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- That's very interesting.

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- Okay, so I'm supposed 
to say just one thing?

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- I knOw that 
vocabulary towards us

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has a lot of controversy to it,

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I, for myself, I'm definitely 
American first and foremost

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and then my culture is Hispanic

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and I bring a lot of that and 
try to integrate it together.

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- I personally am 
good with both.

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- I don't really care the label.

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For me I am Hispanic, 
I am a Latina,

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I am an immigrant.

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- Hispanic has a 
different connotation,

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it means that I am 
of Latino origin,

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I speak Spanish and I live 
here in the United States.

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- For me it's more 
secondary than primary.

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- The bottomline here 
is that our community

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is no longer a monolith,

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you can't typecast 
or generalize it.

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- I am Mexicana,

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but when it comes to 
putting it down on paper

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in general I'm Hispanic.

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I'm just Hispanic, yeah.

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- I am an American,

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and so at the end of 
the day I am an American

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and that's the term I 
prefer over everything.

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American.

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- I don't define 
myself by a label,

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I am who I am and I'm very 
proud to be a US citizen.

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We have double citizenship 
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anybody to label me 
as just one thing.

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- Hello, and thank 
you for joining us

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for "Civic Summit: 
Austin's Latino Identity".

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I'm Josefina Casati 
editor of "!¡Ahora Si!".

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Austin's Latino community 
is large and diverse,

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35% of Austinites call 
themselves Hispanic or Latino.

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Tonight we'll discuss the 
challenges our community faces.

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Some of our panelists pioneered

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the Chicano Civil 
Rights Movement,

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others continue to 
the legacy of working

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to improve the lives 
of Latinos in our city.

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Beginning from my left,

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Senator Gonzalo Barrientos.

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Senator Barrientos served 
in the Texas legislature

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from 1975 to 2007,

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some years in the House 
and some in the Senate.

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He was a pioneer of the 
Chicano Civil Rights Movement

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and continues to be an outspoken 
advocate for our community.

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Mona Gonzalez is the 
executive director

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and founder of the River 
City Youth Foundation.

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Her foundation provides 
educational, technological

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and life enhancement programs 
for youth in Dove Springs.

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Next to Mona is 
Doctor Emilio Zamora.

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Doctor Zamora is a professor 
at UT and was an active member

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of La Raza Unida party.

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And next to Doctor Zamora 
is Carmen Llanos Pulido.

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Carmen is a native of Austin,

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a multi-issue 
community organizer

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and director of "GO! 
Austin/VAMOS! Dove Springs",

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a public house initiative 
in Southeast Austin.

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I'd like to start our discussion 
by focusing on identity.

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The first question I'd 
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if you can all answer it, is:

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What is a Latino?

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And, specifically, what 
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- That could take an hour but,

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generally speaking, Latino is 
a term, just like Hispanic,

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I think that was 
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to cover a lot of us who 
have some kind of Spanish,

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Latin American roots.

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I prefer Mexican-American, 
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but since we have any 
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who are Puerto Ricans, Cubans, 
Guatemaltecos, etcetera,

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so that's the general 
word that is used

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for those of us who has those 
roots, have that language

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and have a little sun tan.

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- Nice, thank you.

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Mona.

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- I'd say "deed-oh" to that.

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For me the term Latina/Latino

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is kind of like "una 
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It's magnificent because 
it really brings together

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over 30 nationalities, 
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And so when we 
talk about identity

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we are who are we are and 
started when we were children

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because the identity is formed

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in "la familia", in the family.

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We get labels put on us 
all through our lives

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but our identity, who we 
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we know our "cultura", 
we know our culture,

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we know our traditions,

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we know if we like 
"tortillas de maiz"

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or "tortillas de harina", okay?

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but now we have this 
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and it is beautiful 
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- As I noted it's 
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people consciously 
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Latinos or Mexican-Americans 
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but it has not only 
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but it also has a social 
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To be a Latino is also somebody 
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of their position in society

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and as members of 
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and even more than that.

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I think that self-awareness 
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in terms of identifying 
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the interests and 
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of the Latino community.

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- Well, I agree with 
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and it is a very large 
umbrella that covers lots of us

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because not only 
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from many different countries,

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we are first, second, 
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fifth generation and beyond.

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So some of us have lived 
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and some have been 
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but there is a deep 
rich tradition.

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And we also are black, 
white, brown and Asian,

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so we are across the 
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and some of us are 
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identified as Latino 
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until we speak Spanish or 
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but I think everybody 
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or identifies with that root,

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there's something very rich 
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that does unify us.

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because of the way people 
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- Let's talk a little 
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are we losing our culture

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because we're not 
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in our curriculum at schools?

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What options do we have 
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to really connect 
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- First of all, let me take 
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My opinion, because of CNN, 
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on the national level,

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there are a lot of people, 
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Anglo, should I say, Americans,

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who have this image that anybody

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who's named Gutierrez, 
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and has a little sun tan

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we just walked across 
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when most of the 
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has been in this 
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if not even before the 
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So we have our own history 
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going back hundreds if 
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I for one found out that 
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who was a soldier in the Union 
Army during the civil war.

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At any rate, the 
culture, the language.

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The language brings 
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Now, I was telling some 
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about an undocumented who 
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he said in Spanish, "No, no, 
a mi no me gustan los Texanos,

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"se creen muy grandes 
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He said, "No, I 
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"they think they're big shots 
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And I told him in Spanish, 
"¿Sabías tú, mi amigo,

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"que cuando nosotros 
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"si hablamos Español los 
maestros nos golpeaban?"

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"When I was in school 
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"the teachers would paddle us?"

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And he said, "¿De 
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I said, "So there are reasons",

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and we're losing some of 
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and we must teach our 
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where we come from, 
as proud Americans.

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- [Carmen] I think what Senator 
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is a thread in all 
these questions which is

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a history of oppression and a 
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And ever since this 
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from a European colony,

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there has been 
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to become Anglo and 
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and to leave behind 
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and there has been pressure 
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to be as mainstream 
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And so in my generation it's 
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if you don't speak Spanish,

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and learning Spanish correctly 
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in my family and 
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but most of my 
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were punished in school 
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And so we're in a real 
inflection point right now

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where our country is 
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between a right nationalism 
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and claiming the country back,

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which is its own narrative,

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and actually embracing the 
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as a multi-cultural place 
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where our culture is going 
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And I definitely can say 
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who have helped me 
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I married to a 
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and this is something we 
talk about all the time.

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But I do have hope 
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that we're starting to embrace 
what was for so long shamed,

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and I think that was the 
source of a lot of the tension

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between immigrant 
youth and Latinos

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who've been here for 
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is that everybody 
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to get out of that oppression,

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you either get out by 
assimilating as best as you can

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or by trying to actually 
overcome those systems.

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And I think that's where 
we find ourselves now.

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- I'd like to add to this,

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the schools and 
other institutions

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have subjugated our 
identity and our knowledge,

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but that doesn't mean that our 
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it's always evolved,

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there is no such thing 
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And it's evolved for 
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of course there's loving parents 
that nurture the children

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and promote important values 
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we talk about it in 
terms of familism,

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but there's other people 
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very important positive, 
constructive, generative values.

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In the social-political 
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we often associate 
these movements

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in terms of material 
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like improving wages and 
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which are good,

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but there's also 
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to the political movement,

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we also promote mutualism, 
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And I think the 
social-political movement

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is reinforcing very 
positive cultural values

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that maintain our identity 
with the eyes on the prize,

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that is equality and so forth.

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But I think when we speak,

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by culture there's obvious 
things like language and stuff,

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but I think that we also 
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what are the values that are 
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cultural revitalization is 
what these movements involve.

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they go up and protest

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or vote for a particular 
candidate that promises change

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they're reinforcing 
their modeling,

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the kind of behavior that 
we wanna have among us.

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We wanna reinforce 
mutuality and reciprocity

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and caring and respect 
for each other.

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So our movements go beyond

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simply that the material 
gains that we seek.

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- I'd like to talk a 
little bit more about

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both the language 
and the values.

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Language, whether you speak 
Spanish or not, specifically,

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tends to really impact the way

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that individuals see themselves,

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or their comfort 
level with identifying

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as Latino, Hispanic or not.

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How much value do 
we give to language?

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Does that feel some 
of the conflict

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between recent immigrants 
and longer-term Latinos

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who don't have the language

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and don't have that 
ability to communicate?

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- [Emilio] Well, I think 
that's part of the problem

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that we face.

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I think we often times 
are influenced to think

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in negative ways 
about ourselves.

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There's nothing wrong with 
the language you speak,

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whatever you wish to speak,

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but we've been made to feel 
ashamed about who we are

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and that's what I meant by 
subjugating our identity.

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I tell my students at the 
beginning of every semester

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when I teach 
Mexican-American history

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at this university, I tell them,

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"I do not wanna see any of you

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"playing language 
politics with each other,

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"because if I see it I'm 
gonna come down on you

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"one way or another".

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That's created divisions 
among us that do not help us,

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do not help us advance 
anything, it only sets us back.

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So, schools by denying 
us to speak Spanish,

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I think are promoting 
that self-hatred

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or the shamefulness 
that we feel.

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But we also promote that

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by playing language 
politics with each other,

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and putting down people that 
don't speak the language

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the way we speak it.

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(vibrant music)

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- [Teacher] For the most part

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children in our public schools,

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and this is in Austin,

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they are not 
getting a curriculum

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that responds to their 
culture, their identities,

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their communities in ways 
that affirm who they are.

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Children that come 
to Academia Cuauhtli

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have an opportunity 
to learn these things

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and learn that 
they're not marginal,

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that they're actually 
members of communities

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that have roots that 
go all the way back

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to the original inhabitants 
of this continent.

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The idea was to really build on

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the district's current efforts.

