hiː ˈɔːlweɪz ˈɛkoʊd ðə zɪkˈɑːnə ænd zɪkˈɑːnoʊ ˈæktɪvˌɪst ʌvðə fˈɜːst pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə zɪkˈɑːnə slˈæʃ ˈoʊ mˈuːvmənt ɪn hɪz bᵻlˈiːf ðæt zɪkˈɑːnə ænd zɪkˈɑːnoʊ pˈoʊɪtɹi nˈiːdᵻd tə pˈeɪ tɹˈɪbjuːt tʊ ɪts lˈɪnɪɪdʒ.
He always echoed the Xicana and Xicano activist of the first part of the Xicana/o movement in his belief that Xicana and Xicano poetry needed to pay tribute to its lineage.