Gutierrez, Jose Angel, goo TYEHR rehs, hoh SAY AHN hayl (1944-...), is a Mexican American activist, educator, and writer. In the late 1960's, he became a prominent political leader of the Chicano movement, a Mexican American civil rights campaign. In 1970, he helped found La Raza Unida (United People), an organization that has worked to elect Mexican Americans to political office. Gutierrez has participated in many campaigns and events to improve the conditions of the Mexican American community. He has also written extensively on civil rights and political issues. His books include A Gringo Manual on How to Handle Mexicans (1973) and The Making of a Chicano Militant (1998).