster. His
pa_rents believed that being a lawyer would
brmg more opportunities for their son
rather than photojournalism.
Olmos said that his parents didn't know
of the many fields in the media open to a
photojournaHst, yet supported his decision
and any others he made.
Olmos is currently a junior at CSUF,
and works at the Daily Co1legian as
Assistant Photo editor. He eventually
looks forward to working for magazines
and doing documentaries, most specifically
with National Geografic.
"Chicanos are lacking in the field of
photojournalism. We are needed because
of our unique background because we can
sympathize with each other, said Olmos.
"There are many visible problems among
Chicanos on campus. I have a lot of
reservations-about CSU F because it is sad
that the community puts so much emphasis
on sports. Equal emphasis on academics is
needed."
Olmos believes that Chicanos are too
apathetic. "Students ·are caught up in
Spotlight
Lo•..!rdea Espinosa
Staff Writer
Antonio Olmos is gaining much recognition in a field unoccupied by many
Chicanos, photojournalism,
Olmos is a Sanger High School graduate
who was heavily involved in school politics,
including student government and The
Model United Nations.
Olmos feels that he was one of the few
active Chicanos on campus becau~e involvement was not emphasized.
Olmos originally planneo to attend
Berkeley and become a lawyer; ho\Vever,
he decided to ,a ttend CSU F and changed
his maJor unexpectedly.
Olmos passed through a classroom and
glanced at a slide show featuring Bruce
Davidson, a well known photojournalist,
and realized that photojournalism was the
profession he wished to pursue.
Olmos'parents inspired him to continue '
Photo by Lawrence Tovar
See Spotlight page 4
Bodies exposed at ancient burial
Guadalupe Tovar
staff Writer
Over 300 Indian ancestors were left
uneovered on Lake Lahonton's shore line
,by government orders. As a result, !»J1'.lall
groups of Indians from Nevada, North
Dakota and California began a four day
renewal service on March 22.
· According to Adam Fortunate Eagle, a
Fallon resident and organizer of the
ceremony, the ancestors had been at peace
with the earth for 5,000 years and now
they returned with the message that "the
earth a Rd its people are out of balance and
harmony."
The ancestors remains belong to locaf
Indians from the Fallon, Nevada area.
The submergence of the ancient burial
ground i..§ a !rign to the Indian people that
all is not well on earth and it is time for
them to go before mother earth through a
renewal ceremony.
The purpose of the ceremony is to seek
spiritual guidance from the Grandfather,
lndiarvgod.
"H1.e strength gained from this ceremony nelps them (the Indians) to deai with
todays complex i,ro~lems, said Adam
Fortunate Eagle.
·
A camp of teepees and tents were
located at the base of. Stillwater· range
below Job Peak, not far from the burial
sites.
The drum of the camp's crier sum-'
moned the small group of tradifionalistthose who believe in their tribe's tenets or
set of beliefs, and a few white par-
Spirit for guidance.
State Museum said,"The government ean
Adam Fortunate Eagle felt that the not return the remains for reburial because
·ceremony was very important because it they are· afraid that people might steal
led the Indian youth back to the Red Path, from the graves."
Indian way of life, instilling values of the
"I'm worried that co&kctors. might tell
Indian ,ulture.
them (artifacts) in Europe or fine a ,Platt
There were only a few participants froin on their mantle for the bones.!'
Fallon present at tpe ceremony because
The tribal Indians main concern is the
not all members from the Stillwater reser- return of ihe remains for reburial, whkh
vation felt tllat the return of their ances- they feel was a sacrile~ act on bclWf of
tors had any, significance.
tlae government.
Tribal councilman Merilyn Dixon was
The ceremony came to an aad on Mllfch
am.ong those present when Don Tuolcy, 22, with a pot luck feast under the moon.
curator of anthropology for the Nevada light.
.
ticipantsfor the
services.
Prayers were
saidceremonial
above the sacred
alter
which was composed of buffalo skulls . .
The Stone- People's house or sweat
lodge provided a place for Indian, white,
men and women to pray to the Great
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book on music
Frank Aviles
Staff Writer
A recent book entitled The Texas Mexican Conjunto'.· A history of a working
class music by Manuel Pena, a Chicano
Latino Studies professor at CSUF, can
now be found in the special collections
bookcase at the CSUF library.
Pena said, "I had always dreamed of
writing a book, especially fiction, that's
why l received my B.A. in English."
