CHICANO CULTURE IN THE USA
Definition
Chicano noun (pl. –os) (especially AmE) a N American person whose family came
from Mexico
Latino noun (pl. –os) a person living in the US whose family came from Central
or S America where Spanish or Portuguese is spoken
Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary
Meanings
 Slur
Ana Castillo : “[a] marginalized, brown woman who is treated as a foreigner and
is expected to do menial labor and ask nothing of the society in which she lives.”
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 Ethnic Identity
1960s – the Chicanos’ movement
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Ana Castillo (born 1953) is a Chicana novelist, poet, short story writer, and essayist.
Story collections: Loverboys.
Cultural Aspect
Literature
-Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales. “Yo Soy Joaquin”
-Rudolfo Anaya. “Bless Me”, “Ultima”
- Sandra Cisneros. “The House on Mango Street”
-Gary Soto. “Living up the Street”
-Oscar Zeta Acosta.
“Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo”
Cultural Aspect
Visual art:
San Diego Chicanos’ Park
- the largest collection of murals
Performance:
Los Angeles’ comedy troupe “Culture Clash”
Guillermo Gomez-Pena
Cultural Movement:
Chicanismo (1930s) unified with Pan
Indian Movement (Danza Azteca)
Cultural Aspect
Music
Lalo Guerroro
Santana
Linda Ronstadt
Selena
Chicano Humanities & Arts Council
- the Chicano Humanities & Arts Council (CHAC) was founded in 1978
-The Rocky Mountain News recognized CHAC in July 2004 as one of
Denver’s Top 25 forces of Culture.
Danny Vigil
Veronica Herrera