San Antonio has been a breeding ground for Latino Rights Organizations

By Al Kauffman, San Antonio Express News

San Antonio, distinctively Latino for all of its history, is naturally distinctive in another respect: as birthplace and incubator for scores of state, national and internationally renowned Latino organizations.

Univision, recently in the news because of controversy over the demise of its original building in San Antonio, is one of many of these.

… the 1965-1975 decade was one of incredible energy and creation in the Mexican-American community, leading to a slew of now-familiar acronyms. Among them: MALDEF, MAUC, MACC, IDRA, SWVRP, COPS and AVANCE (advance, in Spanish).

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