ican ▁families ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁were ▁head ed ▁by ▁women . ▁[ 5 ] ▁ ▁Cub an ▁American ▁Women ▁▁ ▁The ▁Cub an ▁population ▁is ▁estimated ▁to ▁be ▁around ▁one ▁million . ▁Cub an ▁women ▁stand ▁higher ▁with ▁their ▁education ▁than ▁other ▁groups ▁of ▁His pan ic ▁women . ▁B iling ual ▁and ▁b icult ural ▁education ▁and ▁services ▁are ▁a ▁priority ▁for ▁them . ▁ ▁Wh ilst ▁many ▁Cub an ▁Americans ▁wait ▁for ▁full ▁imm igration ▁status , ▁these ▁procedures ▁are ▁slow ▁and ▁continue ▁to ▁be ▁looked ▁down ▁as ▁an ▁obst acle ▁to ▁their ▁full ▁integration ▁into ▁the ▁employ ment ▁and ▁political ▁life ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States .[ 5 ] ▁ ▁Organ izations ▁ ▁Mexican ▁American ▁Women ' s ▁National ▁Association ▁▁ ▁M AN A ▁was ▁organized ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁A ▁group ▁of ▁Ch ican as ▁who ▁lived ▁in ▁Washington ▁D . C . ▁began ▁gather ing ▁week end ▁br unch es ▁to ▁discuss ▁their ▁ex clusion ▁from ▁the ▁femin ist ▁movements ▁ag enda ▁and ▁their ▁relative ▁in visibility ▁in ▁policy ▁making ▁meet ings . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁found ers ▁who ▁held ▁jobs ▁in ▁the ▁federal ▁government , ▁in ▁con gress , ▁or ▁with ▁private ▁policy ▁making ▁groups , ▁infer red ▁that ▁Ch ican as ▁needed ▁an ▁organization ▁just ▁like ▁other ▁groups ▁formed ▁by ▁White ▁and ▁African ▁American ▁women . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁M AN A ▁had ▁successfully ▁elected ▁their ▁first ▁officers ▁and ▁defined ▁their ▁goals . ▁Such ▁goals ▁included