Brown Pride - Chicano Societal and cultural aspects

“In Mexico, the term can connote a person of low class and poor morals, while in the U.S. it carries multiple meanings. Sabine Ulibarri, an author from Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico, notes that Chicano is a politically loaded term, though it is considered a positive term of honor by many. For Chicanos, the term usually implies being “neither from here, nor from there” in reference to the U.S. and Mexico respectively. As a mixture of cultures from both countries, being Chicano represents the struggle of fitting into the Anglo-dominated society of America while still maintaining the cultural sense that you learned as a Latino child….”

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