Baca, Herman.

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Chicano activist and political organizer in southern California, Herman Baca was born in Los Lentes, New Mexico, on April 5, 1943, and moved with his family to National City, California, in 1954. After high school he worked as a printer, establishing his own business, Aztec Printing, in 1969. Baca was active in local electoral politics beginning in the early 1960s, first in the Republican party and later as an independent. He organized the National City chapter of the Mexican-American Political Association (MAPA) in 1968, the San Diego County chapter of La Raza Unida Party, and serves as longtime chairman and one of several founders of the Committee on Chicano Rights (CCR), a volunteer organization promoting human, civil, and constitutional rights for the Chicano community.

From the description of Herman Baca papers, 1964-2004. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 55876038

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creatorOf Baca, Herman. Herman Baca papers, 1964-2004. University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library
creatorOf Baca, Herman. [Interviews with Herman Baca, August-September 2006 [sound recording] / interviewed by Jimmy Patino]. University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library
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associatedWith Avalos, David. person
associatedWith Committee on Chicano Rights corporateBody
associatedWith Mexican American Political Association (Calif.). National City Chapter. corporateBody
associatedWith Orozco Ochoa, Victor. person
associatedWith Patino, Jimmy, person
associatedWith Raza Unida Party (Calif.). San Diego. corporateBody
associatedWith University of California, San Diego. corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
California--San Diego
California--National City
California--San Diego
California--San Diego County
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Chicano movement
Chicano movement
Graphic arts
Mexican American art
Mexican Americans
Mexican Americans
Mexican Americans
Political activists
Printers
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Active 2004

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