When Pena was 25 years old, he gave up
the dream of becoming a fiction writer
and became a social worker for five years,
taught music and later taught Chicano
Latino studies at CSUF.
Accordinwto Pena, Amerigo Paredes
who wrote, !with his Pistol in his Hand,
greatly influenced him to write a non fiction book dealing with the Chicano experience.
"After I read Paredes' book, l realized
how important it was fut Chicanos to
fight for their right!'" and to be Mexican.
To be Mexicar was not at all to be inferior," said P,ena.
Pena applied to the University of Texas
to study with Paredes and was accepted.
"I developed many ideas from him," stated
Pena.
Paredes encouraged Pena to do research
on Chicano mus ii:, ::.ince Pena had been a
musician for over twenty years.
"I concentrated on Norteno music, or
as Tejanos (Texans) call it- conjunto
music.
I grew up with this type of music
and knew that it was a very powerful
expression with a strong acceptance among
the workers."
Pena began his research in 1979 by
interviewing dozens of well known traditional musicians.
"They told me stories about their music
and their feeling about it. The result is the
book which took three years to complete,"
said Pena.
He describes N orteno music as a unique
home _grown Chicano style of music that
occupies a very central position in the lives
of many Mexicans, especially Texas
Mexicans.
"It's their music and serves to strengthen their cultural identity in the face of an
often times hostile Anglo American world.
"The book has received great reviews. It
even appeared in the Chronicle of Higher
Education which is very selecti~about its
material," said Pena.
Daniel Sheely, a critique, describes the
book as "one of the most corpus of literature concerning traditional music of Chicanos, Mexicanos, and Latin Americans.
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By Frank Aviles
Staff Writer
Serving the community is what the Service Employment Redevelopment
(SER) is all about.
SER, Jobs for Progress, Inc., a national
non-profit corporation funded by the
Fresno Private Industry Council through
the Job Training Partnership Act, is
committed to equal opportunity for all
members of American Society.
SER was founded in 1964 by the American G.I. Forum and the League of United
Latin American Qtizens as a voluntary
employment and training program.
Rick Chacon, a counselor for SER,
said,"The purpose of the program is to
promote and develop jobs for private
industries in Fresno County.
"SER provides clients with job placement, vocational counseling, educational
upgrading and supportive services," said
Chacon.
In order to be eligible for the program
you must be a resident of rural Fresno
County; a U.S. citi_zen, permanent resident alien, or a regisie~~p non-citizen with
a\\ ork permit; over 16 and under 65 years
of age; and be considered economically
d1sM1vantaged.
Chacon said that eligible clients are
tested to determine their interests and
capabilities. Then a career plan is developed in ord.er to decide what steps to tak-e
to determine the necessary skills for
employment.
If clients do not have a high school
diploma, they are referred to classes to
improve basic reading, vocabulary, and
math skills to prepare them for the Gen-
eral Equivalency Diploma(G.E.D.). After
they receive their G .E. D. they can then go
on to vocational training.
Vocational training is available in areas
such as, clerk typist, legal secretary, medical receptionist, word processing, and
more. "The Accounting and Electronic
Data Processing schools, which are located
in Fresno, and the secretarial course in
Sanger are components of SER which
provides clients with beneficial training,"
said Chacon.
Clients are aided in many ways. Workshops are held to assist clients in finding
jobs and prepare them for job interviews.
Chacon said, "The program pays some
employers half of the wages of SER clients
for a three month period in order to provide their clients with on-the-job training."
SER has established a scholarship fund
in which three thousand dollars was raised
to provide supportive services, transportation to the job, and child care.
Chacon said,"lf somebody needed bus
tokens to get to work, or if somebody's
battery was stolen and they were without
the money to replace it, the scholarship
money would be given to these people."
The staff of SER consists of the director, Fernando Aguirre, nine counselors,
and six job developers. Chacon said,"SER
is presently developing a housing center
for the elderly. The four and a half acre
parcel, which is financed through Housing Urban Development (HUD), the state,
and private banks, will consist of about 67
units when completed."
Last year SER was recolnized as being
the number one agency in the natipn.
"This year it was nominated again, "said
Chacon.
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La Voz de Aztlan
Monday, April 21, 1986
NEWS
Legal Justice Fund
helps community
rect problems within the department.
"We have no quarrel with the police
defending themselves, and we by no means
A Legal J\l,stice fund to help members condone the shooting of a police officer,"
of the Hispanic community who have stated Correa.
