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Show INTERVIEW: Solomon Chacon Page 6 BM: the two, the people, the Chicanos from different states. SC: There's a tremendous difference and I have traveled to different states as part of my activities. I've been to California, two or three times, and I've been to New Mexico, to Colorado and to Denver as part of the activities I'm involved in. And there is a tremendous difference. You take the people in California, things seem to be more aggressive down there. The resistance is stronger, there is more, I think, bitterness between the non-Chicano community and the Chicano connnunity as opposed to Utah. In Utah things are pretty much in a dormant stage. It hasn't reached th ·. surface and we have more Chicanos in New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona and California. The situation, the overall situation in education, housing, welfare, these kind of programs is more aggravated. You have more resistance within these institutions towards the Chicanos than you do in Utah. In Utah I think the case is one of ignorance. The culture here hasn't really prepared the people within the system to be able to cope with any of these diversities. So I really think it's one of ignorance whereas in the other states I think it's one of perpetuated discrimination and prejudice. BM: Right. Maybe there isn't, the ignorance is caused because we're not, well the prejudice here isn't really outward it's |
