008 |  M.E.Ch.A vs. M.E.P.A | Published June 7, 2019 | El Profé & Kid Palsy introduce a new co-host to the ¿Y Que? Podcast!, El Cholo Viejo (4:00), The three co-hosts interviewed, Monica Valenzuela who spoke on her Master's thesis on M.E.Ch.A and the rich, and radical history; as well as, the controversy of the attempt to change the name and political identity of the 50 year old student-led organization. They discuss in great detail her Master's thesis on M.E.Ch.A (12:02), conditions for people of color in the 1960’s (14:20), sexism within the Chicano Movement in the late 1960's (16:56), examples of inclusion in the M.E.Ch.A chapters along the years (23:33), military recruitment of People of color today and historical forms of resistance (29:29), the events surrounding the 2019 M.E.Ch.A National Conference held at UCLA (35:54), her analysis on the expedited decision for the organizational name change (39:20), possible ramifications of the name change (41:46), historical examples of M.E.Ch.A’s internal conflicts and infiltration (51:30), (66:45), Evolution of M.E.Ch.A and the revised documents (50:17), the importance of community organizing (55:04), on Aztlán (56:45), the problematic “Latino USA” segment on M.E.Ch.A’s current state of affairs and the National Board’s article published on the Remezcla platform (61:38), M.E.Ch.A de UCLA’s official statement and the emphasis on the chapter autonomy, and the outreach to their alumni (74:00), recommended texts and preview to he following episode 009 (84:05) | To get in contact with the ¿Y Que? Podcast staff!, you can do so with the following - Instagram: yquepodcast | Voicemail: 1 (805) 765-1279 | Email: [email protected] | Mailing Address: P.O. Box 844 Camarillo, CA. 93011

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