Example sentences for: chicanos

How can you use “chicanos” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • 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.

  • It was articulated in the manifesto, El Plan Espiritual de Aztlán, a document that outlined an ideology meant to unite all Chicanos of the Southwest.

  • José Alfredo Jimenez wrote over 500 songs, many becoming classics that continue to be sung today by younger artists, that have a universal sentiment that speaks to the hearts of Chicanos.

  • 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.

  • As with the word cholo, individuals have attempted to find the origin of the use of the word pocho in reference to Chicanos.


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