Chicano Identity: Origins and Cultural Impact
Words: 684 1601The term "Chicano" is uniquely American, coined to embody the experience of people of Mexican descent born in the U.S. It's a term that carries with it a history of activism, a flourishing of arts, and an ongoing dialogue about identity and belonging. The roots of "Chicano" trace back to the 1940s and 1950s, but it was during the tumultuous 1960s and 1970s that the term really took on a life of its own. Young Mexican Americans adopted the term […]