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Chicano (masculine form) or Chicana (feminine form) is an ethnic identity for Mexican Americans that emerged from the Chicano Movement. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Chicano was originally a classist and racist slur used toward low-income Mexicans that was reclaimed in the 1940s among youth who belonged to the Pachuco and Pachuca subculture.
Chicano English, or Mexican-American English, is a dialect of American English spoken primarily by Mexican Americans (sometimes known as Chicanos), particularly in the Southwestern United States ranging from Texas to California, [1] [2] as well as in Chicago. [3]
Chicano literature is an aspect of Mexican-American literature that emerged from the cultural consciousness developed in the Chicano Movement. [1] [2] Chicano literature formed out of the political and cultural struggle of Chicana/os to develop a political foundation and identity that rejected Anglo-American hegemony.
Chicana literature is a form of literature that has emerged from the Chicana Feminist movement. It aims to redefine Chicana archetypes , in an effort to provide positive models for Chicanas. Chicana writers redefine their relationships with what Gloria Anzaldúa has called "Las Tres Madres" of Mexican culture (i.e.
Sylvia Morales directed Chicana (1979), A Crushing Love (2009), and others. Edward James Olmos directed American Me (1992) and The Devil Has a Name (2019) Cheech Marin directed Born in East L.A. (1987) Chicano films are films that have been associated as being part of the tradition of Chicano cinema. [1]
Chicana is a 1979 short documentary film by director Sylvia Morales overviewing the history of the Chicana figure from the pre-Columbian era to the Chicano Movement. [1] The film has a run time of 22 minutes. [2] The film is often discussed among other Chicano films as a Chicana perspective on film. [3]
Ana Castillo (born June 15, 1953) is a Chicana novelist, poet, short story writer, essayist, editor, playwright, translator and independent scholar. Considered one of the leading voices in Chicana experience, Castillo is most known for her experimental style as a Latina novelist and for her intervention in Chicana feminism known as Xicanisma.
Chicano English; List of Chicano films; Chicano/Latino Film Forum; Chicano Moratorium; Chicano Movement; Chicano names; Chicano Park; Chicano rock; Chicanos Por La Causa; Cholo (subculture) Colegio Cesar Chavez; Coors strike and boycott; Coyolxauhqui imperative; Emily Cranz; Ralph Cuarón; Culture Clash (performance troupe)