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The Austin Independent School 
District has 60 plus schools

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that teach dual language,

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but there's really not 
enough curriculum right now.

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Because there aren't those 
basic kinds of materials

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the community felt 
an urgency about

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bringing in resources that 
could be of use to our teachers.

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(speaking Spanish)

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We are teaching 
exclusively in Spanish.

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The children right now are 
learning about migration,

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immigration, civil 
rights and local history.

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A lot of children feel 
very united from school,

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particularly for immigrants,

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it helps them to feel connected 
to the larger curriculum,

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it becomes a bridge.

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Children at this level are 
studying the Greek gods

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and getting access 
to Texas' history,

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and this is an 
opportunity to share

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from a grounded, rooted 
historic standpoint

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what that culture, language,

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what the culture arts are and 
have been for this community.

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(ethnic music)

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- I'd like to hear others 
from our audience now.

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Is there anyone up there 
who'd like to ask a question?

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- I have a question.

328
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Okay, my name is Jill 
Ramirez, I'm from El Paso,

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which is on the border 
of Mexico and Texas,

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and I think about Austin, since 
we are talking about Austin.

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I moved here in 1983 
and I really thought

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I was moving to this wonderful, 
liberal place called Austin

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that everybody was going 
to have this open mind

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about who you are 
as a Latino woman.

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And when I got here and 
I was a bilingual teacher

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I had kids talk to me and say,

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"Miss, don't speak 
in Spanish to me

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"'cause it's embarrassing".

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That's when I realized 
Austin needed to really work

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on how they see themselves 
and their Spanish schools

341
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and just their language 
and their culture.

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I was really shocked, and 
that was just like in 1983-84.

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So that's my experience.

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- [Mona] Well, 
perhaps at that, Jill,

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we still had a 
majority of Anglos

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in this public school system,

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but today that has changed

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and the majority of students 
in AISD are Latinos, Hispanics.

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And so what I'm seeing 
slowly happening is that

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we're trying to play 
catch up in a sense.

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We do see now with families,

352
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we see them embracing 
the importance

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of instructing their children

354
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to take pride in their language,

355
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but go beyond that because 
we are now a global society,

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it's really changed a great deal

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since you and I 
arrived here in Austin.

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- [Josefina] So 
you do see a shift.

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- I see a shift.

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- With the AISD having more 
dual language programs and,

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you see that there's 
more of an acceptance

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or even an encouragement 
to have bilingualism

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or just multilingualism. 
- Multilingualism.

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And so the days 
when we suffered,

365
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because that was what happened,

366
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intellectually you can 
call it what you want

367
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but those of us 
that did experience

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what Gonzalo was talking about,

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it was suffering.

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- [Josefina] You 
experienced that as well?

371
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- As well.

372
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It was suffering.

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You had intelligent, 
wonderful young people

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who were being denied the 
opportunity to express ourselves

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in our language, in 
our native language.

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But today, what I see 
happening slowly but surely

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is that we're moving 
towards embracing,

378
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maybe because of 
economic reasons

379
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because we are becoming 
much more global,

380
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we are preparing our 
future-ready cities,

381
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we're having to move fast 
and we're having to be nimble

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and we're having to catch up,

383
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but I am seeing a 
little bit of progress

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that's being made 
in the families

385
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where they realize that they 
are best served as a family

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by taking pride in who they are

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and instilling that 
in the children.

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And that's where 
programs and schools

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and churches and colleges 
and all of this come in,

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that we can inspire them to 
move forward in that direction,

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because once you go 
in that direction

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you will not turn back.

393
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- Great, thank you, Mona.

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- I'm gonna ask,

395
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as we see an increasing 
gentrification

396
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on the East side of Austin 
there are a lot of properties

397
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that were traditionally 
Hispanic or Latino,

398
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I think this is what the term 
yourselves seated agreed on,

399
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that used to be there that are 
now going up in apartments,

400
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and as these apartments 
go up you notice

401
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that they have names 
like "El Corazón"

402
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or in my neighborhood 
"El Chicón".

403
00:20:26,266 --> 00:20:28,400
So, how do you feel about that?

404
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Is that an appropriate homage

405
00:20:29,866 --> 00:20:31,133
to the heritage that was there?

406
00:20:31,133 --> 00:20:32,866
Is that a token gesture?

407
00:20:32,866 --> 00:20:35,700
Is it unfair commercialization 
of the people that were there

408
00:20:35,700 --> 00:20:37,833
that no longer can 
afford to live there

409
00:20:37,833 --> 00:20:40,366
but now the neighborhood 
is associated with them?

410
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I'm just kind of curious 
on your perspectives.

411
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- [Josefina] Thank you, 
sir, so almost like that,

412
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diversity of the neighborhood.

413
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Would anybody like 
to address that?

414
00:20:45,800 --> 00:20:47,800
- Well, I'll just address 
it as somebody who,

415
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so my dad lives on the East 
side and he's the last Latino

416
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or the last Mexican-American 
on his street,

417
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and there's been a large 
influx of mostly younger

418
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and slightly wealthier 
white property owners

419
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who've come in and either 
built homes or have moved in.

420
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And he feels very fortunate 
that he gets along

421
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with those new neighbors

422
00:21:09,700 --> 00:21:13,333
and that they actually have 
an appreciation for the work

423
00:21:13,333 --> 00:21:15,500
that he and many other 
community leaders have done

424
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to make East Austin 
such a wonderful,

425
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beautiful, livable place,

426
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the work that's been done 
to get industrial toxins

427
00:21:22,433 --> 00:21:25,066
out of the neighborhood 
that were placed there

428
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when the city was segregated.

429
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So that's appreciation,

430
00:21:28,033 --> 00:21:31,033
but I think naming a 
complex "El Corazón"

431
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when it's not affordable to the 
families that were displaced

432
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is appropriation,

433
00:21:37,166 --> 00:21:39,833
I think that's very 
clearly not appreciation,

434
00:21:39,833 --> 00:21:43,700
it's an appropriation, it's 
capitalizing off of a culture

435
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that's not actually being 
catered to in that case.

436
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And I think there's 
plenty of room

437
00:21:50,433 --> 00:21:53,366
for people to come 
in to East Austin,

438
00:21:53,366 --> 00:21:54,433
I know a lot of people feel like

439
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there's a huge housing shortage,

440
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I think it's more a question of

441
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how we actually allocate 
space and housing,

442
00:22:00,633 --> 00:22:04,133
are we looking for families 
and classes apart of that?

443
00:22:04,133 --> 00:22:06,966
But we have to look at 
the ethnic segregation

444
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that created East Austin,

445
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we have to acknowledge 
that history

446
00:22:09,700 --> 00:22:12,333
and there needs to be 
historical recognition

447
00:22:12,333 --> 00:22:14,666
for the communities that 
made this city what it is,

448
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and without that it's pure 
appropriation in my opinion.

449
00:22:18,733 --> 00:22:23,733
- And I think we also have 
to keep the city council,

450
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hold them accountable for 
their development policies

451
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and the land use policies.

452
00:22:30,266 --> 00:22:34,166
It's pretty obvious 
that the city council

453
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for a number of years 
has used land policies

454
00:22:40,733 --> 00:22:44,400
to reinforce previous 
segregation based 
on racial covenants.

455
00:22:46,433 --> 00:22:51,433
Our president, we have a 
gentrification once again

456
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reinforcing segregation 
by moving people out.

457
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A friend of mine, 
ours, has said recently

458
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that the city's vision that 
they call, what is it? Austin?

459
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- [Carmen] "Imagine Austin". 
- "Imagine Austin",

460
00:23:06,833 --> 00:23:08,100
he says, "It's not 
'Imagine Austin',

461
00:23:08,100 --> 00:23:09,666
"it's 'Imagine Austin 
without poor people'".

462
00:23:09,666 --> 00:23:12,533
And I think the city council 
needs to be held accountable

463
00:23:12,533 --> 00:23:15,066
and other political institutions

464
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for not only allowing 
this thing to happen

465
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and reinforcing 
trauma in our history,

466
00:23:23,366 --> 00:23:27,033
but not be really 
proposing anything

467
00:23:27,033 --> 00:23:29,600
for the welfare 
for the community.

468
00:23:29,600 --> 00:23:34,266
I think the city policies 
regarding planning and land use,

469
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I think it has been 
intended primarily

470
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for the sake of business 
growth and development

471
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and less for the 
welfare of the people.

472
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- It's a multi-faceted problem.

473
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It's unfair, we're 
talking about big money,

474
00:23:46,133 --> 00:23:50,500
and moving that culture away,

475
00:23:50,500 --> 00:23:53,400
we shouldn't do that 
but it's happening.

476
00:23:53,400 --> 00:23:56,666
And I must defend the city 
council to some extent,

477
00:23:56,666 --> 00:23:58,566
I was a chairman of 
the Charter Commission

478
00:23:58,566 --> 00:24:02,666
which pushed through 
the 10-1 to change,

479
00:24:02,666 --> 00:24:05,633
to have geographic 
representation on city council

480
00:24:05,633 --> 00:24:10,633
so that we have more Latinos 
and African-Americans on there.

481
00:24:11,733 --> 00:24:14,033
And what we've 
talked about there,

482
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that came before that.

483
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Now, in terms of what 
is done through the city

484
00:24:19,766 --> 00:24:21,800
depends a lot on 
the city manager

485
00:24:21,800 --> 00:24:23,666
and the top administration 
of the city,

486
00:24:23,666 --> 00:24:27,333
but we most hold all 
of them accountable.

487
00:24:27,333 --> 00:24:29,133
- Okay, thank you.

488
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We have more questions?

489
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- Joseph Roland, professor 
emeritus of Communication.

