Week 2 CARA

After reading, Chapter 3, Out of the House, the Halo, and the Whore's Mask: The Mirror of Malinchismo, I was shocked when I learned the reason why young hispanic women were encouraged to go to college was to find an Anglo and marry him or marry an educated Chicano, not for an actual education. Hispanic women really can't catch a break, and they have to deal with double standards. Women are really only credited with having babies and taking care of their families/husband. This idea of sending a hispanic girl into the higher education system supports this. The text explained that young hispanic women "are excluded from the best setting for catching a promising young Chicano" I would like to think that parents don't think this way today, I understand wanting your child to end up with someone who is educated, but I don't want to believe that is the reason why hispanic parents are encouraging their daughters to go to school.

It is upsetting that women were not depicted or recognized as much as men were in the CARA exhibit, especially in pieces related to the Chicano movement. The author points out that women in the Chicano Civil Rights Movement "could provide nourishment, comfort, and sexual release for the men and future revolutionaries and workers for la Cause." It makes sense that women were treated and viewed this way because our culture itself gives that role to women, unfortunately.

My question is: As powerful as art is in expressing the oppressions hispanic women face, how can it reach the greater Hispanic population if these artists aren't recognized? How can they be recognized?