History
Chicano Studies, Asian American Studies, Native American Studies, and Comparative Ethnic Studies form the core groups within the Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. The Chicano Studies Program was established in 1969 as a direct consequence of Third World Strike demands by students of Mexican descent for the University to research and teach a curriculum based on the Chicano experience in the United States. The program offers an interdisciplinary curriculum of academic study that critically examines the historical and contemporary experience in the context of American society and institutions, including aspects of Mexican history, culture, and politics affecting the Chicano community.
(partial text from Department of Ethnic Studies website)
From the guide to the University of California, Berkeley. Chicano Studies Program records, 1961-1996, bulk 1969-1980, (University of California, Berkeley. Ethnic Studies Library)