490
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The term identity basically 
answers the question

491
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which is "Who am 
I?" as individual,

492
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as a community, say 
the Latino community,

493
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the question is "Who are we?",

494
00:24:44,266 --> 00:24:48,833
and usually has reference 
like language, territory,

495
00:24:48,833 --> 00:24:53,366
history, shared values.

496
00:24:53,366 --> 00:24:56,100
For the Latino 
community in this area,

497
00:24:56,100 --> 00:24:58,200
like Senator Barrientos,

498
00:24:58,200 --> 00:25:00,433
some of them are 
natives of the area,

499
00:25:00,433 --> 00:25:02,066
they've been born 
and raised here,

500
00:25:02,066 --> 00:25:05,166
they have families 
for generations,

501
00:25:05,166 --> 00:25:09,433
the majority are newcomers.

502
00:25:09,433 --> 00:25:11,833
The question I have is,

503
00:25:11,833 --> 00:25:16,600
what does anyone in Austin do

504
00:25:16,600 --> 00:25:21,600
to help the new Latino 
residents of the area?

505
00:25:23,066 --> 00:25:26,300
Go through this process of 
cross-cultural adaptation

506
00:25:26,300 --> 00:25:30,700
so that respecting the 
culture they bring,

507
00:25:30,700 --> 00:25:34,233
the way they answer the 
question "Who are we? Who am I?"

508
00:25:34,233 --> 00:25:36,600
can now be incorporated

509
00:25:36,600 --> 00:25:39,466
into the new resident 
of the community

510
00:25:39,466 --> 00:25:41,800
so that you keep your roots, 
you keep your heritage,

511
00:25:41,800 --> 00:25:44,700
you keep your tradition, 
but you adapt,

512
00:25:44,700 --> 00:25:47,366
you don't feel embarrassed 
because you speak your language,

513
00:25:47,366 --> 00:25:49,300
you speak with an accent,

514
00:25:49,300 --> 00:25:52,700
you are allowed to or 
help to become integrated

515
00:25:52,700 --> 00:25:54,066
into the community?

516
00:25:54,066 --> 00:25:55,333
What is anyone doing?

517
00:25:55,333 --> 00:25:58,333
And if nothing, then 
what should be done?

518
00:25:58,333 --> 00:26:01,433
- So you're wondering what kinds 
of programs currently exist

519
00:26:01,433 --> 00:26:05,300
to help the newcomers 
maintain their culture

520
00:26:05,300 --> 00:26:08,200
but also integrate and 
assimilate, I suppose?

521
00:26:08,200 --> 00:26:09,500
- [Joseph] To integrate 
and assimilate, exactly.

522
00:26:09,500 --> 00:26:10,900
- [Josefina] Okay.

523
00:26:10,900 --> 00:26:12,900
- [Carmen] So "GO! Austin/VAMOS! 
Austin" is a coalition,

524
00:26:12,900 --> 00:26:14,300
is a resident-led coalition,

525
00:26:14,300 --> 00:26:18,166
we work with a lot of immigrants 
who are in the community

526
00:26:18,166 --> 00:26:21,100
and Latinos, 
multi-general Latinos.

527
00:26:21,100 --> 00:26:23,200
I think I struggle with 
the question a little bit

528
00:26:23,200 --> 00:26:25,466
because I recognize 
that there are people

529
00:26:25,466 --> 00:26:26,966
who have been here for decades

530
00:26:26,966 --> 00:26:28,966
and still hold on to their 
language and their culture,

531
00:26:28,966 --> 00:26:31,866
and, again, it's 
almost who are we,

532
00:26:31,866 --> 00:26:34,633
it is upon us to 
work with people

533
00:26:34,633 --> 00:26:36,166
to find that happy medium,

534
00:26:36,166 --> 00:26:38,833
but it's really upon us to 
work on our whole society

535
00:26:38,833 --> 00:26:42,233
because how somebody feels 
when they speak Spanish

536
00:26:42,233 --> 00:26:44,433
or when they speak with 
an accent that shows

537
00:26:44,433 --> 00:26:47,966
that they are not necessarily 
natively from here,

538
00:26:47,966 --> 00:26:49,866
how they feel in that 
moment has everything to do

539
00:26:49,866 --> 00:26:51,533
with the way they're 
treated by the person

540
00:26:51,533 --> 00:26:53,400
on the other side of 
that conversation.

541
00:26:53,400 --> 00:26:57,366
So I think, in terms of 
decreasing the stigma,

542
00:26:57,366 --> 00:26:58,866
is just like when 
I hear people say,

543
00:26:58,866 --> 00:27:01,066
"How can we decrease the stigma

544
00:27:01,066 --> 00:27:02,600
"around signing up 
for food stamps?"

545
00:27:02,600 --> 00:27:05,300
Well, we have to talk about 
a society that shames people

546
00:27:05,300 --> 00:27:06,866
for being on benefits.

547
00:27:06,866 --> 00:27:08,966
So I think it's kind of 
two sides of the coin,

548
00:27:08,966 --> 00:27:10,866
I think there are a lot 
of ways to make sure

549
00:27:10,866 --> 00:27:12,666
that our programs 
and service providers

550
00:27:12,666 --> 00:27:14,733
are meeting people 
where they're at,

551
00:27:14,733 --> 00:27:16,166
helping people learn English,

552
00:27:16,166 --> 00:27:18,766
providing what they 
need to in Spanish,

553
00:27:18,766 --> 00:27:22,433
but just this stigmatizing, 
that's on all of us, I think.

554
00:27:22,433 --> 00:27:27,433
- The first ones who the 
undocumented people come here,

555
00:27:29,200 --> 00:27:30,700
the ones who newly arrived,

556
00:27:30,700 --> 00:27:34,166
the first people they go to 
for assistance are Hispanics,

557
00:27:34,166 --> 00:27:37,000
are Mexican-Americans, first,

558
00:27:37,000 --> 00:27:40,466
then from then on it works 
with some of the programs

559
00:27:40,466 --> 00:27:43,233
like these folks are pushing.

560
00:27:43,233 --> 00:27:45,966
But we must remember 
that this integration

561
00:27:45,966 --> 00:27:48,466
has to be a two-way street,

562
00:27:48,466 --> 00:27:52,533
that the people who come 
here have to learn the ways

563
00:27:52,533 --> 00:27:55,733
that Hispanics have here,

564
00:27:55,733 --> 00:27:58,566
and also make an effort 
to learn English.

565
00:27:58,566 --> 00:28:02,966
- So, just to clarify, you 
see that there is a value

566
00:28:02,966 --> 00:28:05,133
in understanding the history.

567
00:28:05,133 --> 00:28:07,366
Are you suggesting 
that it is important

568
00:28:07,366 --> 00:28:11,666
for recent immigrants to 
also understand the history

569
00:28:11,666 --> 00:28:14,933
as to why a "Texano" 
may not speak Spanish

570
00:28:14,933 --> 00:28:17,066
as well as ...?

571
00:28:17,066 --> 00:28:18,266
- That is very important,

572
00:28:18,266 --> 00:28:20,000
that's why I say it's 
a two-way street.

573
00:28:20,000 --> 00:28:23,566
People who come here 
really should study or ask,

574
00:28:23,566 --> 00:28:25,033
what has happened here before?

575
00:28:25,033 --> 00:28:26,533
What did you go through?

576
00:28:26,533 --> 00:28:28,133
How did you succeed?

577
00:28:28,133 --> 00:28:29,700
What were your failures?

578
00:28:29,700 --> 00:28:31,666
- It's a very valuable 
point, thank you.

579
00:28:31,666 --> 00:28:32,900
Yes? There's someone else?

580
00:28:32,900 --> 00:28:34,600
- I was gonna add 
that there are,

581
00:28:34,600 --> 00:28:36,166
and answering your question,

582
00:28:36,166 --> 00:28:39,666
there's a lot of 
groups in Austin

583
00:28:39,666 --> 00:28:42,066
beginning with the 
group that campaigned

584
00:28:42,066 --> 00:28:45,133
for single-member 
district elections,

585
00:28:45,133 --> 00:28:47,200
which is a major victory,

586
00:28:47,200 --> 00:28:49,766
and there's people as a 
result that got elected,

587
00:28:49,766 --> 00:28:51,633
and there's people that 
have been appointed

588
00:28:51,633 --> 00:28:55,200
to Commissions and Committees 
that advice those people.

589
00:28:55,200 --> 00:28:58,900
And that, I think, increase 
effective representation.

590
00:28:58,900 --> 00:29:01,466
There's a large number of 
non-profit organizations

591
00:29:01,466 --> 00:29:05,533
working in health, 
education, and so forth.

592
00:29:05,533 --> 00:29:08,900
I think we've reached the 
shift here a little bit more,

593
00:29:08,900 --> 00:29:11,666
and a comment on what Senator 
Barrientos was saying,

594
00:29:11,666 --> 00:29:16,033
and that is we as 
Mexican-Americans are really

595
00:29:16,033 --> 00:29:20,900
coming into a new period that 
is defined to a great extent

596
00:29:20,900 --> 00:29:22,666
by demographic change.

597
00:29:22,666 --> 00:29:26,300
We're becoming a major 
portion of the population

598
00:29:26,300 --> 00:29:30,333
as well as the social 
justice community,

599
00:29:30,333 --> 00:29:33,000
and we have to learn 
how to reach out

600
00:29:33,000 --> 00:29:35,766
in both direction, in 
multiple direction.

601
00:29:35,766 --> 00:29:39,433
We have to learn 
leadership abilities

602
00:29:39,433 --> 00:29:43,166
in this new environment that 
includes class differences

603
00:29:43,166 --> 00:29:45,666
and language differences

604
00:29:45,666 --> 00:29:49,166
and nativity differences 
and so forth.

