* We are now MeXicanos 2070.Our mission: To reclaim and enrich our indigenous Mexican American culture and enhance our way of life.
About the Blueprint Papers Blog
The history of the Mexican American people began with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo on February 2, 1848, thus concluding the invasion of Mexico by U.S. forces, which had begun in 1846. Under the Treaty, those Mexicans living in the newly conquered territory had one year to return to Mexico; those remaining would become American citizens, to enjoy the rights and benefits of such status. That was not to happen in full until early Mexican American organizations began to evolve beginning in the 1930s after WWI, then with another surge after WWII. Between 1965-75, what has become known as the Chicano Movement arose and advanced Mexican American rights and the struggle for equality even more. Today, those rights and values are still being denied in both blatant and subtle ways, actions to deny access to the vote, efforts to malign and denigrate our people, punish Mexican migrant workers and asylum seekers as invaders, thus seeking to paint all Mexican Americans as less worthy citizens of the U.S. We are at a crossroads as an indigenous-hispanic people, as a nation within a nation. It is with this existential challenge in mind that the Blueprint for the Next 50 Years is submitted for the Mexican American community to consider. |
About the author
Armando Rendón is the author of Chicano Manifesto, a book released in 1971 in the midst of what has become known as the Chicano Movement. He has had a life-long career in public affairs with state and federal agencies, taught at American University in Washington, D.C., for three years and at St. Mary's College, Moraga, California, his alma mater, for 22 years as a seminar leader. After obtaining a law degree in 1983, he worked pro bono with indigenous human rights groups, including a Chicanan organization he helped found. In 2009, he launched an online publication dedicated to publishing the works of indigenous-hispanic Americans, Somos en escrito Magazine, somosenescrito.com.
Armando Rendón is the author of Chicano Manifesto, a book released in 1971 in the midst of what has become known as the Chicano Movement. He has had a life-long career in public affairs with state and federal agencies, taught at American University in Washington, D.C., for three years and at St. Mary's College, Moraga, California, his alma mater, for 22 years as a seminar leader. After obtaining a law degree in 1983, he worked pro bono with indigenous human rights groups, including a Chicanan organization he helped found. In 2009, he launched an online publication dedicated to publishing the works of indigenous-hispanic Americans, Somos en escrito Magazine, somosenescrito.com.