Chicano Studies Quiz Review

“I am Joaquin” poem summary

by Rodolfo Gonzales that expresses the struggles and identity of Chicanos in the United States. It reflects on themes of cultural pride, injustice, and the yearning for social equality, portraying the journey of a young man as he navigates his dual heritage. reflects complex relationship Chicanos have with Spanish. uses Spanish and English, and NAHUATL. Political and spiritua; awakening

Mi Familia general summary

As the family grows, each generation faces its own struggles—immigration challenges, discrimination, poverty, clashes with the law, and conflicts between cultural traditions and American life. Despite these difficulties, the Sánchez family remains close-knit. Their unity, love, and strong cultural identity carry them through the years. Highlights themes of family loyalty, cultural heritage, resilience, and the experience of Mexican American families in the U.S.

Sistemas de Castas

A RACIAL HEIRACHY DEVELOPED UNDER SPANISH
COLONIALISM THAT ORGANIZED PEOPLES OF MIXED-RACE
BACKGROUNDS. This categorization of race affected all aspects of daily life

Common caste categories used for mixed race according to seed’s article

ESPAÑOL (SPANIARD)
CRIOLLO (SPANIARD, BORN IN NEW WORD)
CASTIZO (MOSTLY SPANISH, SOME INDIGENOUS)
MESTIZO (SPANISH AND INDIGENOUS)
MULATO (SPANISH AND BLACK)
MORISCO (LIGHT-SKINNED MULATO)

The Mexican American War

Fought between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848, resulting in a significant territorial gain for the U.S., including areas that would become California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and parts of Colorado and Wyoming.

-EXPANSION OF SLAVERY
TEXAS ENTERS THE U.S. AS A SLAVE STATE (HUGE
PRODUCER OF COTTON)
BEGINNING OF AMERICAN IMPERIALISM

MANIFEST DESTINTY

19 CENTURY BELIEF THAT
THE UNITED STATES WAS DESTINED BY GOD TO EXPAND
WESTWARD, ACROSS THE NORTH AMERICAN
CONTINENT
TH
JAMES K. POLK - PRO MANIFEST DESTINY
PRESIDENT

TREATY OF GUADALUPE HIDALGO IS SIGNED

ESTABLISHES THE RIO GRANDE RIVER AS THE NEW U.S.-MEXICO BORDER

-Ended the Mexican American War

-Paid mexico 15 mil for their land

-Promised that if Mexicans stayed in new territory, they could become U.S. citizens, speak spanis, etc but didn’t happen
CALIFORNIA, NEW MEXICO, NEVADA, PARTS OF COLORADO, ARIZONA, UTAH, AND
OKLAHOMA ARE ACQUIRED BY THE UNITED STATES

Great Migration

AROUND 750,000 MEXICANS IMMIGRATED TO THE
UNITED STATES
DOUBLED, EVEN QUADRUPLED, THE SPANISH-
SPEAKING POPULATION IN THE SOUTHWEST, 1910 REVOLUTION DISPLACED MANY MEXICANS
LABOR SHORTAGES IN THE UNITED STATES
CAUSED BY CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT (1882)
AND WW1 (U.S. ENTERS IN 1917

Social Identity

Formed through 3 processes,  defined as the aspects of an individual’s self-identity that derive from his or her knowledge of being a member of categories and groups, together with the value and emotional significance attached to those memberships, what social groups in society do you feel connected to

Self identity

individual qualities that make a person unique

Chicano

a person of Mexican descent living in the U.S.-provides a sense of pride in the Mexican culture, a form of activism, history and indigenous roots -stemming from social identity, acknowledging that people of this community are treated unfairly in a discriminatory manner, group-based discrimination

Social Categorization 

• ion-putting individuals in categories, nationality, race, skin color, etc, any social or physical characteristics. This is meaningful in particular, life spaces can be the basis for social categorization and therefore for the creation of social identities, not only external 

Master Statuses

the categories that are most important in shaping a person’s self-concept and life choices, include: race, ethnicity, legal statuses, social class, gender, sexual orientation, and physical challenges 

Social Categorization

• putting individuals in categories, nationality, race, skin color, etc, any social or physical characteristics. This is meaningful in particular, life spaces can be the basis for social categorization and therefore for the creation of social identities, not only external 

When is social categorization a bad thing

can be if it leads to supremacy over another group or discrimination/stereotyping, people use it to orient themselves in their own environments, it gives their social world order  

Social Comparison

• Other groups compare themselves to other groups, individuals evaluate whot they are in relationship to others in their environment 

Unproblematic social identity

• : have high status groups, have unproblematic identities, high wealth, no suffering from stigma, their social identities are so natural as to be almost invisible

problematic social identity

•  have to deal with master statuses that are less desirable, less privileged, historically subordinate groups, deal with the persona non grata label, Ex, historically in the U.S., being of mexican s=]descent, etc  

Psychological work

•  negotiate the stigma by doing psychological work, both cognitive and emotional effort  to achieve a positive sense of distinctiveness: For example, using the term Chicano as something empowering rather than stigmatized, feeling good about the group you belong too, turning stigmatized identity into something embraceful

Galilee Principle

Those that human beings reject, God calls God’s very own.

Mujerista Theology

God’s preferential option for women. Ada Maria Isasi- Diaz.Latina women’s experiences should be included when people talk about God and religion — not ignored.

Brown theology

• As a natural outgrowth of its prophetic advocacy efforts and practices \, it has developed a unique body of justice theology based upon the Christian scriptures 

• embodies five centuries of Latina/o spiritual capital, community, and cultural wealth—knowledge system. 

The Farmworker’s Movement

LEAD BY, CESAR
CHAVEZ, AND DOLORES HUERTA
WORKER’S RIGHTS, BETTER PAY AND WORKING
CONDITIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

Dolores Huerta

CENTRAL FIGURE OF THE DELANO GRAPE STRIKE
WALKED A FINE LINE BETWEEN TRADITIONAL MEXICAN
GENDER ROLES AND POLITICAL ACTIVISM

LARRY ITLIONG

FILIPINO AMERICAN UNION ORGANIZER,
CALLED FOR THE STRIKE

BARTOLOMÉ DE LAS CASAS

ADVOCATED FOR THE HUMANITY OF INDIGENOUS
PEOPLE, SOUGHT TO FIND A MORE “HUMANE” AND
“PEACEFUL” FORM OF COLONIZATION
ABOLITIONIST, HELD STRONG ANTI-SLAVERY BELIEFS
AND STANCES
SEEN AS A PREDECESSOR TO LIBERATION THEOLOGY

SOR JUANA INÉS DE LA CRUZ

KNOWN AS THE TENTH MUSE, “LA DÉCIMA MUSA”
BECAUSE OF HER POETRY
TITLE GIVEN TO HER BY THE VICEREINE, WITH WHOM
SHE HAD A VERY CLOSE RELATIONSHIP
PATRONS OF HER WORK, SPONSORED HER
BECAME A NUN SO SHE COULD AVOID MARRIAGE AND
SPEND HER LIFE STUDYING SCIENCE, MATH, HISTORY,
MUSIC, ART, AND WRITE
PERSONAL LIBRARY ONE OF THE GREATEST IN MEXICO

AZTLÁN

(“THE PLACE OF HERONS”) IS THE MYTHICAL
HOMELAND OF THE MEXICA-AZTECAS (THE AZTECS)

AZTLÁN REPRESENTS THE CHICANO CONCIOUSNESS
HISTORICAL, CULTURAL, AND POLITICAL
CONCIOUSNESS OF CHICANA/OS
“IN-BETWEEN” CULTURES