I Am Joaquín
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I Am Joaquín is a seminal Chicano poem by Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales that powerfully explores Mexican American identity, history, and cultural pride.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| I Am Joaquín canonical | 3 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chicano literary work
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poem ⓘ |
| adaptation | I Am Joaquín (film adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chicano civil rights movement
NERFINISHED
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Denver, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralCharacter | Joaquín NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalImpact |
rallying text for Chicano Movement
ⓘ
seminal work of Chicano literature ⓘ |
| educationalUse |
taught in American literature courses
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taught in Chicano studies courses ⓘ |
| ethnicFocus |
Chicano
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Mexican American ⓘ |
| form | free verse ⓘ |
| genre |
epic poem
ⓘ
political poem ⓘ |
| historicalReferences |
Aztec civilization
NERFINISHED
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Chicano civil rights struggle ⓘ Mexican Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish conquest of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S.–Mexican War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| identityConcept |
hybrid cultural identity
ⓘ
mestizo identity ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
historical allusion
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repetition ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
| literaryTradition |
Chicano literature
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Latino literature ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| movement | Chicano Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeVoice |
collective voice
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first person plural ⓘ |
| perspective | Mexican American nationalist ⓘ |
| publicationStatus | widely anthologized ⓘ |
| structure | long monologue ⓘ |
| theme |
Mexican American identity
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biculturalism ⓘ colonialism and conquest ⓘ cultural pride ⓘ historical memory ⓘ political activism ⓘ resistance to oppression ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfCreation | 1960s ⓘ |
| tone |
assertive
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defiant ⓘ lamenting ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.