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Factors Affecting Chicana/O Studies

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Chicana/o Studies was developed during the 1960s, a period where many social justice movements, like the Civil Rights Movement, were active. The Chicana/o Movement was one of those movements. California was a big player in the birth of Chicana/o Studies because of the high Mexican population and the Chicana/o student movement in the state. The reason for the push for Chicana/o Studies is that the student organizations believe that Chicana/os were discriminated at universities. Over the years, Chicana/o Studies evolved by gaining diverse perspectives and topics to understand the various issues that affect Chicana/o communities. The topics that are apart of Chicana/o Studies includes but not limited to: History, Sociology, Political Science,

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