Chicano Literature is a relatively new literature movement that encompasses writings that focus on the documentation of Chicano history in the United States starting in the 20th century and in analyzing the Chicano experience through the years of various important socio-political changes. The main event that influenced this genre was the Chicano movement in the 1960's, which resulted in a better social environment—both in schools and in work places—and an established guarantee of human rights for Chicanos. Chicano literature can be observed from two viewpoints; the first viewpoint concentrates on literature produced before the 1960’s (or works that reflected beliefs and events in that time period) that depicted the buildup of dissatisfaction
