CH ST 1A Lecture 1: CH ST 1A Complete Course Notes Lectures 1-6/Handout 1-3
Document Summary
Ch st 1a - intro to chicano studies. Chicano : 1920s - term first used during mass immigration from mexico. Could be seen as a variation on mexicano: 1940s - a term used by us born mexican americans in predominantly urban areas (east. Mexican american : term comes from the 1930s, when many children on 1920s mexican immigrants are starting to come of age. They are immigrants, but they are still marginalized by school and the public. They are discovering their own identities, such as the chicano generation. Can be seen as a second generation attempt to bridge their mexican (old) and. Mexicano : spanish version of mexican, applied to immigrants (past immigrants and today"s as well). Hispano : term used in northern new mexico to refer to those of hispanic descent. Tejano : used by texans with a mexican background. Californio : used to describe mexicans experiencing life in california.