605
00:29:49,166 --> 00:29:52,900
I think, historically, we're 
at a very important point,

606
00:29:52,900 --> 00:29:55,300
as Carmen was 
pointing out earlier,

607
00:29:55,300 --> 00:29:59,366
and I think we're prepared, 
at least in this city,

608
00:29:59,366 --> 00:30:01,133
to assume leadership positions

609
00:30:01,133 --> 00:30:06,133
in this new people 
rights movement.

610
00:30:06,733 --> 00:30:11,000
(vibrant music)

611
00:30:13,433 --> 00:30:15,000
- My name is Capicci Vazquez

612
00:30:15,000 --> 00:30:17,533
and I own Ceremonias 
15 and Bridal.

613
00:30:17,533 --> 00:30:19,233
Well, the "Quinceañera" 
business, I mean,

614
00:30:19,233 --> 00:30:20,666
it's a wonderful business.

615
00:30:20,666 --> 00:30:23,433
It's a wedding 
without the groom.

616
00:30:23,433 --> 00:30:27,133
The difference is that 
you just add color to it,

617
00:30:27,133 --> 00:30:28,633
you just make it colorful.

618
00:30:28,633 --> 00:30:31,166
I've been a business owner 
for two years right now.

619
00:30:31,166 --> 00:30:34,666
My experience has 
been good this year,

620
00:30:34,666 --> 00:30:38,300
we've noticed a lot 
more flow of people,

621
00:30:38,300 --> 00:30:40,000
a better revenue.

622
00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:44,566
(crowd chattering)

623
00:30:44,566 --> 00:30:46,000
- [Voiceover] Welcome to Austin,

624
00:30:46,000 --> 00:30:47,333
and I'm excited to tell you

625
00:30:47,333 --> 00:30:49,666
what starts here 
changes the world.

626
00:30:49,666 --> 00:30:53,133
- In 2013 about 10,000 
Hispanic-owned businesses

627
00:30:53,133 --> 00:30:56,266
that were responsible 
for $4.8 billion dollars

628
00:30:56,266 --> 00:30:58,900
in terms of contributions 
to the economy.

629
00:30:58,900 --> 00:31:02,333
I believe that the surge 
and the explosive growth

630
00:31:02,333 --> 00:31:03,700
of the Hispanic-owned businesses

631
00:31:03,700 --> 00:31:05,933
matches the overall demographic.

632
00:31:05,933 --> 00:31:08,366
When you look at the 
fastest-growing demographic

633
00:31:08,366 --> 00:31:10,066
over all it's Hispanics.

634
00:31:10,066 --> 00:31:11,833
We wanna build small 
business capacity

635
00:31:11,833 --> 00:31:15,333
because at the beginning 
and at the end of the day

636
00:31:15,333 --> 00:31:20,066
the heartbeat of our American 
economy is small business.

637
00:31:20,066 --> 00:31:25,066
(slow rhythmic music)

638
00:31:27,933 --> 00:31:30,500
- [Adviser] I think that 
for Hispanics, for us,

639
00:31:30,500 --> 00:31:32,733
it's not difficult 
to open a business.

640
00:31:32,733 --> 00:31:35,733
I mean, we are 
hardworking people,

641
00:31:35,733 --> 00:31:40,733
so imagine adding all 
of that to a good idea,

642
00:31:41,900 --> 00:31:43,366
then you have a 
winning combination.

643
00:31:43,366 --> 00:31:47,033
"Emprendedor U" is a 
small business program,

644
00:31:47,033 --> 00:31:50,733
education program, in which we 
help inspiring entrepreneurs

645
00:31:50,733 --> 00:31:54,366
and business owners to 
grow their businesses,

646
00:31:54,366 --> 00:31:56,100
and we do it all in Spanish.

647
00:31:56,100 --> 00:32:00,433
Many people think that just 
by translating information

648
00:32:00,433 --> 00:32:03,066
that makes it relevant for 
Spanish-speaking individuals

649
00:32:03,066 --> 00:32:04,566
and that's not the case,

650
00:32:04,566 --> 00:32:07,066
you need to culturalize it 
because you need to find

651
00:32:07,066 --> 00:32:09,866
a true connection so people 
can really understand

652
00:32:09,866 --> 00:32:11,100
what you're telling them.

653
00:32:11,100 --> 00:32:13,000
- (speaking Spanish) 
"Oficina legal".

654
00:32:13,000 --> 00:32:16,500
There are new ideas coming out 
from immigrants all the time.

655
00:32:16,500 --> 00:32:20,033
My name is Karla Maria Valles 
González, I'm an attorney,

656
00:32:20,033 --> 00:32:23,000
and since I've just 
opened my own firm,

657
00:32:23,000 --> 00:32:26,600
literally like two days 
before the classes started,

658
00:32:26,600 --> 00:32:29,200
I went ahead and 
took the classes.

659
00:32:29,200 --> 00:32:30,966
There are a lot of people 
with legal issues that

660
00:32:30,966 --> 00:32:32,833
don't know how to speak English,

661
00:32:32,833 --> 00:32:34,966
they have these issues

662
00:32:34,966 --> 00:32:37,333
but they're scared 
to access the system,

663
00:32:37,333 --> 00:32:39,400
and so to hear that someone 
can speak their language

664
00:32:39,400 --> 00:32:41,266
and they can understand 
what's going on

665
00:32:41,266 --> 00:32:42,766
they need, they need that.

666
00:32:42,766 --> 00:32:44,533
And it's the same thing 
with the "Emprendedor U".

667
00:32:44,533 --> 00:32:46,500
There are a lot of 
Hispanics here in Austin

668
00:32:46,500 --> 00:32:48,233
who do have their 
businesses open,

669
00:32:48,233 --> 00:32:52,900
it helps them to have more 
confidence in their business,

670
00:32:52,900 --> 00:32:54,900
confidence in themselves.

671
00:32:56,900 --> 00:32:59,066
- [Adviser] I think there's a 
tale of two cities in Austin

672
00:32:59,066 --> 00:33:01,366
because, you know, we're 
the "progressive Austin",

673
00:33:01,366 --> 00:33:04,266
the crane is the Austin bird,

674
00:33:04,266 --> 00:33:05,933
but we've also been reported

675
00:33:05,933 --> 00:33:09,066
as the number one most 
economically segregated city.

676
00:33:09,066 --> 00:33:11,233
There's 30,000 
Hispanic-owned businesses

677
00:33:11,233 --> 00:33:12,633
in a five county area,

678
00:33:12,633 --> 00:33:15,833
that's projected to 
grow almost 6-7%.

679
00:33:15,833 --> 00:33:18,866
But what we wanna do is 
make sure that the start-ups

680
00:33:18,866 --> 00:33:20,866
that are coming 
to the marketplace

681
00:33:20,866 --> 00:33:22,466
that they have the capacity

682
00:33:22,466 --> 00:33:24,900
to remain here in 
this great city

683
00:33:24,900 --> 00:33:26,900
and that we don't push them out.

684
00:33:26,900 --> 00:33:29,000
- [Capicci] (speaking 
Spanish) "¿Cómo lo sientes?"

685
00:33:29,000 --> 00:33:32,400
It's not easy owning 
a business (laughs)

686
00:33:32,400 --> 00:33:36,466
but I don't think I will 
go back to be an employee.

687
00:33:38,500 --> 00:33:40,266
- We'll return to our 
audience in a little bit

688
00:33:40,266 --> 00:33:42,833
but first let's shift 
our conservation slightly

689
00:33:42,833 --> 00:33:45,933
to focus on civic 
engagement, perfect segue,

690
00:33:45,933 --> 00:33:47,666
and how healthy our community is

691
00:33:47,666 --> 00:33:49,900
when it comes to 
civic involvement.

692
00:33:49,900 --> 00:33:52,566
Of course all of you are 
very engaged in the community

693
00:33:52,566 --> 00:33:55,566
and Austin has a history of 
Chicanos and Latinos/Latinas

694
00:33:55,566 --> 00:33:57,833
fighting for our rights.

695
00:33:57,833 --> 00:34:01,866
How effective are we 
now in 2016 in engaging

696
00:34:01,866 --> 00:34:04,200
with government 
and city programs?

697
00:34:04,200 --> 00:34:07,133
- [Emilio] I think we're more 
effective than we were before.

698
00:34:07,133 --> 00:34:12,133
In Austin there's places where 
we've taken steps backward

699
00:34:13,000 --> 00:34:14,833
in other places in the state,

700
00:34:14,833 --> 00:34:16,233
but I think we're

701
00:34:16,233 --> 00:34:20,033
in a pretty good position 
organizationally.

702
00:34:20,033 --> 00:34:23,500
I think one of the things we 
need to start addressing too

703
00:34:23,500 --> 00:34:25,800
is this basic dilemma,

704
00:34:25,800 --> 00:34:28,366
how do you deal with 
obvious advances

705
00:34:28,366 --> 00:34:30,400
that we've made in 
the area of education,

706
00:34:30,400 --> 00:34:32,266
employment, and so forth?

707
00:34:32,266 --> 00:34:35,233
We have, for example, record 
numbers of young people

708
00:34:35,233 --> 00:34:36,666
that are graduating 
from high school

709
00:34:36,666 --> 00:34:40,966
and going to universities, 
top-tier research universities.

710
00:34:40,966 --> 00:34:42,866
A clear sign of advancement.

711
00:34:42,866 --> 00:34:46,266
But there's another 
side of the coin always,

712
00:34:46,266 --> 00:34:49,400
there's a serious 
gap of achievement

713
00:34:49,400 --> 00:34:53,600
between Latino youth 
and white youth.

714
00:34:53,600 --> 00:34:57,400
There's gaps in the area 
of employment and health

715
00:34:57,400 --> 00:35:00,333
that continue to the 
point that we can say

716
00:35:00,333 --> 00:35:04,400
that they almost seem to be 
permanent structural problems.