M.A.P.A. feels that they are only in the
been victims of the use of deadly force by
the Fresno police department has been initial stages on the issue of deadly force,
established by the Mexican Americ.i.n primarily because the police department
Political Association (M.A.P.A.)del Valle. does not acknowledge that there is a
Raul Rangel and Ronald Lopez, two problem.
Correa, along with other M.A.P.A.
youths and cousins who were killed by the
members
feel that the key factor that motuse of deadly force by the Fresno Police
ivates
them
is the fear that it may happen
Department within a year triggered
again.
M.A.P.A. to begin a fund to help victims
According to Ben Benavidez, co-chair
seek legal council.
of the committee, efforts to seek funds
"The funds that are being generated are from the community and private individcurrently being used to assist the Lopez uals is taking place.
family with their lawsuit against the Fresno
"We would like to help as many members
police department," said Alex Correa, of the community as possible; however, at
chairman of the Legal Justice committee.
"We want the police department not to
close its eyes on infractions made inten- "We wanf the police departtionally or unintentionally, said Correa.
ment not to ':lose its eyes on
Belen Rodrigue£
Staff Writer
"We want to get some questions answered by the police department, and hold
them accountable if they have in fact violated the procedures," said Correa.
According to Correa, in the past there
has been no effort on behalf of the police
department to look within itself and cor-
Chacon
be called Federation '87 with Pappa as its
presidential candidate and perhaps T.
LeRoy Barnett as his P.R. director.
Pretty scary, huh?
Pappa might even declare himself A.S.
president-for- life and we would be ordered
to address him as- President Pappa- doc.
He would eventually outlaw opposition
newspapers and parties, and would probably "neutralize" subversive elements in
the student body. International students
might be required to carry special campus
passports.
Okay, I may be getting a little carried
away, but I trust my point about the
former Daily Collegian editor in student
governmentiswelltaken: ERIK, RESIGN!
Spotlight
to problems on campus and the community,"
stated Olmos.
He feels the few vocal Chicanos tend to
emphasize exclusively on racism and
foreign policy.
One majo·r problem Olmos sees facing
Chicanos is the need for role models in the
barrios. He believes college graduates
should return to their barrios, instead of
moving into an Anglo- dominated neighborhood.
"Being raised in 'The Chanda,' fhe
barrio in Sanger, I saw no role models in
my neighborhood, said Olmos.
"Chicanos become too materialistic.·
They care about fixing up their lowrider
instead of attending college. They need
role models to tell them that there are
other things out there besides lowriders.
At this moment, The Chanda is half the
population of Sanger and only one doctor
will service it. The others practice where
the wealth is- outside the barrio."
Olmos feels that Chicanos don't sym1pathize with Mexican Immigrants. "They
tare the tie between Mexico and America.
~My sympathy goes to the new immigrants
dor all their abuse and neglect, especially
Chicanos themselves."
Photojournalism is Olmos~ way of being
sensitive to fellow'Chicanos. "I want to be
able to photograph things that aren't
appreciated and make them important."
.. uuns and powder don't bring us down.
We bring each other down by not pursuing
our intelligence .. "
"Knowledge is power," stated Olmos.
infractions made intentionally or unintentionally."
the moment we are concentrating on cases
dealing with the issue of deadly force, said
Benavidez.
"We hope to increase our funds so that
in the future we can be able to assist the
community with different types of cases,
but at the moment it is very difficult," said
Benavidez.
"We would eventually like the police
department to take a closer look at their
policies and procedures, training of its
officers, and highering practices. We would
like the concept of justice for all, to apply
everyone in this society and not just a
select few," said Correa.
For more information about the Legal
Justice Fund contact Frank Quintana at
222-5867.
Photo by Lawrence Tovar
Tw~ !ndian D~nce contest participants anxiously wait for tie-breaking
de~•~•on fro?' Judges. This contest was just a samll portion of the many
act1v1ties which the Pow Wow, which was held April 19-20, had to offer.
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The Chicano Staff from
CSUF will be awarding
CSUF five students scholarships this semester.
deadline for the application is due Friday April 25.
For more information concerning the scholarship
call the Learning Assistance Center at 294-3052.
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M.A.P.A. del Valle invites you to attend
their meetings the first Wednesday of themonth at the Ted· C. Wills community center
at 6:00 p.m.
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M.A.P .A. believesthat students canmake
a difference in their community.
For more information contact Ben Benavidez at 442-0380 .