MEChA

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MEChA (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicanx de Aztlán) is a U.S. student organization that promotes Chicano/a/x empowerment, cultural identity, and social justice through activism and education.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chicano student organization
Latino student organization
student organization
advocatesFor affirmative action
ethnic studies programs
in-state tuition for undocumented students
sanctuary campuses
associatedWith MEChA self-linksurface differs
surface form: Chicano Movement organizations

Latino civil rights organizations
AztlánRefersTo mythic Chicano homeland
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
engagesIn campus activism
community organizing
conferences and retreats
educational workshops
protests and demonstrations
voter registration drives
focusesOn Chicana empowerment
Chicano empowerment
Chicanx empowerment
Latino student rights
anti-police brutality activism
bilingual education
community organizing
cultural identity
ethnic studies
higher education access
immigrant rights
labor rights
foundedInPeriod late 1960s
fullName MEChA self-linksurface differs
surface form: Movimiento Estudiantil Chicanx de Aztlán
goal educational equality for Chicano students
social, economic, and political empowerment of Chicano communities
hasAbbreviation MEChA self-link
hasControversy debates over name and inclusivity
perceived separatism
use of the term Aztlán
hasFormerName MEChA self-linksurface differs
surface form: Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán
hasOrganizationalStructure local chapters
national coordinating body
regional organizations
historicalContext Chicano movement
surface form: Chicano Movement
ideology Chicanismo
Chicano nationalism
anti-racism
educational equity
social justice
languageOfName Spanish
operatesIn United States of America
surface form: United States
originatedFrom Chicano student activism
primaryLanguageUsed English
Spanish
promotes Chicana feminism
Chicano cultural pride
Chicanx-inclusive language
community service
political education
student leadership development
typicalLocation community colleges
high schools
universities
usesTerm Aztlan
surface form: Aztlán

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1968 East Los Angeles walkouts organizer MEChA
this entity surface form: United Mexican American Students (UMAS)
MEChA fullName MEChA self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Movimiento Estudiantil Chicanx de Aztlán
MEChA hasAbbreviation MEChA self-link
MEChA hasFormerName MEChA self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán
MEChA associatedWith MEChA self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Chicano Movement organizations