717
00:35:04,400 --> 00:35:09,400
We have to figure 
out a way to dialogue

718
00:35:10,800 --> 00:35:14,033
in a very frank manner 
that acknowledges advances

719
00:35:14,033 --> 00:35:18,200
but also that recognizes 
that we're still concentrated

720
00:35:18,200 --> 00:35:19,833
among the dropouts,

721
00:35:19,833 --> 00:35:23,900
we're still concentrated among 
the low-wage skilled workers.

722
00:35:23,900 --> 00:35:26,466
I think that's one of 
the challenges we face

723
00:35:26,466 --> 00:35:31,433
as we assume leadership 
positions in the 
city as a whole.

724
00:35:31,433 --> 00:35:32,933
- [Josefina] Mona.

725
00:35:32,933 --> 00:35:37,766
- [Mona] One of the concerns 
that I have is that what I see

726
00:35:39,133 --> 00:35:42,800
with so many of our 
Hispanic, Latino families

727
00:35:42,800 --> 00:35:45,466
including those that 
have just arrived,

728
00:35:45,466 --> 00:35:49,500
they are very busy, and 
they are busy surviving.

729
00:35:49,500 --> 00:35:54,500
This is a huge number 
of the population.

730
00:35:55,900 --> 00:35:57,966
When I say that we are growing 
very fast in Dove Springs

731
00:35:57,966 --> 00:36:00,666
and that we have 
the highest number,

732
00:36:00,666 --> 00:36:03,100
the fastest growth of youth,

733
00:36:03,100 --> 00:36:04,700
I'm very proud of that

734
00:36:04,700 --> 00:36:06,700
because those families 
tend to be large

735
00:36:06,700 --> 00:36:08,300
and they tend to be robust

736
00:36:08,300 --> 00:36:11,433
and they are filled with 
excitement about life

737
00:36:11,433 --> 00:36:13,033
and they wanna succeed,

738
00:36:13,033 --> 00:36:16,266
but they're also very poor.

739
00:36:16,266 --> 00:36:20,066
And so when you're 
in that situation

740
00:36:20,066 --> 00:36:23,966
UT, which is only about, 
what? Six miles away?

741
00:36:23,966 --> 00:36:27,933
Might as well be 
60 or 600 or 6,000,

742
00:36:27,933 --> 00:36:31,566
because they are busy, and 
they're busy surviving.

743
00:36:31,566 --> 00:36:35,700
And so when we speak 
of leadership we 
need to think about

744
00:36:35,700 --> 00:36:39,533
the best ways to 
teach leadership

745
00:36:39,533 --> 00:36:42,800
and to find those 
natural leaders

746
00:36:42,800 --> 00:36:45,133
instead of them 
heading off to gangs

747
00:36:45,133 --> 00:36:47,200
and to other negative things,

748
00:36:47,200 --> 00:36:51,233
to really find them and 
to really excite them

749
00:36:51,233 --> 00:36:54,466
about learning 
and about leading.

750
00:36:54,466 --> 00:36:57,166
And what that 
means in this city,

751
00:36:57,166 --> 00:36:58,800
what it means in their "barrio",

752
00:36:58,800 --> 00:37:00,700
what it means in 
their neighborhood,

753
00:37:00,700 --> 00:37:04,033
and how it can really 
change not only their lives

754
00:37:04,033 --> 00:37:06,200
but truly their family's lives

755
00:37:06,200 --> 00:37:08,633
because they care about that.

756
00:37:08,633 --> 00:37:12,466
So I wanna see the 
conversation elevated

757
00:37:12,466 --> 00:37:15,600
to the level of 
deploying the resources

758
00:37:15,600 --> 00:37:18,000
for true leadership development,

759
00:37:18,000 --> 00:37:21,666
because we've given this a lot 
of lip service over the years

760
00:37:21,666 --> 00:37:24,366
and those kids, they 
drop out of school,

761
00:37:24,366 --> 00:37:26,633
and I'll tell you 
why they drop out,

762
00:37:26,633 --> 00:37:28,300
because they have to go to work.

763
00:37:28,300 --> 00:37:32,800
So many of them get to 16, 
legal age for dropping oUT,

764
00:37:32,800 --> 00:37:35,933
and they go on and 
you find them in jobs

765
00:37:35,933 --> 00:37:37,800
and they're supporting 
their families.

766
00:37:37,800 --> 00:37:38,966
- [Carmen] And 
they need to vote.

767
00:37:38,966 --> 00:37:41,433
I mean, I think just because

768
00:37:41,433 --> 00:37:43,800
on the topic of 
civic engagement.

769
00:37:43,800 --> 00:37:45,733
What Senator Barrientos 
said, we've made,

770
00:37:45,733 --> 00:37:49,633
and I agree with Emilio 
too about the progress,

771
00:37:49,633 --> 00:37:52,166
we've gotten a step further.

772
00:37:52,166 --> 00:37:54,933
I think it's no 
secret that we have

773
00:37:54,933 --> 00:37:57,600
low voter turnout among Latinos,

774
00:37:57,600 --> 00:38:00,233
and there are a lot 
of people who care,

775
00:38:00,233 --> 00:38:03,700
and it's not all because people 
don't have the right to vote

776
00:38:03,700 --> 00:38:05,133
there's a combination of things,

777
00:38:05,133 --> 00:38:07,400
it's a lot of what Mona's 
been talking about.

778
00:38:07,400 --> 00:38:09,400
I have a lot of faith 
in the dreamers,

779
00:38:09,400 --> 00:38:12,600
I have a lot of faith 
in the young civic

780
00:38:12,600 --> 00:38:14,800
and social justice movements 
that are encouraging people

781
00:38:14,800 --> 00:38:17,066
to be more of a 
political process,

782
00:38:17,066 --> 00:38:19,533
and I serve on 
Independent Citizens 
Redistricting Commission

783
00:38:19,533 --> 00:38:21,033
that drew Austin's 10 districts

784
00:38:21,033 --> 00:38:22,633
thanks to the work 
of Senator Barrientos

785
00:38:22,633 --> 00:38:24,866
and the whole coalition 
that pushed it,

786
00:38:24,866 --> 00:38:27,533
and it was an intense 
election process,

787
00:38:27,533 --> 00:38:29,500
there were about 500 
people who applied

788
00:38:29,500 --> 00:38:32,566
to be on the Commission, 
it was narrowed down to 60,

789
00:38:32,566 --> 00:38:35,333
and then they, literally 
by the luck of the draw,

790
00:38:35,333 --> 00:38:38,233
five of the first eight 
commissioners were Latinos,

791
00:38:38,233 --> 00:38:39,700
four Latinas.

792
00:38:39,700 --> 00:38:42,133
So we actually had 
to look for white men

793
00:38:42,133 --> 00:38:44,933
to even out our 
Redistricting Commission

794
00:38:44,933 --> 00:38:46,633
and as well as to represent

795
00:38:46,633 --> 00:38:49,000
African-Americans and 
Asians in the community.

796
00:38:49,000 --> 00:38:50,466
And it's not perfect,

797
00:38:50,466 --> 00:38:51,833
and the first round of elections

798
00:38:51,833 --> 00:38:54,333
it was a bumpy 
ride, it still is,

799
00:38:54,333 --> 00:38:57,300
but we are definitely 
several steps closer

800
00:38:57,300 --> 00:39:00,933
to not only talking to our 
kids and our youth about

801
00:39:00,933 --> 00:39:03,366
why voting is important, 
and civic engagement

802
00:39:03,366 --> 00:39:05,766
and leadership in addressing 
some of these issues,

803
00:39:05,766 --> 00:39:07,133
but also having politicians

804
00:39:07,133 --> 00:39:08,666
that live in their 
neighborhoods,

805
00:39:08,666 --> 00:39:11,266
that come to their meetings, 
that come to their schools,

806
00:39:11,266 --> 00:39:14,000
and they actually see people 
in positions of leadership.

807
00:39:14,000 --> 00:39:17,766
And so, we have a long way to 
go but we are making progress.

808
00:39:17,766 --> 00:39:20,833
- Number one, it 
starts right here.

809
00:39:20,833 --> 00:39:23,266
I don't care how 
poor people are,

810
00:39:23,266 --> 00:39:26,533
it begins with that mother 
and father and those children.

811
00:39:26,533 --> 00:39:28,966
Government can do 
a lot of things,

812
00:39:28,966 --> 00:39:31,333
"pero aquí estoy, primero".

813
00:39:31,333 --> 00:39:34,066
As the saying goes, "El que 
no habla ni Dios lo oye",

814
00:39:34,066 --> 00:39:36,966
"Who does not speak not 
even God will hear".

815
00:39:36,966 --> 00:39:40,733
And people have to realize 
that this is a free country,

816
00:39:40,733 --> 00:39:41,933
I mean, you don't 
have to go out there

817
00:39:41,933 --> 00:39:45,333
and call the city 
council members names,

818
00:39:45,333 --> 00:39:46,466
but you get up there

819
00:39:46,466 --> 00:39:48,933
and give your statement 
of how you feel.

820
00:39:48,933 --> 00:39:53,033
"Aquí comienza" with 
individuals, "el 
padre y la madre".

821
00:39:54,066 --> 00:39:59,000
(vibrant music)

822
00:39:59,000 --> 00:40:04,000
(slow music)

823
00:40:11,366 --> 00:40:13,033
- [Jill] It's so 
excited to see that

824
00:40:13,033 --> 00:40:18,033
10-1 is taking place and 
that it's working so well.

825
00:40:20,333 --> 00:40:22,166
Harmony isn't ...

