Chicano Blowouts

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student protest movement

Chicano Blowouts were a series of student-led protests in East Los Angeles in 1968 demanding educational reform and equal opportunities for Mexican American students.

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Chicano Blowouts canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	student protest movement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	1968 East Los Angeles student walkouts NERFINISHED ⓘ East L.A. Walkouts NERFINISHED ⓘ
chronologyWithin	1960s United States student protests ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
demanded	Mexican American history and culture courses ⓘ bilingual education ⓘ curriculum reform ⓘ end to corporal punishment of students ⓘ greater student participation in school governance ⓘ improved school facilities ⓘ more Mexican American teachers and administrators ⓘ respect for Spanish language ⓘ smaller class sizes ⓘ
followedBy	increased Chicano student activism ⓘ
hasCause	discrimination against Mexican American students ⓘ educational inequality ⓘ high dropout rates of Mexican American students ⓘ lack of bilingual and bicultural education ⓘ punitive discipline practices toward Mexican American students ⓘ tracking of Mexican American students into vocational programs ⓘ underrepresentation of Mexican American teachers and administrators ⓘ
hasEffect	greater public awareness of discrimination in Los Angeles schools ⓘ strengthening of Chicano identity among students ⓘ
location	East Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ
movement	Chicano Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedBy	Los Angeles Police Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Angeles school authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ
organizedIn	Belmont High School NERFINISHED ⓘ Garfield High School NERFINISHED ⓘ Lincoln High School NERFINISHED ⓘ Roosevelt High School NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilson High School NERFINISHED ⓘ other East Los Angeles high schools ⓘ
participant	Brown Berets NERFINISHED ⓘ Chicano Movement activists ⓘ Chicano students ⓘ Mexican American high school students ⓘ Sal Castro NERFINISHED ⓘ United Mexican American Students NERFINISHED ⓘ Young Chicanos for Community Action NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Mexican American civil rights movement NERFINISHED ⓘ
pointInTime	1968 ⓘ
significantFor	advancing Chicano educational rights ⓘ influencing later educational reforms in Los Angeles ⓘ mobilizing Mexican American youth ⓘ
startTime	March 1968 ⓘ
state	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California

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1968 East Los Angeles walkouts → alsoKnownAs → Chicano Blowouts ⓘ