Chicano

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cultural identity demographic group ethnic identity political identity

Chicano refers to people of Mexican descent in the United States, particularly those who embrace a distinct cultural and political identity rooted in Mexican-American history and civil rights activism.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Chicanos	5
Chicano culture	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural identity ⓘ demographic group ⓘ ethnic identity ⓘ political identity ⓘ
associatedWith	Chicano Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ El Movimiento NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexican-American civil rights movement ⓘ
associatedWithConcept	Aztlán NERFINISHED ⓘ indigenous heritage ⓘ mestizo identity ⓘ
associatedWithIdeology	Chicanismo NERFINISHED ⓘ cultural nationalism ⓘ social justice ⓘ
associatedWithLanguage	English NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanglish NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithMovement	Chicano student walkouts ⓘ farmworkers movement ⓘ
associatedWithOrganization	United Farm Workers NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithRegion	Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ California NERFINISHED ⓘ New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Southwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ
emergedInContext	United States civil rights era NERFINISHED ⓘ
emergedInPeriod	1960s ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Chicana NERFINISHED ⓘ Chicano/a NERFINISHED ⓘ Chicanx NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexican American ⓘ
hasCulturalDimension	Chicano art NERFINISHED ⓘ Chicano literature NERFINISHED ⓘ Chicano music ⓘ Chicano theater ⓘ Mexican-American cultural traditions ⓘ bicultural identity ⓘ bilingualism ⓘ
hasEthnicOrigin	Mexican ⓘ
hasGenderedForm	Chicana ⓘ
hasHistoricalRoot	Mexican-American War NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexican-American labor struggles ⓘ annexation of Mexican territory by the United States ⓘ
hasNonGenderedForm	Chicanx ⓘ
hasPoliticalDimension	anti-racism ⓘ civil rights activism ⓘ educational reform activism ⓘ labor rights activism ⓘ
hasPrimaryLocation	United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
selfIdentification	chosen identity term by some Mexican Americans ⓘ
usedBy	people of Mexican descent in the United States ⓘ