826
00:40:22,166 --> 00:40:24,700
My name is Jill Ramirez Coronado

827
00:40:24,700 --> 00:40:28,900
and I live in Battle 
Bend area of Austin,

828
00:40:28,900 --> 00:40:31,533
but of course our 
business is in Montopolis,

829
00:40:31,533 --> 00:40:34,566
so I'm actually in 
two neighborhoods

830
00:40:34,566 --> 00:40:38,333
and I'm pretty involved in both.

831
00:40:42,000 --> 00:40:44,933
You know there's a 
few bumps in the road

832
00:40:44,933 --> 00:40:47,333
but what we have 
seen from, you know,

833
00:40:47,333 --> 00:40:50,566
after it happened was that 
really the representatives

834
00:40:50,566 --> 00:40:54,733
are really trying to be more 
engaged with the constituents.

835
00:40:54,733 --> 00:40:58,566
- I think it's 
going pretty good.

836
00:40:58,566 --> 00:41:01,900
We were able to do a lot of 
projects in my neighborhood

837
00:41:01,900 --> 00:41:03,600
that we've been struggling

838
00:41:03,600 --> 00:41:06,333
trying to convince 
the city of doing.

839
00:41:08,433 --> 00:41:10,833
And historically it's 
always been the minority,

840
00:41:10,833 --> 00:41:14,133
it's always been in last in line

841
00:41:14,133 --> 00:41:17,266
waiting for anything 
to come from the city,

842
00:41:17,266 --> 00:41:19,000
and we've been 
neglected over years.

843
00:41:19,000 --> 00:41:23,200
So I believe that that 
was one of the reasons why

844
00:41:23,200 --> 00:41:25,933
is because we didn't 
have the influence.

845
00:41:25,933 --> 00:41:27,366
- But generally there's 
a great man with,

846
00:41:27,366 --> 00:41:31,166
number one, ungentleman,

847
00:41:31,166 --> 00:41:32,400
I don't know why 
the called it that

848
00:41:32,400 --> 00:41:35,233
but a true gentleman 
would have never settled

849
00:41:35,233 --> 00:41:38,000
for having people who are 
second-class citizens.

850
00:41:38,000 --> 00:41:42,533
I think that having the 
right personnel at city hall

851
00:41:42,533 --> 00:41:46,033
and people who understand 
what they went through

852
00:41:46,033 --> 00:41:49,000
in East Austin is like 
that shared history

853
00:41:49,000 --> 00:41:51,233
that is important.

854
00:41:51,233 --> 00:41:53,233
- The problem that we're 
struggling with right now

855
00:41:53,233 --> 00:41:55,466
is the young people,

856
00:41:55,466 --> 00:42:00,366
the young voters up to 30 or 35.

857
00:42:00,366 --> 00:42:02,433
They're turn out is horrible,

858
00:42:02,433 --> 00:42:05,233
a lot of them don't 
see up to vote.

859
00:42:06,333 --> 00:42:07,866
I really feel like, you know,

860
00:42:07,866 --> 00:42:09,800
it comes down to grass root,

861
00:42:09,800 --> 00:42:13,333
I like to got to the places 
in my area, the businesses,

862
00:42:13,333 --> 00:42:15,433
and I talk to people, you know,

863
00:42:15,433 --> 00:42:18,266
and one of the things 
that I tell them,

864
00:42:18,266 --> 00:42:20,800
I say, "You know, you're the 
ones that don't speak out,

865
00:42:20,800 --> 00:42:22,766
"not even the Lord 
could hear you".

866
00:42:22,766 --> 00:42:26,100
- I think that they 
understand that now they have

867
00:42:26,100 --> 00:42:28,766
a way to get their say so,

868
00:42:28,766 --> 00:42:32,900
and that that will bring 
about voting they go.

869
00:42:32,900 --> 00:42:34,300
They did change my 
life so, you know what?

870
00:42:34,300 --> 00:42:36,500
I need to continue 
being involved.

871
00:42:36,500 --> 00:42:41,500
(slow music)

872
00:42:43,866 --> 00:42:45,800
And the way we're 
used to nowhere,

873
00:42:45,800 --> 00:42:47,133
people forgot about us.

874
00:42:47,133 --> 00:42:50,233
I do really get a sense 
that a lot of my niece

875
00:42:50,233 --> 00:42:53,866
in their community 
were a priority.

876
00:42:53,866 --> 00:42:56,333
- [Voiceover] I welcome 
you all to city hall

877
00:42:56,333 --> 00:42:58,300
for a truly historic event.

878
00:42:58,300 --> 00:43:00,966
- 10-1 gave us a big voice,

879
00:43:00,966 --> 00:43:04,700
and we were able to get 
four minorities elected.

880
00:43:04,700 --> 00:43:08,033
That added a lot of influence.

881
00:43:09,866 --> 00:43:12,733
Now we have a voice.

882
00:43:15,833 --> 00:43:17,633
- Let's get to the 
questions from the audience,

883
00:43:17,633 --> 00:43:20,333
I'm very interested in 
following it up with body

884
00:43:20,333 --> 00:43:23,233
and what we can specifically 
do to change that.

885
00:43:23,233 --> 00:43:26,666
- [Attendant] I guess I'll 
just touch on a few themes.

886
00:43:26,666 --> 00:43:29,266
We politically navigate through 
the world through language

887
00:43:29,266 --> 00:43:33,233
and we've been talking about 
identity in specific terms

888
00:43:33,233 --> 00:43:35,733
but I'm more 
interested in spelling,

889
00:43:35,733 --> 00:43:37,733
because particularly 
for like queer

890
00:43:37,733 --> 00:43:39,566
and non-gender binary people,

891
00:43:39,566 --> 00:43:42,200
Spanish is such a 
gendered language.

892
00:43:42,200 --> 00:43:44,200
Do you guys, for the 
people in the panel,

893
00:43:44,200 --> 00:43:48,366
do you, when you consider 
yourself in whatever term it is,

894
00:43:48,366 --> 00:43:50,266
do you consider also 
alternative spellings

895
00:43:50,266 --> 00:43:53,066
like Chicano with an "x" 
or Latino with an "x"

896
00:43:53,066 --> 00:43:56,200
or with the "@" sign at the 
end of Latino or Latina,

897
00:43:56,200 --> 00:44:01,200
to be inclusive for all, for 
even a more diverse community?

898
00:44:02,300 --> 00:44:03,833
- [Carmen] The intention 
is certainly there

899
00:44:03,833 --> 00:44:06,333
and I think we're addressing it,

900
00:44:06,333 --> 00:44:07,600
I think specially --

901
00:44:07,600 --> 00:44:09,566
Well, I would say in 
younger generations

902
00:44:09,566 --> 00:44:13,466
we talk more about gender 
politics and LBGTQ issues

903
00:44:13,466 --> 00:44:16,433
perhaps more than the 
previous generation did,

904
00:44:16,433 --> 00:44:17,900
but then again there had been

905
00:44:17,900 --> 00:44:20,666
pioneers in this 
area for decades

906
00:44:20,666 --> 00:44:24,600
and there actually is a 
category of like queer 
chicana lit, right?

907
00:44:24,600 --> 00:44:27,900
Which for some of us that was 
such a breakthrough relief

908
00:44:27,900 --> 00:44:29,933
to find an outlet that embraces

909
00:44:29,933 --> 00:44:33,200
both Latino culture 
and queer culture.

910
00:44:33,200 --> 00:44:36,833
I learned about spelling 
Latina/Latino with an "x"

911
00:44:36,833 --> 00:44:39,166
only about three 
or four years ago

912
00:44:39,166 --> 00:44:44,166
because I had used the "@" 
symbol to mean Latina or Latino,

913
00:44:45,266 --> 00:44:46,200
and then it was 
pointed out to me that

914
00:44:46,200 --> 00:44:47,933
that is very gender binary,

915
00:44:47,933 --> 00:44:50,600
and if we're gonna be inclusive 
of the whole gender spectrum

916
00:44:50,600 --> 00:44:53,966
of people who identify as 
transgender or gender queer,

917
00:44:53,966 --> 00:44:56,500
or we just wanna get gender 
out of it for a second,

918
00:44:56,500 --> 00:44:59,066
we spell Latino with an "x".

919
00:44:59,066 --> 00:45:00,533
So I don't know if the spelling

920
00:45:00,533 --> 00:45:02,533
necessarily addresses the issue

921
00:45:02,533 --> 00:45:03,966
but at least we're 
talking about it

922
00:45:03,966 --> 00:45:06,333
and they know it's a 
relief to a lot of Latinos

923
00:45:06,333 --> 00:45:09,233
who have felt kind of on 
the margin for a long time.

924
00:45:09,233 --> 00:45:10,766
- [Josefina] It's great.

925
00:45:10,766 --> 00:45:13,900
- [Emilio] This is important 
symbolic gestures, you know,

926
00:45:13,900 --> 00:45:15,333
the "x" and so forth

927
00:45:15,333 --> 00:45:17,733
that doesn't mean it's not 
important, it's very important,

928
00:45:17,733 --> 00:45:20,633
but for me also 
what is important is

929
00:45:20,633 --> 00:45:23,666
where these issues are raised,

930
00:45:23,666 --> 00:45:27,233
and I think the LGBT community, 
the feminists earlier,

931
00:45:27,233 --> 00:45:30,666
I think discovered that in 
these social-political settings

932
00:45:30,666 --> 00:45:35,666
where we promote these 
values of neutrality,

933
00:45:37,100 --> 00:45:39,700
reciprocity and respect 
for the rights of others,

934
00:45:39,700 --> 00:45:43,033
we have the natural 
social-political environment

935
00:45:43,033 --> 00:45:47,100
where we can talk openly and 
honestly about theses things.

936
00:45:47,100 --> 00:45:51,033
And talk about inclusion,

937
00:45:51,033 --> 00:45:55,300
including all parts of our 
community with respect,

938
00:45:55,300 --> 00:45:58,833
and also to promote their 
concerns and interests,

939
00:45:58,833 --> 00:46:00,133
absolutely.

