Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de AztláŁn (MEChA) records, University of California, Irvine. 1 968 - 2006 1971 - 2002

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Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de AztláŁn (MEChA) records, University of California, Irvine. 1 968 - 2006 1971 - 2002

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This collection comprises the records of Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de AtzláŁn (MEChA) at the University of California, Irvine, a student organization that promotes higher education for Chicanos, political activism against racism and oppression, and Chicano culture. The collection contains organizational documents describing MEChA's mission and purpose, files from elected officers that document MEChA's yearly activities, and subject files on major topics of interest to MEChA.

University of California, Irvine. Library. Department of Special Collections

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University of California, Irvine. Library. Department of Special Collections

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Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de AztláŁn (MEChA) is a national student organization that promotes Chicano education, political activism, culture, and history. One of its principal aims is to expand Chicano enrollment in and graduation from colleges. It is dedicated to socializing and politicizing students in the "ideals del movimiento" to gain self determination and fight against forces of oppression. MEChA was established in Santa Barbara, California in 1969 following a series of conferences ...