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Show Chicano Week brought unity "Do as much as possible alone, solicit the help of friends black, white, or yellow, and move ahead together," was the way Leonard Salazar summed up the outlook of the Chicano. Dr. Salazar is the coordinator of the Chicano Mobile Institute and an instructor in Chicano Studies. With the impetus provided by Chi cano Week, the University's minority group students have acquired ac-quired a new sense of unity and national identity. The diversity of Chicano Week's speakers and activities provided the University community with a good overview of current thoughts and problems of the Chicano ethnic group, said Dr. Salazar. l ie reported that all initial indications indi-cations point to the success of the week-long scries of events which provided faculty and a cross section of students with a new perspective on the problems of the Chicano. Speakers not only pointed out problem areas, but suggested solutions. In Utah, the Chicano community com-munity has the highest unemployment, unemploy-ment, dropout, criminal rates, and worst housing per capita. Dr. Salazar belives that these problems must be brought to the attention of the rest of the population. pop-ulation. He points out that action was not taken to solve pollution problems until the problems came to the attention of the middle-class. middle-class. Minority group problems are much more sensitive, and should have even greater priority. Dr. Salazar said. Through the efforts of the University community, deficiencies de-ficiencies in Chicano education, politics and housing can be overcome over-come . Chicano students reflected their increased awareness in their remarks on Chicano Week. One student commented that greater cooperation between Chicanos was already apparent. Another student referred to the forthcoming forth-coming Chicano revolution in education, as Spanglos (Chicanos who think they arc white) realize their heritage and stand up and fight. Dr. Salazar explained that he did not forsee militancy in the Chicano movement because "Chicanos are different from blacks , and operate differently." The educational revolution is expected to result from the formation for-mation of Chicano studies and departments at universities, and the possible establishment of all-Chicano all-Chicano educational institutions. The possibility of a program of Chicano studies at the University is currently being considered by faculty and administration. Dr. Salazar said that Chicano Week, or a comparable program, will probably become an annual event. |