Spanish speaking peoples in Utah, oral histories: book 1, numbers 1 through 10

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INTERVIEW: Jesus and Agapito Castillo Page 10 VM: Chicanos, younger Mexicanos or whatever one wants to refers to them as, trying to assert themselves in society, and part of thishas taken the form of what you would call the Chicano Movement. Ah, I would like to ask each one of you, in turn, how you view it or what you think of it. Well let me lead off another little comment, for example he is from Mexico and when I talk to him about Chicano, when I say Chicano he doesn't like the word at all. And I just like to find out what the different opinions and views. JC: (Sp) Chicano, I hear the word Chicano, oh, since I was, I am 47 now, so since I was 30 then for me Chicano there is no difference, Mexicans, or Chicanos, lets say they say you are a Mexican, let me see your paper and well we are Mexican, cause our color shows it, it comes through our blood, but you are not a Mexican, one would say if you are a Mexican, why don't you claim your country for the Chicano from the north for me I like the word Chicano better. VM: What do you think of the movement that they call Chicano Movement, how do you view this? JC: I'm not sure I understand. VM: What do you think of the things the young Chicanooare doing, demonstrating, trying to find out why they're being treated that way, what do you think of all this that is going on.