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Although there was a strong Mexican middle class, many Chicanos were working class, such as butchers, barbers, and later railroad workers.
A nationalistic sentiment among Chicanos of the United States or el Mexico de afuera (Mexico from the outside) exhibited by patriotic activities such as parades, fiestas patrias (patriotic festivals), and celebrations of Mexican holidays.
Many Chicanos see themselves as orphans of La Llorona, as the lost children of the marriage between the Aztecs and the Spanish Conquerors.
A form of joking behavior visible among Mexicans and Chicanos, with close friends and family, that creates solidarity within the group, but that also allows humorous or satirical discussion of taboo topics that are of importance to the group.
Because the major influx of Mexican immigration into the United States was during the Mexican Revolution, many Chicanos and Chicanas grew up hearing stories about soldaderas and La Adelita from relatives, parents, and grandparents.