Chicano

What is Chicano? Who is Chicano? What is Chicano History? Where does it come from? These are the questions many, especially those apart of the Mexican-American community ask on a daily basis. With a history that is often overlooked or only specified through the historical context in regards to the Southwest, journalist, researchers, authors Fernando Penalosa, Juan Gomez-Quinones, & Gilberto Cardenas each respectfully inform the reader on these questions at hand. Toward an Operational Definition…

Martinez compared the difficult and unfortunate events of the Vietnamese people to what Chicanos went through. “Moral outrage against the war in Southeast Asia spread among Chicanos, propelling militancy in the Chicano barrios” (Acuna 321). The anti-Vietnam war movement united Mexican together. Organization in Los Angeles such as the Congress of Mexican American Unity (CMAU) that consisted of 300 L.A organizations. Chicano activists began to organize in order to protest against the war. “Rosalio…

expectancy was only up to 49 years of age at that time. The workers were not able to read something that the employers would take advantage of, the farm workers would only get paid about $2.00 per day. All of this contributed with the evolution of the Chicano movement by gathering all the farm workers together and developing a “huelga” (boycott) to demand better working conditions and better…

fortunately, feels like her parents to not suffer economically, or at least not as drastically as the parents in other immigrant families—her father has a job fixing musical instruments while her mother runs the household. Furthermore, unlike many of Chicanos who maintain an antagonistic attitude towards what they perceive as economic success at the success of cultural heritage, Jaylane practices baile folklórico, or traditional Mexican dance, to maintain her relationship with her cultural…

“Chicana Lesbians: Fear and Loathing in the Chicano Community” by Carla Trujillo dealt with the oppression those of the lesbian community have to deal with against society and the Hispanic culture. Cherrie Moraga's essay focused on the difference between her life and her mother’s due to the different skin colors they had, as well to the oppression she faced because she is a lesbian. Carla Trujillo centers her essay on how lesbianism is seen as a threat in the Chicano community. “The Gay Brown…

any other school I had researched. For a girl from California, New York feels like a safe heaven from an endless cycle of the same rural town. Sarah Lawrence has a great public policy program, and from a young age, I have had strong opinions about Chicano identity and activism. I have learned so much, in my time as a high school student about protesting and the process of making change within a community, but my creativity has not been fully developed. At a place so diverse and inspired…

The Chicano Park day was eventful because of the community getting together to celebrate the culture and park. It was impressive to see the amount of people that attended the event and how diverse, especially because of the community it is located in I expected it to be particularly the neighbors. In association to the news and the elections, it is important to see the amount of support that the Mexican culture is receiving and together they can withstand anything. On my walk to the park I…

paper, I shall discuss artwork created in the 1970s by the group Las Mujeres Muralistas. In addition, I will be recounting the history of the women’s group and how from their social and political environment, that they were able to contribute to the Chicano art movement by making it more inclusive by demanding space for themselves, which eventually gave way for other aspiring Chicana artists. Las Mujeres Muralistas were reacting against the art norms created by Los Tres Grandes by showing…

practices, cultural and agricultural achievements and land displacement. Following the next 500 years, the struggle to maintain a sense of cultural identity, remains. Chicanos have throughout history maintained close ties to their roots by using art as resistance. The central components that are most notable when studying art in the Chicano movement are “La Virgen Morena,” and Danzas Aztecas. These two are highly regarded in our communities and have been instrumental in the fight for…

Sainte-Chapelle Chelsea Gross ARTH-100 OL1 Art History Essay Professor Landrus November 17th, 2014 Word Count: 1524 The Sainte-Chapelle is a royal medieval Gothic Chapel. The chapel was commissioned by Louis IX of France to hold his collection of Passion Relics. [1] The Sainte- Chapelle is one of the earliest surviving buildings of the Capetian royal palace and is considered a high achievement…