Chicano
A Chicano is a person who has a mixed ancestry and/or citizenship of the United States and usually Mexico. Often, Chicano and Mexican-American are used to mean the same thing. People from Central or South America and United States could also be called Chicano. Chicana is the female version of Chicano. Chicanos often speak in Spanglish.[1]
Notable Chicanos
Chicanos have made contributions to many fields, spanning arts, culture, sports, technology, and politics.[2]
- Gloria E. Anzaldúa, author
- Ana Castillo, author
- Sandra Cisneros, author
- George Lopez, comedian
- Lynda Carter, actress played Wonder Woman
- Rudolfo Anaya, novelist
Chicano Media
El Paso's Second Ward, a Chicano neighborhood (1972)
"Chicana by luck, proud by choice" at 2019 Women's March, Los Angeles
Chicano may derive from the Mexica people, originally pronounced Meh-Shee-Ka.
Closeup of the Gutiérrez 1562 New World map. The town of Chicana is listed in the upper left of the map, which is the earliest recorded usage of Chicana/o.
Frank H. Tellez, a Pachuco youth, wears a zoot suit while arrested in the Zoot Suit Riots. Pachucos were the first to reclaim the word Chicano as a form of pride.
Chicano became widely adopted during the Chicano Movement.
Ana Castillo coined Xicanisma to reflect a shift in consciousness since the Chicano Movement.
Luis J. Rodriguez refers to Xicanx as important for gender non-conforming Mexican Americans.
Roberto Tinoco Durán, a Purépecha-Chícaño poet, interviewed on Native Voice TV (2017).
Japanese lowrider. Chicano cultural influence is strong in Japan.
References
- ↑ Frazer, Timothy C. (1996). "Chicano English and Spanish Interference in the Midwestern United States". American Speech. 71 (1): 72–85. doi:10.2307/455470. ISSN 0003-1283. JSTOR 455470.
- ↑ "Mexican Americans Who Made A Difference | American Experience | PBS". www.pbs.org. Retrieved 2020-11-12.