Chapter 1 Flashcards
(29 cards)
Mestizo mezcla mestizaje
Terms used to designate people of mixed Spanish and Indian blood culture
La causa
Los Angeles community is advocating for unity social justice and action
The mission
What the college expects from their students a professor who answers all questions and has an open door policy. Community involvement academic discipline and must promote chicanismo
El movimiento
It was a civil rights human rights cultural rights struggle to promote social and cultural change
Eurocentric
Being European is better than being apart from any other country
Skin color consciousness
Having to do with light and dark skin this may include African-American or Latino
Hispano or Hispana
This term is referring to people who speak Spanish. not to people who were born in Spain. Spanish speaking peoples
Assimilation
The process whereby a member of an ethnic racial minority group acquires behaviors lifestyles values and language of the dominant ethnic racial majority group. Thus, latinos become Americanized in the assimilation process.
La raza
The race, the people. It refers to the Latinos in the Americas it is considered a term of endearment for the people and culture
Mi gente
My people. It is the source of cultural identity and pride
How many Mexican American/Latinos are there in the United States.
55 million
What percentage to do Mexican American/Latinos make of the growing population in the United States?
17%
Pocho
And Americanized Mexican
Academic discipline
Comprehending the subject and analyzing. And American foundation requires you to be disciplined in that field whether it be law health or maintenance
American culture
It is a combination of many different historical and cultural influences. It includes customs, traditions, rituals, and celebrations. Holidays and celebrations are major in American culture. ( MLK Jr day, Fourth of July, Memorial Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas)
American pop culture
Meaning change change change! Culture changes constantly and is seen as normal. People seek out the new everything. Whether it be music, fashion, cars, technology. The US is a society of consumers
American capitalism
Is the economic system that promotes the production of products and the consumer way of life.
Traditional culture
They have traditional values, beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors. Traditional means old-fashioned or old-school traditional culture gets passed down from generation to generation
Spanish
It is referring to someone from Spain. Relatives from their homeland. Imported and impose the Spanish language and culture in the Americas with the Spanish conquest
Mexican-American
And American of Mexican dissent. Typically parents, grandparents or other relatives going to Mexico. They are also a citizen of the United States. Cultural identity is important like pride, dignity, honor, and respect
Mexican
A person born in Mexico
Chicano
The term was popularized with the Chicano movement of the 1960s to the 1970s. Mexican Americans who started a social movement. The movement was a struggle for civil rights human rights social justice and equality
Latino
term referring to people in the US with the background from Latino America or el caribe. Multi ethnic, multi racial, multicultural
Mecha
Movimiento estudantil
A Chicano chicana student organization of activist promoting social justice and educational equality and opportunity
