Viva La Raza!
LHP_Intern2023-06-01T15:48:40+00:00An article where UMAS and MAP students announce an upcoming rally and march against police brutality. The march is in honor of a Chicano student who was unjustly arrested and maced by police officers.
UMAS EOP Parity Struggle Timeline 1972
LHP_Intern2022-03-29T00:54:08+00:00Timeline of UMAS EOP and student efforts to achieve racial/ethnic parity at CU Boulder 1972.
CU Boulder Helms EOP Sit-in
LHP_Intern2022-03-29T00:54:07+00:00CU Boulder students Frances Cestillo and Felipe Roybal, gathered at UMAS EOP sit-in at Helms Building.
Juan and Debby Espinosa
LHP_Intern2022-03-22T20:31:24+00:00UMAS members Juan and Debby Espinosa (1970s)
Boycott Gallo
LHP_Intern2022-03-22T20:05:03+00:00UMAS holds an event at Lincoln Park calling for a Boycott on Gallo. Gallo was the largest winery in the country and decided to not renew their contract with the UFW
UMAS at Lincoln Park
LHP_Intern2022-03-22T20:02:53+00:00UMAS members serve food to members of the community at Lincoln Park.
Lilian Hurtado and UMAS Students
LHP_Intern2022-03-22T19:45:02+00:00Lilian Hurtado (far right) and other UMAS students
Antonio Bonsell, Sarah and Tom Rael at MSC 1976
LHP_Intern2022-03-22T19:41:08+00:00Antonio Bonsell (yellow), Sarah and Tom Rael at Metro State College 1976.
Florencio “Freddy” Granado UMAS EOP Speech
LHP_Intern2021-09-20T19:42:21+00:00Florencio “Freddy” Granado speaking to students during UMAS EOP demonstration in Regent Hall.
Selena Herman Interview on the early Chicano Movement
LHP_Intern2021-09-20T19:36:38+00:00Herman talks about her heritage and how it relates to issues with the Chicano Movement. Also talks about demonstrating with UMAS at CU Boulder. Complete source here
UMAS Administrators to Chicano students
LHP_Intern2021-09-20T19:22:41+00:00Letter written by UMAS administrators scolding Chicano students for the atmosphere around campus and encourages them to focus on their studies rather than the “white man”. Complete source here
UMAS Success Evaluation
LHP_Intern2021-09-27T03:01:32+00:00Report of UMAS EOP student progress and success rates. View the full document here.
Proposal for Reies Lopez Tijerina to Speak at CU
LHP_Intern2021-09-13T13:39:35+00:00Proposal from the Chicano Law Students to host Reies Lopez Tijerina to speak at CU Boulder after his time in prison after the land grant struggles in Tierra Amarilla, NM.
UMAS Application for Student Organization Recognition
LHP_Intern2021-09-27T03:00:14+00:00The original application for university recognition for the United Mexican American Students July of 1968. View the full document here.
UMAS Political Packet
LHP_Intern2021-09-27T02:59:08+00:00Political packet about the history, political orientation and guiding philosophies of the United Mexican American Students at CU Boulder. View the full document here.
History of UMAS and MAP EOP
LHP_Intern2021-09-27T02:55:08+00:00A memorandum to the CU Boulders President’s Office on the historical development of various educational opportunity programs. View the full document here.
Report on United Mexican American Students’ EOP Project 1970
LHP_Intern2021-09-13T03:48:38+00:00Report on United Mexican American Students’ EOP Project 1970. Click here for the full report
The EOP story 1978
LHP_Intern2021-09-13T03:49:37+00:00The United Mexican American Students (UMAS) Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) story. Click here for the full report
Area and objectives of projects concerning UMAS; Summer 1969
LHP_Intern2021-09-13T03:52:20+00:00Area and objectives of projects concerning United Mexican American Students at the University of Colorado Boulder. Click here for the full report
La Historia de UMAS
LHP_Intern2021-09-07T19:32:58+00:00Poster for the 2nd Annual Chicano History Week: La Historia de UMAS. The poster notes, “in the early 1970s, there were 2400 Chicano students enrolled at CU. Chicano students make up less than 4 percent of today’s student population
Historical growth and development and proposal; August 1968-July 1969
LHP_Intern2021-09-13T03:53:31+00:00The Historical growth, development, and proposal of the United Mexican American Students. Click here for the full report
Educational Opportunities Program for Mexican Americans; 1973
LHP_Intern2021-09-13T03:54:18+00:00Educational Opportunities Program for Mexican Americans: Introduction and Objectives. Click here for the full report
Proposal to establish positions; UMAS EOP; 1970
LHP_Intern2021-09-13T03:55:28+00:00Proposal to establish positions, related to UMAS-EOP programs and Office of Admissions and Records. Click here for the full report
UMAS Bylaws
LHP_Intern2021-09-13T03:56:19+00:00United Mexican-American Students of the University of Colorado bylaws; guidelines; membership requirement. Click here for the full report
Job Description for Proposed Position of Director of Mexican American Affairs 1978
LHP_Intern2021-09-13T03:57:34+00:00Job description for proposed position of Director of Mexican American Affairs, submitted to President Joseph R. Smiley by the United Mexican American Students (UMAS). Click here for the full report
Scholarship Demands at CU Boulder
LHP_Intern2021-08-25T19:02:30+00:00An account of the demands of CU Boulder UMAS and BSA students surrounding scholarship allocation.
Summer 1973 UMAS Actions
LHP_Intern2021-08-25T18:57:47+00:00A description of the major actions led by CU Boulder UMAS students in the summer of 1973.
MACHO serves ex pintos
LHP_Intern2021-06-22T14:50:50+00:00Goes further in depth on how MACHO operates
Summary of UMAS actions from 1972-1973
LHP_Intern2021-06-21T23:33:06+00:00Outlines the actions and changes in UMAS the last year
UMAS protests CU hiring practices
LHP_Intern2021-06-21T23:25:44+00:00Students organize to question the university’s hiring practices and call for the firing of a professor.
Argument for Bilingual Education in Public Schools
LHP_Intern2021-06-08T00:31:52+00:00Newspaper article in El Diario which argues for bilingual education in Denver Public Schools. The article argues that bilingual education is good for uplifting the self-image of Chicanos as it allows for students to perform better in classes that they may have struggled in previously.