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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.
After World War II, because of the growth in the economy, many Chicanos could afford to buy cars, old and new, and the practice of customizing cars and cruising became very popular throughout the Southwest and California during the 1950s.
It has been adopted by some Chicanos to describe and ridicule themselves as they survive within an antagonistic and discriminatory environment.
Of all the areas of the Southwest where Chicanos have settled and lived, it is New Mexico’s culture and folklore that has been historically studied the most.
Nicknames are very common among Chicanos, but a placa is specifically a gang-related name and often very well describes the person as perceived by friends or other gang members.