What’s Hispanic/Latino?
Ms. Neri Álvarez
Hispanic:
Latino/a:
(Latino/a)Latin American (first used in 1856): was used to refer to people living in America (the continent) whose main language has Latin origins such as Spanish, Portuguese, and French.
Hispanic comes from the word Hispania which is how Romans used to refer to Spain(España). This word is used to refer to things related to Spain.
Belize(English), Guayana (English), and Suriname(Dutch) are not Latin America.
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Boricuas are Puerto Ricans. They began to call themselves like that because the island's indigenous name is Boriquén.
Parceros, Costeños, Paisa: Colombians
Chicano/a: people of Mexican descent living in the US. "Chicano" comes from shortening "Mexicano," which means Mexican.
Other Slang terms to refer to Latinos in North America or Latin America
Between many others….
Different kinds of Chicanos subculture
Pachucos:
Cholos:
Pachucos: Chicano juvenile gang, emerged in the 1930s on the borders of Mexico and the United States. Pachucos are associated with zoot suit fashion, jump blues, jazz, and swing music. The Pachuco subculture attracted the initial attention of Los Angeles authorities through their self-empowerment in rejecting assimilation into Anglo-American society.
Pachuco culture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-K_JnhWmhw&ab_channel=OnlyinElPaso
Cholos: Chicano and Latino gang subculture associated with a certain set of dress and behavior. Originated in LA. Veterano/a refers to an older member in the same subculture. Cholo is a shortener word from the Aztecs that means dog, it was used by Spaniards to call disrespectfully to the indigenous.
The reality is that Cholos and Pachucos are gangs or at least the moment when they emerged. Which they committed innumerable crimes. Nowadays, Pachucos and Cholos are considered a sub-culture and often a fashion style.
Real Cholos: 1:15-1:50
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4Db5rhdPHc&ab_channel=RudeValley
Cultural appropriation or appreciation?
The same wavy Afro Americans feel offended by other races when wearing braids or African costumes. Some Mexicans also feel offended by the cultural appropriation used by artists or fashion.
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