Chicano (masculine form) or Chicana (feminine form) is an ethnic identity for Mexican Americans that emerged from the Chicano Movement. Chicano was originally...
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The Chicano Movement, also referred to as El Movimiento (Spanish for "the Movement"), was a social and political movement in the United States that worked...
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Chicano rock, also called chicano fusion, is rock music performed by Mexican American (Chicano) groups or music with themes derived from Chicano culture...
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border. According to Chicano artist and writer José Antonio Burciaga: Caló originally defined the Spanish gypsy dialect. But Chicano Caló is the combination...
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Look up Chicano in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Chicano is an ethnic, political, and cultural term used to refer to some Mexican Americans. It may...
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Chicano rap is a subgenre of hip hop that embodies aspects of the Mexican American or Chicano culture. The first recognized Chicano rap album was the...
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Chicano Batman is an American psychedelic rock band based in Los Angeles, California. Formed in 2008, the band is composed of Eduardo Arenas (bass, guitar...
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Chicano English, or Mexican-American English, is a dialect of American English spoken primarily by Mexican Americans (sometimes known as Chicanos), particularly...
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Chicano studies, also known as Chicano/a studies, Chican@ studies, or Xicano studies originates from the Chicano Movement of the late 1960s and 1970s,...
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Aztlán (redirect from Chicano flag)
also the name of the Chicano studies journal published by the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center. Aztlán has been used for Chicanos to associate with their...
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and Beverly Hills Chihuahua. Marin's trademark is his characters' strong Chicano accents. Marin was born on July 13, 1946, in South Los Angeles, California...
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Chicano nationalism is the pro-indigenist ethnic nationalist ideology of Chicanos. Violence and discrimination against Mexican Americans (usually against...
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The Chicano Moratorium, formally known as the National Chicano Moratorium Committee Against The Vietnam War, was a movement of Chicano anti-war activists...
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Chicano literature is an aspect of Mexican-American literature that emerged from the cultural consciousness developed in the Chicano Movement. Chicano...
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The following is a list of notable Chicano rappers, both individuals and groups. "Chicano rap" is defined as a "subgenre of hip hop that embodies aspects...
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Chicano Park is a 32,000 square meter (7.9 acre) park located beneath the San Diego–Coronado Bridge in Barrio Logan, a predominantly Chicano or Mexican...
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East L.A. walkouts (redirect from Chicano Blowouts)
The East Los Angeles Walkouts or Chicano Blowouts were a series of 1968 protests by Chicano students against unequal conditions in Los Angeles Unified...
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El Chicano is a 2018 American superhero film directed by Ben Hernandez Bray, who co-wrote the screenplay with Joe Carnahan. It stars Raúl Castillo, Aimee...
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the Chicano Movement. Luis Valdez is generally regarded as the first Chicano filmmaker and El Teatro Campesino as the first theater company. Chicano cinema...
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El Chicano was an American brown-eyed soul group from Los Angeles, California, whose style incorporated various modern music genres including rock, funk...
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MEChA (redirect from Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán)
Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán; "Chicano Student Movement of Aztlán") is a US-based organization that seeks to promote Chicano unity and empowerment...
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and their participation in lowrider car clubs, which remain a part of Chicano culture and have since expanded internationally. These customized vehicles...
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foreign-born Hispanic Americans and 25% of the total foreign-born population. Chicano is a term used by some to describe the unique identity held by Mexican-Americans...
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A Chicano mural is an artistic expression done, most commonly, on walls or ceilings by Chicanos or Mexican-American artists. Chicano murals rose during...
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Cholo (subculture) (category Chicano)
A cholo or chola is a member of a Chicano and Latino subculture or lifestyle associated with a particular set of dress, behavior, and worldview which...
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the artists creating Chicano Art were heavily influenced by Chicano Movement (El Movimiento) which began in the 1960s. Chicano art was influenced by...
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List of Mexican Americans (redirect from List of Chicano poets)
singer-songwriter, poet Mark Chavez – musician El Chicano – soul and jazz band Chicano Batman – four-piece Chicano rock band Keyshia Cole – R&B singer (Paternal...
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Brown-eyed soul (redirect from Chicano soul)
Brown-eyed soul, also referred to as Chicano soul, Hispanic soul, or Latino soul, is soul music & rhythm & blues (R&B) performed in the United States...
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El Chicano may refer to: El Chicano, a musical group from Los Angeles El Chicano (film), a 2019 American superhero film El Chicano (wrestler), the professional...
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Blaxican (redirect from Afro-Chicano)
American descent. Some may prefer to identify as Afro-Chicano or Black Chicana/o and embrace Chicano identity, culture, and political consciousness. Most...
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