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Also known as Xicano, Xicana, Chicano / Chicana, Chicanos

alt=|thumb|212x212px|A "Chicano Power!" by MEChA|M.E.Ch.A. CSULA is held up in a crowd (2006).

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Encyclopedic overview

45 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • Usage of terms
  • Early recorded use
  • Reclaiming the term
  • Chicano Movement
  • Xicanisma
  • Distinction from other terms
  • ''Mexican American''
  • ''Hispanic''
  • Other terms
  • Bicultural identity terms
  • Identity
  • Ethnic identity
  • Political identity
  • Cultural identity
  • Indigenous identity
  • Political aspects
  • Anti-imperialism and international solidarity
  • Labor organizing against capitalist exploitation
  • Struggles in the education system
  • Rejection of borders
  • Sociological aspects
  • Criminalization
  • Gender and sexuality
  • Chicanas
  • Chicanos
  • Heteronormativity
  • Mental health
  • Spirituality
  • Cultural aspects
  • Film
  • Literature
  • Music
  • Chicano electro
  • Chicano folk
  • Chicano rap
  • Chicano jazz
  • Chicano rock
  • Performance arts
  • Visual arts
  • International influence
  • See also
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

alt=|thumb|212x212px|A "Chicano Power!" by MEChA|M.E.Ch.A. CSULA is held up in a crowd (2006).

Chicano (masculine form) or Chicana (feminine form) is an ethnic identity for Mexican Americans that emerged from the Chicano Movement.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “chicano” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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