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EL LABERINTO The University of Iowa March 1986 IOWA... A Place for La Raza to Grow by Daria Garcia The University of Iowa is the fertile land La Raza has known as a temporary or permanent home. As people living in this community La Raza has contributed to the present student experience on this campus. La Raza is instrumental in forming services that are important and vital to the advancement of Hispanics in higher education. Here is a little history to let you know what La Raza of Iowa is all about. On November 6, 1970, the Chicano Indian American Student Union (CIASU) applied to become a chartered organization on the UI campus. The statement of CIASU is as follows: "The Union hopes to unite University Chicanos and Native Americans to preserve our heritage and our identity, to raise a social consciousness among our people who for so long have been brainwashed, denied, oppressed, and murdered, and to demand that UI recruit more Chicano and Native American students from around the state." As a result of student efforts, the Chicano/Indian American Cultural Center (CIACC) became a reality in August of 1971, as a part of Special Support Services. Since that time, the center has moved from 115 North Clinton Street to its present location at 308 Melrose Avenue. The purpose of the CIACC is 1. To provide a permanent setting for Chicano and Native American students to gather in an informal atmosphere reflecting the needs and interests of Chicano and Native American students in the University community, 2. To provide a center for the cultural expressions and embodiment of Chicano and Native American students in the University community, 3. To provide an area for academic development, and 4. To provide a center for meeting and greeting visiting Chicanos and Native Americans. The center has a library which supplies the local Iowa community with needed Chicano and Native American literature. Everyone is welcome to browse through the library at any time. The center publishes El Laberinto and at one time The Nahuatzen, a collection of essays, pems, and short stories written by students. The cultural center is the focal point of educational and social activities carried on by Hispanics and Native American students on the UI campus. El Teatro Zapatist was formed as a theatrical and collective vehicle by Chicano students in the fall of 1974. Its purpose was to create political and cultural awareness among la gente. continued on page 5
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EL LABERINTO The University of Iowa March 1986 IOWA... A Place for La Raza to Grow by Daria Garcia The University of Iowa is the fertile land La Raza has known as a temporary or permanent home. As people living in this community La Raza has contributed to the present student experience on this campus. La Raza is instrumental in forming services that are important and vital to the advancement of Hispanics in higher education. Here is a little history to let you know what La Raza of Iowa is all about. On November 6, 1970, the Chicano Indian American Student Union (CIASU) applied to become a chartered organization on the UI campus. The statement of CIASU is as follows: "The Union hopes to unite University Chicanos and Native Americans to preserve our heritage and our identity, to raise a social consciousness among our people who for so long have been brainwashed, denied, oppressed, and murdered, and to demand that UI recruit more Chicano and Native American students from around the state." As a result of student efforts, the Chicano/Indian American Cultural Center (CIACC) became a reality in August of 1971, as a part of Special Support Services. Since that time, the center has moved from 115 North Clinton Street to its present location at 308 Melrose Avenue. The purpose of the CIACC is 1. To provide a permanent setting for Chicano and Native American students to gather in an informal atmosphere reflecting the needs and interests of Chicano and Native American students in the University community, 2. To provide a center for the cultural expressions and embodiment of Chicano and Native American students in the University community, 3. To provide an area for academic development, and 4. To provide a center for meeting and greeting visiting Chicanos and Native Americans. The center has a library which supplies the local Iowa community with needed Chicano and Native American literature. Everyone is welcome to browse through the library at any time. The center publishes El Laberinto and at one time The Nahuatzen, a collection of essays, pems, and short stories written by students. The cultural center is the focal point of educational and social activities carried on by Hispanics and Native American students on the UI campus. El Teatro Zapatist was formed as a theatrical and collective vehicle by Chicano students in the fall of 1974. Its purpose was to create political and cultural awareness among la gente. continued on page 5
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