MECHA Name Change Draws Fire From Chicanos
Reactions online to MeCHA proposed name change. via twitter user:
@Franzia_Fanon
La Cartita --- A small group of students within California decided to eliminate the term 'Chicano' from the organizations name. The reactions have been contounding though to the obvious historical nature of the group. Throughout the organization's existence, white authors, institutions have sought to display the group as 'exclusionary' because of its Chicano centric mission. Despite the obvious need for such an institution and the many options for non-Chicanos, a small group of elite institution based chapters have voted to deny 'Chicano' a place within the organizations identity. "