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CHICANO CULTURE IN THE USA

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.

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CHICANO CULTURE IN THE USA

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  1. CHICANO CULTURE IN THE USA

  2. Definition Chicanonoun (pl.–os) (especially AmE) a N American person whose family came from Mexico Latinonoun (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

  3. Meanings • Slur • Ethnic Identity Ana Castillo 1: “[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.” 1960s – the Chicanos’ movement • Ana Castillo (born 1953) is a Chicana novelist, poet, short story writer, and essayist. • Story collections: Loverboys.

  4. 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”

  5. 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)

  6. Lalo Guerroro Linda Ronstadt Santana Selena Cultural Aspect Music

  7. 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

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