Precis Exercise: Chicano Movement

MacDonald, Victoria-María, and Benjamin Polk Hoffman. "'Compromising La Causa?': The Ford Foundation And Chicano Intellectual Nationalism In The Creation Of Chicano History, 1963-1977." History Of Education Quarterly 52.2 (2012): 251-281. Academic Search Complete. Web. 26 Mar. 2016.

Precis for Citation:

Authors Victoria-Maria MacDonald and Benjamin Polk Hoffman of "'Compromising La Causa?': The Ford Foundation And Chicano Intellectual Nationalism In The Creation of Chicano History, 1963-1977" (2012), claim that Chicanismo is the term that "emphasizes ethnic nationalism, political and economic equity, and cultural and community pride," (pg. 1). The authors support their thesis by outlining the role of the Ford Foundation and the Chicano Intellectual Nationalism (known as the "Mexican American Studies Project") in relation to the Chicano Movement. The purpose of this article is to persuade minority readers to investigate the intentions of private companies when they invest in Chicano history and research. Thus, the intended audience is specifically the "Chicano" community as the authors provide evidence of wanting to bring awareness to potential competing forces.