LATINO CONVENTION:
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF LA RAZA
Organization on the defensive over its name



By Hiram Soto
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

July 15, 2008

DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO – The National Council of La Raza spends most of its time protecting and advancing the rights of Latinos through advocacy and community work. But as it wraps up its convention downtown, it has found itself defending its name.


Advertisement That's because activists who oppose illegal immigration are saying in e-mails, during street protests and through the media that “La Razaâ€