Connie Martinez League of United Latin American Citizens papers, 1996-2001 (bulk, 1998-1999).

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Connie Martinez League of United Latin American Citizens papers, 1996-2001 (bulk, 1998-1999).

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This collection contains documentation of state and national conventions, meetings, membership rosters, financial reports, and correspondence. The collection includes materials about LULAC's involvement in state and national politics. It also includes information from LULAC's National Educational Service Center in Albuquerque and information about LULAC's defense of bilingual education, dropout prevention initiatives, and opposition to school vouchers. Material with a national focus includes news clippings, articles, and reports concerning LULAC's work to ensure Hispanic civil rights and immigrant rights. Of particular interest are materials from regional LULAC councils that document their work to improve Hispanics' status in educational institutions and information about women's involvement in LULAC and the larger Hispanic community.

3 boxes (2.23 cu. ft.)

University of New Mexico-Main Campus

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University of New Mexico-Main Campus

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Martinez, Connie.

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The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is concerned with improvement of the social, political, and economic status of Hispanics in the United States. Their main focuses have been on education and legal reform, citizenship, and the extension of civil and political rights to Hispanics. With approximately 115,000 members throughout the United States and Puerto Rico, The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is the largest and oldest Hispanic Organization in the United State...

League of United Latin American Citizens

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Organized in February of 1929 in Corpus Christi, TX. Composed mostly of Mexican-American citizens who believe that education is the foundation for the cultural growth and development for people of Latin American descent. Organization provides college scholarships, hot lunches for low-income and under privileged children, Christmas parties for under privileged and promotion of voter registration. From the description of Records, 1970-1989. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: ...