940
00:46:00,133 --> 00:46:01,266
- [Josefina] Great 
question, thank you.

941
00:46:01,266 --> 00:46:03,066
Miss. 
- [Veronica] Thank you.

942
00:46:03,066 --> 00:46:04,733
My name is Veronica Forsythe,

943
00:46:04,733 --> 00:46:08,500
and I was hoping that you 
could comment on what I see

944
00:46:08,500 --> 00:46:13,500
as the lack of leadership 
in the city and,

945
00:46:14,866 --> 00:46:16,866
don't know if the word 
that I wanna use is defend,

946
00:46:16,866 --> 00:46:19,400
but talk about 
lots of the virtues

947
00:46:19,400 --> 00:46:23,666
of the Hispanic community, 
Latin community,

948
00:46:23,666 --> 00:46:25,000
Mexican-American community,

949
00:46:25,000 --> 00:46:27,900
because what I see is 
that national level

950
00:46:27,900 --> 00:46:32,900
is all this stereotyping us as,

951
00:46:34,066 --> 00:46:35,400
I don't wanna repeat 
what you all know

952
00:46:35,400 --> 00:46:38,166
what they're stereotyping us as.

953
00:46:38,166 --> 00:46:40,733
And I don't see 
anybody in Texas,

954
00:46:40,733 --> 00:46:44,033
any of our leaders 
that serve us,

955
00:46:44,033 --> 00:46:47,733
coming up and saying, 
"Wait a minute,

956
00:46:47,733 --> 00:46:50,733
"that offends the 
people that we serve

957
00:46:50,733 --> 00:46:54,066
"and that is not what we 
see in our community".

958
00:46:54,066 --> 00:46:58,100
So I'm like kind of 
upset that nobody

959
00:46:58,100 --> 00:47:01,066
in a leadership position 
has really come up

960
00:47:01,066 --> 00:47:03,866
and said anything 
to that effect.

961
00:47:03,866 --> 00:47:08,866
And our community also 
hopefully will unite

962
00:47:09,733 --> 00:47:11,333
and stand up for that too,

963
00:47:11,333 --> 00:47:15,366
because talking about 
stereotypes, as you 
can see I'm tall

964
00:47:15,366 --> 00:47:17,366
and all time, right?

965
00:47:17,366 --> 00:47:18,766
Okay, we agree on that.

966
00:47:18,766 --> 00:47:20,033
All the time I'm asked,

967
00:47:20,033 --> 00:47:21,700
"and, so, where are you from?"

968
00:47:21,700 --> 00:47:24,166
And I have to say, 
"Well, I was born here

969
00:47:24,166 --> 00:47:25,900
"but my parents are from Mexico,

970
00:47:25,900 --> 00:47:27,600
"and they're from Mexico",

971
00:47:27,600 --> 00:47:28,833
and then it's like,

972
00:47:28,833 --> 00:47:31,166
"Oh, so, but where are 
your grandparents from?

973
00:47:31,166 --> 00:47:33,733
"They surely are like Europeans"

974
00:47:33,733 --> 00:47:35,233
and I don't fit 
in that stereotype

975
00:47:35,233 --> 00:47:37,700
so people starts asking,

976
00:47:37,700 --> 00:47:39,166
"Oh, so, what about back, back?"

977
00:47:39,166 --> 00:47:42,200
I say, "Well, how about 
400 years in Mexico,

978
00:47:42,200 --> 00:47:44,200
"would that be 
sufficient for you?"

979
00:47:44,200 --> 00:47:47,066
So, yes, I am tall, 
I have an accent,

980
00:47:47,066 --> 00:47:48,800
I'm Mexican-American,

981
00:47:48,800 --> 00:47:53,800
and I am not happy to see that 
nobody has stand up for us

982
00:47:55,166 --> 00:47:58,366
to say, "No, that is not 
acceptable, that offends us".

983
00:47:58,366 --> 00:47:59,833
So, thank you. 
- [Josefina] Thank you.

984
00:47:59,833 --> 00:48:03,200
Do you all agree that no 
one is standing up for

985
00:48:03,200 --> 00:48:05,466
against the negative 
stereotypes?

986
00:48:05,466 --> 00:48:08,200
- Part of our problem 
throughout the whole country,

987
00:48:08,200 --> 00:48:10,900
throughout all groups,

988
00:48:10,900 --> 00:48:15,366
is that we have to ...

989
00:48:15,366 --> 00:48:18,533
If you want something done 
and they're not doing it

990
00:48:18,533 --> 00:48:20,700
you get up there and do it.

991
00:48:20,700 --> 00:48:25,666
We need fewer politicians 
and more public servants,

992
00:48:25,666 --> 00:48:29,366
and the way to do 
that is to vote.

993
00:48:29,366 --> 00:48:33,900
Very simple, very 
easy, it's free,

994
00:48:33,900 --> 00:48:37,100
otherwise you're 
gonna keep getting

995
00:48:37,100 --> 00:48:38,666
what you've been getting.

996
00:48:38,666 --> 00:48:40,133
- What can we do?

997
00:48:40,133 --> 00:48:41,566
The question I have for 
the panelists right now is,

998
00:48:41,566 --> 00:48:44,633
what can we do to get 
more people out to vote,

999
00:48:44,633 --> 00:48:48,933
to exercise their 
voice and their right?

1000
00:48:48,933 --> 00:48:50,633
- [Emilio] Public education, 
there's a direct cause

1001
00:48:50,633 --> 00:48:52,966
or relationship 
between low education

1002
00:48:52,966 --> 00:48:55,233
of Latino and the franchise,

1003
00:48:55,233 --> 00:48:58,566
the higher you're educated 
the more you participate.

1004
00:48:58,566 --> 00:49:00,533
I think that's one way to do it.

1005
00:49:00,533 --> 00:49:02,666
The other is to 
speak to the youth,

1006
00:49:02,666 --> 00:49:04,633
our population is 
youthful population,

1007
00:49:04,633 --> 00:49:06,500
youth does not vote,

1008
00:49:06,500 --> 00:49:08,500
so you need to reach 
out to the youth.

1009
00:49:08,500 --> 00:49:10,933
That's not to say 
people haven't done it,

1010
00:49:10,933 --> 00:49:13,866
I mean, we have a long history,

1011
00:49:13,866 --> 00:49:16,666
the Southwest Voter Registration 
and Educational Fund

1012
00:49:16,666 --> 00:49:21,266
in San Antonio built a 
movement around this issue,

1013
00:49:21,266 --> 00:49:23,766
registering people to vote 
and get them out to vote,

1014
00:49:23,766 --> 00:49:25,066
and it continues.

1015
00:49:25,066 --> 00:49:27,833
But I'm just basically 
affirming some things

1016
00:49:27,833 --> 00:49:31,700
that I think are important.

1017
00:49:31,700 --> 00:49:32,900
- Senator Barrientos,

1018
00:49:32,900 --> 00:49:35,933
you've dealt with this 
issue for decades.

1019
00:49:35,933 --> 00:49:37,433
Have you seen a change?

1020
00:49:37,433 --> 00:49:41,400
What are the effective steps 
to get people out to vote?

1021
00:49:41,400 --> 00:49:42,866
- There has been a change.

1022
00:49:42,866 --> 00:49:47,133
There are several things that 
we have done in the past.

1023
00:49:47,133 --> 00:49:48,933
One, part of our culture is that

1024
00:49:48,933 --> 00:49:53,933
you have to ask the 
individual, ask,

1025
00:49:55,100 --> 00:49:56,400
if you don't ask 
they're gonna say,

1026
00:49:56,400 --> 00:49:57,833
"They're not 
interested" or whatever.

1027
00:49:57,833 --> 00:49:59,800
Ask, "Would you please 
go out and vote?

1028
00:49:59,800 --> 00:50:01,166
"Would you vote for me?

1029
00:50:01,166 --> 00:50:03,000
"I'm going to do this, 
this, this and that".

1030
00:50:03,000 --> 00:50:04,300
You have to ask first.

1031
00:50:04,300 --> 00:50:06,900
Number two, 
traditionally in Texas

1032
00:50:06,900 --> 00:50:09,833
and throughout the county, 
the Southwest anyway,

1033
00:50:09,833 --> 00:50:13,333
the money for advertising 
and going door to door,

1034
00:50:13,333 --> 00:50:15,366
and newspapers and TV

1035
00:50:15,366 --> 00:50:19,433
has gone into suburbs 
of white America,

1036
00:50:19,433 --> 00:50:22,833
and the money not being there 
we had to stretch the dollar

1037
00:50:22,833 --> 00:50:24,466
in order to get elected,

1038
00:50:24,466 --> 00:50:26,133
we had to make our 
own silk screens,

1039
00:50:26,133 --> 00:50:28,966
our own signs, our own posters,

1040
00:50:28,966 --> 00:50:31,766
we even put them on coat hangers 
and threw them up in trees

1041
00:50:31,766 --> 00:50:33,133
so that you could see 'em.

1042
00:50:33,133 --> 00:50:34,766
We did a whole 
bunch of new things

1043
00:50:34,766 --> 00:50:37,733
in order to get the 
"raza" out to vote.

1044
00:50:37,733 --> 00:50:39,466
And they will come out to vote

1045
00:50:39,466 --> 00:50:42,700
but the campaign has got 
to be done just right.

1046
00:50:42,700 --> 00:50:44,700
- [Carmen] I think it 
involves listening too.

