This document contains questions about various topics related to Chicano art, history and culture. It covers definitions of art, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the Chicano Movement, Luis Valdez and the Teatro Campesino, TENAZ theatre group, Culture Clash comedy troupe, Chicano Park, Chicano rock music, Chicano literature, and Chicano filmmakers including Jesus Salvador Trevino. The document seeks to provide context and background on the development of Chicano/Mexican American art and activism over the 20th century.

1. Defining Art: Set 1
1. How can we define “art”?
2. Is there one definition that sums up the meaning of “art”
3. When and where was the term, “art” first used?
4. What does the term, “Fine Arts”, refer to ?
5. How was the term, “Fine Arts” first used?
6. What is an artist?
7. What are contemporary explanations of what art
and the artist are?
The Chicano Movement and the Treaty:
Set 2
1. What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
2. What terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo were
violated, and how does this affect Chicanos/as?
3. What role does Réies López Tijerina and La Alianza play in
the Chicano Movement?
4. What does the occupation of Catalina Island by the Brown
Berets symbolize?
Set 3
1) Who is Luis Valdez?
2) What connection is there between the Teatro Campesino and
the UFW?

2. 3) What is an acto?
4) What is a Pastorela?
5) What theatre groups/individuals were inspired by Luis
Valdez and his teachings?
Set 4
1) What is TENAZ?
2) What ideology did TENAZ promote?
3) What differences did the members of TENAZ have with Luis
Valdez and the Teatro Campesino?
4) What role did TENAZ play in the protesting of the U.S.
bicentennial celebration in 1976?
5) What caused TENAZ to dissolve?
6) What is the connection between TENAZ and the presence of
Chicanas/os in mainstream commercial entertainment?
Set 5
1) What is Culture Clash?
2) What is the focus of the group?
3) What themes does Culture Clash work with?
Set 6
1) Where is Chicano Park?
2) Why did the founders of Chicano Park decide to establish
such an artistic sight?

3. 3) Who are some of the founders of Chicano Park?
Set 4
1) Who were Lalo Guerrero and Don Tosti, and how did they
influence the Chicano rock scene?
2) What is the connection between traditional Mexican music
and Chicano rock?
3) Who are some of the most prominent figures of Chicano
rock?
4) What makes Chicano rock different from other forms of
American rock?
Set 5
1) Why is it that Chicana/o authors tend to incorporate Chicano
characters, bilingualism and other elements reflective of their
heritage in the story lines of their literary works?
2) What would be the difference in terms of overall cultural
perspective between the works of authors, “Corky” Gonzáles
and José Montoya, versus the writings of Richard Rodríguez?
Set 6
1. Who is Jesús Salvador Treviño, and what is his contribution
to Chicano filmmaking?
2. Who are other Chicana/o filmmakers, and what projects have
they been involved in?