Chicano

activists of the Chicano civil rights and empowerment struggle. This movement was not an easy thing to accomplish. It took long term commitments from the leaders of this movement in their fight for social justice and civil rights for the Chicano people. These leaders had to “show the courage to stand out in a sea of marginalized people and continue to inspire others to fight for their rights,” this was not a small feat (Garcia,…

major movements that were different but similar. These two movements were fighting for the same goal, both communities wanted to achieve political, economic and social equality for the best interest of their people. These two major groups were the Chicano People’s movement and the Black Power Movement. Two movements composed of different people who shared the same ideologies but mainly self-determination. They shared similar experiences on which they were mistreated, disrespected, segregated and…

the “Sleepy Lagoon Murder” and the “Zoot Suit Riots”. This expressed how Chicanos were portrayed and treated since they were looked upon as zoot suiters. “Zoot Suit” inspired people to…

presented to him. Fear and shame were like ropes wrapping around his limbs, pinning them to his body, binding him to literary dullness. Baca wanted his existence to be vindicated. Baca likened himself to the Mexican peasants he viewed in, "450 Years of Chicano History in Pictures" (1). Baca found the validity he'd been grappling for in those barbarous and inequitable illustrations of oppression. Baca's view…

How Gender and/or Sexuality challenge Chicana and Chicano identity The Main Character in Gil Cuadros City of God, does not clearly state his name. In “Indulgences” the main character is the only non-adult sitting at the table when someone says “Eat Gilberto, eat” which is a statement usually associated between an adult and child. Asking Gilberto to eat is similar to parent saying, ‘eat before you go out to play’ and because Gilberto is the youngest at the table it seems appropriate and most…

The Relationship Between Chicano English and Standard American English Chicano English (ChE), also known as Mexican American Language (MAL), is a distinctive US English dialect spoken in the Southwestern United States (PBS). Not all members of a Mexican-American community speak Chicano English; there a wide spectrum of styles incorporated, as is the case with other dialects, including Standard American English (PBS). Chicano English is often monolingual speakers of English that learned the…

In chapter two of From Indians to Chicanos by James Diego Vigil focuses a lot on how the attributes of civilization were accustomed to their living in the Aztec period. There are three subtopics the chapter covers. The first one talks about the nobility they offered to society, the second subtopic that the book covers are their traditions on what they believed. The third subtopic the book focuses on is Racism. Throughout the book we see some issues that the society already begins to struggle.…

United States is deeply intertwined with the issues of race, power, and dissent. The Chicano Movement of the 1960s, a pivotal moment in the struggle for civil rights and social justice, provides a compelling lens through which to examine these complexities. The policing of dissent within the Chicano Movement is often unexplored; therefore, I want to focus on how law enforcement agencies target and criminalize chicano activists. By examining the historical context, modern/colonial policing, the…

Cheech Marin, a comedian actor and activist, said, “You have to want to be Chicano to be Chicano.” What Cheech Marin means by this is that being Chicano is something Chicanos feel and think instead of letting others give them that title. Chicanos have many things to be proud of. Their Aztec ancestors were intelligent people who built an impressive city on water. The Aztec creation myth made all Aztecs royalty. Lastly when the Spanish Conquistadors came the Aztecs didn’t go down without a fight.…

built upon. Indigenous peoples were violently forced from their families, lands, and resources, and their histories were intentionally erased. The Chicano Movement was organized to fight against the systems of settler colonialism that targeted Chicanos in America. Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzalez’s organization, Cruzada por la Justicia, organized the National Chicano Youth Liberation Conference in Denver, Colorado, in March 1969, where El Plan Espiritual de Aztlán was first adopted. El Plan confronts…