Chicana refers to Americans of Mexican origin living in the United States while Latina refers to Americans of Spanish and other countries origin living in the United States. Latino is a term that refers to a mixture/combination of people from various countries, for example, Brazil, Portuguese, and Spain, etc. who are living in the United States. Therefore, the two groups have their origins somewhere else, but they both live in the United States and constitute the large general group referred to as Americans. Chicanas and Latinas have faced several challenges in their stay in the United States. The Americans who have their origin in the United States did not easily accept the two groups who originated from Mexico and other countries respectively. The Chicana and Latina have been racially discriminated and denied several rights. The people of the United States they did not recognize them as Americans.
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They have also acted films, for example, Zoot Suit, which has been aired in the whole of America. The Chicana popular culture has played a big role in creating awareness of the history of the Chicana people and has also helped the United States students to understand more about culture. Through their music, films, literature magazines, poetry and other artistic works, the Chicana popular culture has instilled knowledge in the students of the United States, who have accessed all the materials. Most of the students learning about the Chicano culture in the United States are those taking undergraduate courses. A good example is a film “Born in East L.A”, which gives the history of the struggles of the Chicano people and how they came to light to fight for their rights (Fregoso, 1990). This has made the Chicana emerge from their minority zone to be one of the fastest growing popular cultures in the United
They have also acted films, for example, Zoot Suit, which has been aired in the whole of America. The Chicana popular culture has played a big role in creating awareness of the history of the Chicana people and has also helped the United States students to understand more about culture. Through their music, films, literature magazines, poetry and other artistic works, the Chicana popular culture has instilled knowledge in the students of the United States, who have accessed all the materials. Most of the students learning about the Chicano culture in the United States are those taking undergraduate courses. A good example is a film “Born in East L.A”, which gives the history of the struggles of the Chicano people and how they came to light to fight for their rights (Fregoso, 1990). This has made the Chicana emerge from their minority zone to be one of the fastest growing popular cultures in the United