. ▁ ▁Im plement ing ▁plans ▁of ▁action ▁concerning ▁Ch ican os ▁and ▁Ch ican as . ▁ ▁Since ▁its ▁ad option , ▁the ▁document ▁has ▁been ▁am ended ▁five ▁times : ▁▁ ▁Am ended ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁at ▁University ▁of ▁Texas , ▁Pan ▁American ▁▁ ▁Am ended ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁at ▁Michigan ▁State ▁University ▁( MS U ) ▁▁ ▁Am ended ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁at ▁San ▁Diego ▁State ▁University ▁( SD SU ) ▁▁ ▁Am ended ▁on ▁March ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁at ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Ber keley ▁ ▁Am ended ▁on ▁May ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁at ▁University ▁of ▁Washington , ▁Seattle ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁National ▁Conference ▁at ▁Phoenix ▁College , ▁ME Ch A ▁adopted ▁a ▁document ▁entitled ▁The ▁Philosoph y ▁of ▁ME Ch A ▁which ▁aff ir med ▁the ▁more ▁moder ate ▁view ▁that ▁" all ▁people ▁are ▁potential ▁Ch ican as ▁and ▁Ch ican os ", ▁and ▁that ▁" Ch icano ▁identity ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁national ity ▁but ▁a ▁philosophy ". ▁In ▁addition , ▁The ▁Philosoph y ▁of ▁ME Ch A ▁addressed ▁the ▁problem ▁of ▁outside ▁organizations ▁co - opt ing ▁the ▁legit im acy ▁of ▁ME Ch A ▁to ▁advance ▁their ▁own ▁ag end as , ▁doing ▁so ▁by ▁establish ing ▁gu idel ines ▁to ▁make ▁local ▁ME