what it means to be a chicana
what it means to me to be a chicana and the things ive heard and experienced.
what it means to be a chicana
by Monica Martinez
1. Los Angeles chicanos
1.1. dodger games
1.1.1. Chavez ravine displacement
1.1.1.1. east side gentrification
1.1.1.1.1. cruise nights
1.2. increased cost of living
1.2.1. why is this house in Boyle heights 1.5 million dollars
1.3. when did this new brewery open up
1.4. art galleries
1.4.1. book stores
1.4.1.1. spoken words
1.4.1.1.1. ruben salazar
2. "ni de aqui ni de alla" mindset
2.1. not having enough ties to one central part of Mexico to go back home
2.1.1. not having enough ties to the US to be American enough
2.1.2. not being able to call yourself Mexican/o
2.2. feeling lost, or without a real cultural connection
2.2.1. do I celebrate US holidays?
2.2.1.1. do I celebrate mexican holidays.
3. being a chicano in other parts of the US
4. https://youtu.be/XcIv9tPOstE
5. origins in mexico
5.1. who is the Mexican in the family that crossed us over
5.1.1. do I have primos in mexico?
5.2. talking to a family member on the phone and not being able to speak properly because you are a "yo no sabo" kid
6. origins in america
6.1. how did I go from Josefina to josephine
6.2. does it make me a sell out if I bleach my hair?
6.3. public assistance is for people who don't want to work
6.4. we don't ask for help or call the police
6.4.1. but we respect them and support them
6.5. blue collar jobs
6.5.1. assimilating to the American way