 Mission/Vision
The Mission of the League of United Latin American Citizens is to advance the economic condition, educational attainment, political influence, health and civil rights of the Hispanic population of the United States.
The three merging organizations which became LULAC were by no...
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The Mission of the League of United Latin American Citizens is to advance the economic condition, educational attainment, political influence, health and civil rights of the Hispanic population of the United States.
The three merging organizations which became LULAC were by no means the only Mexican American organization of that era, many others existed. Many wanted to revolt and regain the territories ceded to the United States of America by Mexico after the Mexico-Texas war. Others wanted to simply continue to defy the authority of the dominating population. In those days, Mexican Americans had to be real careful anytime they gathered. If they gathered in large numbers, they would cause suspicions and faced charges of communism. Yes, there were many that felt insulted and considered LULAC members as a bunch of "vendidos." They could not understand why LULAC members would go out of their way to embrace an Anglo society that had been so cruel to Mexican Americans. However, the founders of LULAC had seen many Mexican American organizations flourish and disappear within a couple of years, and without accomplishments. LULAC founders were determined not to let this occur to LULAC. Therefore, the founders of LULAC, in order to avoid suspicions of un-American activities and a safe haven for its members, forewent many of their convictions. Many of the official rites which LULAC adopted had never be adopted by any other Mexican American organization. Adopted was the American Flag as the official flag, America the Beautiful as the official song, and The George Washington Prayer as the official prayer. Also, adopted were Robert Rules of Order as the governing rules during meetings and conventions.
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What does the organization do?
In its history of over 75 years, LULAC has worked to bring about many of the positive social and economic changes that Hispanic Americans have seen.
In 1945, a California LULAC Council successfully sued to integrate the Orange County School System, which had been segregated on the...
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In its history of over 75 years, LULAC has worked to bring about many of the positive social and economic changes that Hispanic Americans have seen.
In 1945, a California LULAC Council successfully sued to integrate the Orange County School System, which had been segregated on the grounds that Mexican children were "more poorly clothed and mentally inferior to white children."
Additionally, in 1954, LULAC brought another landmark case, Hernandez vs. the State of Texas, to protest the fact that not a single Mexican American in Texas had ever been called to jury duty. The Supreme Court ruled this exclusion unconstitutional.
Since that time, LULAC has fought for voting rights and full access to the political process, and equal educational opportunity for Hispanic children. It has been a long and often difficult struggle, but LULAC's record of activism continues to this day, as LULAC councils across the nation hold voter registration drives and citizenship awareness sessions, sponsor health fairs and tutorial programs, and raise scholarship money for the LULAC National Scholarship Fund. This fund, in conjunction with the LNESC (LULAC National Educational Service Centers), has assisted almost 10 percent of the 1.1 million students who have gone to college.
LULAC's activism has extended to the realm of language and cultural rights as well. In response to an alarming increase in xenophobia and anti-Hispanic sentiment, LULAC councils have fought back by holding seminars and public symposiums on language and immigration issues, and its officers have spoken out on television and radio against the "English Only" movement to limit the public (and in some cases, private) use of minority languages.
What follows is the struggles that LULAC and its members have had to endure in order to get equality in justice, employment, housing, health care, and education for all Hispanics in this great nation known as the "United States of North America."
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Opportunities for Youth
Join the League of United Latin American Citizens Youth Council or the or the board : http://www.lulac.org/youth.html
Attend national LULAC youth conventions and get involved.
Those older than 18 please sign petition to assist the Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform...
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Join the League of United Latin American Citizens Youth Council or the or the board : http://www.lulac.org/youth.html
Attend national LULAC youth conventions and get involved.
Those older than 18 please sign petition to assist the Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CCIR) To sign and find out further information please visit:
OnemillionVoices.org
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