MEXA, Operation Zero and Change of Ethnicity at Michigan State University, 1993 - 1999
Scope and Contents
The collection is comprised of three Series. Series I includes files from the Lansing Cristo Rey Community Center that were recovered by T. Mireles; Series II. includes some of the files of the Xicano Development Center, Lansing and Detroit offices; and Series III. Select files from the MEChA/MEXA files previously sited at the MSU Libraries. The originals were deaccessioned and returned to a MEChA officer. All series contains meeting agendas and minutes, budgets, correspondence, and printed materials regarding the activities of the organizations. The Michigan State University student chapter of Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán (MEChA) series also includes their constitution, membership information, newspaper articles and action files. Significant in this series is information on the student led MSU grape boycott, Book Check Out, Affirmative Action issues, Chicano Latino Studies correspondence and planning notes as well as the agreements between the MSU administration and MEChA on negotiated points.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1993 - 1999
Creator
- From the Collection: MECha (Michigan State University) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research
Conditions Governing Access
The material is stored off site. Please request materials 3 days ahead of your visit.
Extent
From the Collection: 2 Linear Feet (2 containers)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This folder contains a press release about the 1993 effort called Operation Zero by Chicano students changeing their ethnicity from Mexican American to white to protest the university's "hypocrisy" towards students of color, in particular Chicanos. In 1999 another effort was initiated by members of MEXA and CRU in support of Chicano Studies.
Repository Details
Part of the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections Repository