Brown Berets and Yellow Peril
Transcript: Corroboration This presentation was made by using one source per topic. The comparison between the two sources would be based on the Efficiency and reliability of each site. After using these websites a very noticeable difference is noted. The Oklahoma state website was a pdf file however provided more than enough information in an organized manner, unlike that of the Dartmouth page which wasn't very informative. The preferable source would have to be Okstate.edu Brown Berets and Yellow Peril Most Mexicans felt that the ideology of the “American Dream” was nothing more than a lie, persuading minorities to believe that they could achieve anything in life through education and determination. Because of the their environment they believed only whites had access to this dream What were the Intentions of the Brown Berets? What is the Yellow Peril? Anti-Chinese propaganda Carlos Montes David Sanchez Fred Lopez Carlos Lopez Oklahoma state university digital library okstate.edu Dartmouth.edu Miguel Leon Diego Portillo Yellow peril The Yellow Peril first became a major issue in the United States in California in the 1870s when white working-class laborers, fearful of losing their jobs amidst an economic decline, discriminated against the "filthy yellow hordes" from Asia, leading to the national Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 Brown Berets American Disillusionment Founders East LA, California 1968, The Brown Berets emerge as a social movement and playing an important role in the growth of The Chicano Movement Brown Berets Sources Introduction questions By The group was made of young adults who sought to make a positive change among the Mexican community by voicing their concerns about the injustices occurring in their community The organization coordinated and participated in protests regarding several community concerns including police harassment and brutality, unemployment, poverty, and the Vietnam War The Chicano movement was beginning to flourish throughout the western states in the 1960's