1047
00:50:44,700 --> 00:50:49,566
I'll just briefly say that 
what's being talked about is,

1048
00:50:49,566 --> 00:50:53,066
what are the issues that are 
affecting people day to day,

1049
00:50:53,066 --> 00:50:56,400
and we have to create the 
space for those conversations

1050
00:50:56,400 --> 00:50:58,166
and on those 
conversations so that

1051
00:50:58,166 --> 00:50:59,833
we speak for ourselves 
in our communities,

1052
00:50:59,833 --> 00:51:02,666
and our youth can speak for 
themselves and not be spoken for

1053
00:51:02,666 --> 00:51:04,700
'cause I think for decades 
people saw a system

1054
00:51:04,700 --> 00:51:07,466
that wasn't working for them, 
that didn't represent them,

1055
00:51:07,466 --> 00:51:09,466
didn't see politicians 
who looked like them,

1056
00:51:09,466 --> 00:51:13,033
and then when they do see 
politicians that's, you know,

1057
00:51:13,033 --> 00:51:15,133
some are really public servants,

1058
00:51:15,133 --> 00:51:16,866
as Senator Barrientos mentioned,

1059
00:51:16,866 --> 00:51:18,866
and some are in it 
for the politics.

1060
00:51:18,866 --> 00:51:21,133
And so it's a slow evolution but

1061
00:51:21,133 --> 00:51:24,233
it's getting out there and 
talking and it's listening,

1062
00:51:24,233 --> 00:51:26,733
and it's creating the space 
for that conversation.

1063
00:51:26,733 --> 00:51:28,533
I believe it works 
on a grass root level

1064
00:51:28,533 --> 00:51:30,800
but it's gonna take all of us.

1065
00:51:30,800 --> 00:51:34,533
- There's a difference 
between internalizing

1066
00:51:34,533 --> 00:51:38,633
something that you believe in 
and you think it's important

1067
00:51:38,633 --> 00:51:41,100
and complain,

1068
00:51:41,100 --> 00:51:44,600
where you do it because 
somebody told you to do it

1069
00:51:44,600 --> 00:51:47,000
or you're trying to 
make somebody happy.

1070
00:51:47,000 --> 00:51:49,600
There's a very big 
difference in that.

1071
00:51:49,600 --> 00:51:53,833
I see that for many 
of our Latinos,

1072
00:51:53,833 --> 00:51:56,133
for many, and it's 
just not Latinos,

1073
00:51:56,133 --> 00:52:01,133
but for many of our youth 
who aspire to succeed

1074
00:52:02,233 --> 00:52:05,066
they have yet to 
internalized the value

1075
00:52:05,066 --> 00:52:08,700
of living in this 
country in a democracy

1076
00:52:08,700 --> 00:52:13,700
and exercising that need 
and that right to vote.

1077
00:52:14,566 --> 00:52:16,366
They haven't internalized it.

1078
00:52:16,366 --> 00:52:17,633
Now, why is that?

1079
00:52:17,633 --> 00:52:19,366
It could be for a lot 
of different reasons,

1080
00:52:19,366 --> 00:52:20,800
but it could be because 
they haven't had

1081
00:52:20,800 --> 00:52:22,733
the role modeling, perhaps,

1082
00:52:22,733 --> 00:52:25,566
or perhaps they're very 
intelligent and they are seeing

1083
00:52:25,566 --> 00:52:27,766
all of the political games 
that are being played

1084
00:52:27,766 --> 00:52:30,666
and they wish not 
be part of that.

1085
00:52:30,666 --> 00:52:33,533
We have to respect that,

1086
00:52:33,533 --> 00:52:35,700
they haven't fully internalized.

1087
00:52:35,700 --> 00:52:38,633
Once they internalize the value

1088
00:52:38,633 --> 00:52:40,366
they do what you 
were talking about,

1089
00:52:40,366 --> 00:52:43,866
it starts with at home 
and it starts with them,

1090
00:52:43,866 --> 00:52:47,066
and it's almost 
a heartfelt need.

1091
00:52:47,066 --> 00:52:48,300
When you internalize it

1092
00:52:48,300 --> 00:52:50,833
you're going to do 
something about it,

1093
00:52:50,833 --> 00:52:53,266
and that means that you're 
going to learn the issues,

1094
00:52:53,266 --> 00:52:55,266
you're going to 
attend those forums,

1095
00:52:55,266 --> 00:52:59,033
you're going to get excited 
about that election.

1096
00:52:59,033 --> 00:53:02,266
Until the internalization 
happens it's complaints.

1097
00:53:02,266 --> 00:53:07,266
- I think this bring goes 
directly to what a viewer asked,

1098
00:53:08,733 --> 00:53:10,966
goes to discrimination and 
some of this divisiveness

1099
00:53:10,966 --> 00:53:12,733
that we've been speaking about.

1100
00:53:12,733 --> 00:53:14,266
Juan Zuñiga Jr. asks,

1101
00:53:14,266 --> 00:53:15,933
"How do you suggest we 
handle discrimination

1102
00:53:15,933 --> 00:53:18,733
"against Latinos and Latinas 
and other people of color

1103
00:53:18,733 --> 00:53:21,866
"when confronted with in a 
workplace or other setting?"

1104
00:53:21,866 --> 00:53:23,700
- If I may take the first shot.

1105
00:53:23,700 --> 00:53:27,000
There are certain laws 
on the books already,

1106
00:53:27,000 --> 00:53:30,366
people have to try to become 
aware of what those laws are

1107
00:53:30,366 --> 00:53:32,466
in discrimination 
in the workplace.

1108
00:53:32,466 --> 00:53:35,300
The laws are there, they 
have to be enforced,

1109
00:53:35,300 --> 00:53:38,400
but the individual being 
discriminated against

1110
00:53:38,400 --> 00:53:40,600
does not speak up

1111
00:53:40,600 --> 00:53:44,333
it'll keep getting what 
you've been getting.

1112
00:53:46,366 --> 00:53:48,400
- I think that's 
very, very true,

1113
00:53:48,400 --> 00:53:50,500
and I also know that for 
a lot of people of color

1114
00:53:50,500 --> 00:53:52,400
there's retribution that comes

1115
00:53:52,400 --> 00:53:54,033
from speaking out 
against things,

1116
00:53:54,033 --> 00:53:59,033
so in my experience in 
pointing out discrimination,

1117
00:54:00,300 --> 00:54:02,066
as an organizer you 
always have to have

1118
00:54:02,066 --> 00:54:03,600
power of analysis,

1119
00:54:03,600 --> 00:54:06,800
so you kind of have to have 
a cost-benefit on strategy,

1120
00:54:06,800 --> 00:54:09,966
you have to know your laws, 
you have to do your research,

1121
00:54:09,966 --> 00:54:12,300
but you also have to 
know who are your allies,

1122
00:54:12,300 --> 00:54:16,000
who are the people who share 
the same frame of reference

1123
00:54:16,000 --> 00:54:19,166
and how can you 
articulate what you see

1124
00:54:19,166 --> 00:54:21,366
when sometimes it 
can be very emotional

1125
00:54:21,366 --> 00:54:24,733
and you can react without 
necessarily being helpful.

1126
00:54:24,733 --> 00:54:28,066
And I think it's very 
important that in the nation

1127
00:54:28,066 --> 00:54:31,266
we're talking more about 
race and race relations,

1128
00:54:31,266 --> 00:54:33,400
we're talking more 
about discrimination

1129
00:54:33,400 --> 00:54:35,233
and things are coming to ahead,

1130
00:54:35,233 --> 00:54:38,100
but what we often find 
is that while the topic

1131
00:54:38,100 --> 00:54:40,066
of race and discrimination 
hasn't been popular

1132
00:54:40,066 --> 00:54:42,000
in the mainstream 
for a long time

1133
00:54:42,000 --> 00:54:44,200
if you go into the 
households of people of color

1134
00:54:44,200 --> 00:54:45,733
and immigrants and Latinos,

1135
00:54:45,733 --> 00:54:49,266
that conversation has been 
happening for a long, long time.

1136
00:54:49,266 --> 00:54:51,666
So we need to make it 
a common conversation

1137
00:54:51,666 --> 00:54:54,500
so that we can come to 
come on understandings

1138
00:54:54,500 --> 00:54:56,000
and have each other's backs

1139
00:54:56,000 --> 00:54:58,366
so that when 
somebody calls it out

1140
00:54:58,366 --> 00:55:00,400
we actually analyze 
what's going on,

1141
00:55:00,400 --> 00:55:03,200
we don't turn on the person 
who is blowing the whistle,

1142
00:55:03,200 --> 00:55:05,166
because that's a real threat

1143
00:55:05,166 --> 00:55:08,166
and that happens with 
women facing sexism,

1144
00:55:08,166 --> 00:55:13,133
it happens with LBGTQ people 
facing discrimination.

1145
00:55:13,133 --> 00:55:14,633
We have to become 
each other's allies

1146
00:55:14,633 --> 00:55:18,766
and speak a common language 
about what we're experiencing.

1147
00:55:18,766 --> 00:55:20,600
- It feels like 
we've just started

1148
00:55:20,600 --> 00:55:22,866
the surface of the conversation

1149
00:55:22,866 --> 00:55:26,266
but that is all the time 
that we have for tonight.

1150
00:55:26,266 --> 00:55:29,966
So I'd like to thank all of 
our panelists for joining us.

1151
00:55:29,966 --> 00:55:31,500
Thank you for being here.

1152
00:55:31,500 --> 00:55:34,733
You can see more KLRU stories 
about Austin's Latino Identity

1153
00:55:34,733 --> 00:55:38,033
and his Chicano history 
by visiting KLRU.org.

1154
00:55:38,033 --> 00:55:39,000
Thank you for watching,

1155
00:55:39,000 --> 00:55:40,300
I'm Josefina Casati.

1156
00:55:40,300 --> 00:55:41,700
Good night.

1157
00:55:41,700 --> 00:55:46,700
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1158
00:55:49,800 --> 00:55:54,800
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1159
00:56:32,366 --> 00:56:34,133
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1160
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1161
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