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Editor viewpoints: 'Chicano' Is a part of the idiom

Description: Letter from John J. Herrera to the Houston Chronicle in response to Mrs. Marta Daumas' letter published on August 9th criticizing the use of the word "Chicano". Herrera explains that this word, once part of the Mexican American slang, has now become an American language idiom. He and other Mexican-Americans, unlike Mexicans from Mexico, appreciate the appellation as a source of pride and recognition of their Mexican ancestry.
Date: August 23, 1973
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Funeral Program for Birdie J. Myers, August 28, 1973]

Description: Funeral program for Sister Birdie J. Myers, born June 16, 1917. The funeral was held August 28, 1973 at West End Baptist Church, officiated by Rev. J. A. Kemple. Funeral arrangements were made through Carter-Taylor Mortuary and she was buried in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery near San Antonio, Texas.
Date: August 28, 1973
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: San Antonio Public Library

[Letter from John J. Herrera to the editor of Viewpoints, Houston Chronicle - 1973-08-16]

Description: Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to the Houston Chronicle in response to Marta Daumos' letter published on August 9th criticizing the use of the word "Chicano." Herrera explains that this word, once part of the Mexican American slang, has now become an American language idiom. Herrera and other Mexican-Americans, unlike Mexicans from Mexico, appreciate the appellation as a source of pride and recognition of their Mexican ancestry.
Date: August 16, 1973
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library
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