MEChA

E190030
Chicano student organization Latino student organization student organization

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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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
MEChA canonical 2
Chicano Movement organizations 1
Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán 1

Statements (62)

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

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chicano movement → associatedWith → MEChA ⓘ
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