Latino Population Growth No Boon for Chicano Studies Programs

The fight over gay rights is front and center today. In many ways, it carries forward struggles that began in the 1960s. Back then, many young Mexican-Americans called themselves as Chicanos, raising their voices against racism. In time, they claimed a place at American universities. But that was half a century ago. Mexican-American students today don't define themselves in the same way, and Chicano Studies departments are in trouble.