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Roybal’s victory was a turning point for Latino political representation and laid the foundation for his later election to the U.S. House of Representatives, where he became the first Latino congressman since 1879. [5] By the early 1950s, the CSO had expanded across California, establishing branches in San Jose, Oakland, and the San Joaquin ...
Along with Edward Roybal and other Mexican-Americans, Ross formed the CSO in East Los Angeles; Roybal became its first President. This chapter of the CSO became politically active and helped to elect Roybal to the City Council of Los Angeles in 1949, the first Mexican-American to serve as such since the 19th century. [2]
In 1959, Chavez moved to Los Angeles to become the CSO's national director. [66] He, his wife, and now eight children settled into the largely Mexican neighborhood of Boyle Heights. [67] He found the CSO's financial situation was bad, with even his own salary in jeopardy. [67] He laid off several organizers to keep the organization afloat. [68]
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They make up 18% of all California Latino legislators, in a state where a survey released this year by the National Assn. of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials — headed by a Downey Latina ...
Latino advocacy groups this month are gearing up campaigns to mobilize voters ahead of this fall’s midterm elections, when Hispanic turnout could be critical to determining several California ...
Luis Valdez founded El Teatro Campesino, which is the first farm workers theater in Delano, CA where the actors educated and entertained workers on their civil rights. He was a playwright, producer, and director, and was heavily inspired by Cesar Chavez. [27] His 1978 play "Zoot Suit", was based on the 1943 Zoot Suit Riots in Los Angeles.
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