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Aztlán
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Az·tlán  (äz-tlän)
1. In Aztec legend, the original home of the Aztec people, held to have been located in northwest Mexico.
2. The American Southwest, specifically the territory of northern Mexico ceded to the United States by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848. The term is used especially by Chicano-rights activists.
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The radical Aztlan "reconquista" movement sprang not only from MEChA, but also from the La Raza Unida (The Race United) Party and the Southwest Council of La Ram (SCLR), which was NCLR's name before it went national.
La Raza isn't separatist by Hawes, Douglas / The New American
WHEN I RETURNED to college after serving Uncle Sam, I discovered a new organization at UCLA called MEChA--Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan.
Race to the top: Antonio Villaraigosa's radical past by McGrath, Roger D. / The American Conservative
The bill would also ban race-based groups, such as Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan, from operating on public campuses.
Course correction: classroom interference by Howley, Kerry / Reason
 
 
 
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