How to Use Chicano in a Sentence

Chicano

noun
Definition of Chicanonext
  • But what we do get immersed in is the vibrant Chicano culture.
    — Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 7 June 2023
  • Three decades later, the hobby turned political with the rise of the Chicano movement.
    — Natalie Arroyo Camacho, refinery29.com, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The show’s poster, a large black and white image of a young Chicano couple kissing, acted as a background to the impromptu car show.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Anthony De Leon was born and raised in Fresno to a Chicano family.
    — Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Asco was never the sort to take votes or adhere to a manifesto like Los Four, another prominent Chicano group of the era.
    — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2023
  • There’s a world of difference between, say, a Chicano lead character and a Cuban American one.
    — Jp Brammer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2023
  • She’s been making art since the 1970s, and also working as a teacher in San Francisco, but showing the art of Chicano artists was the province of art spaces, not museums.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Students from five area high schools left their classrooms to protest unequal education, marking the start of the urban Chicano rights movement.
    — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2023
  • Romo, Flores’ teaching partner, connects the farm lessons to his Chicano heritage.
    — Corie Brown, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2024
  • Much has been written (some of it by yours truly) about the sideways sense of homesickness that permeates the Chicano experience.
    — Jp Brammer, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
  • Times reporter Reed Johnson chatted with Valdez on the play’s origins, legacy and lasting impact on Chicano theater.
    — Steve Padilla, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2023
  • The film explores the pollution that has plagued Barrio Logan and a Chicano community’s fight for a cleaner future.
    — U-T Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2023
  • Flores says that the idea of using an altar as both an act of remembrance and justice is part of what the Chicano community has embraced in Los Angeles.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Willy Chavarria borrowed its plaids and houndstooths and juxtaposed them against nods to Western and Chicano all-American fashion.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Roberto Rodriguez, a prolific chronicler of Chicano life, is dead at 69.
    — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Curriculum changes such as the inclusion of Chicano history and heroes were needed.
    — Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The reel was overwhelmingly packed with local Chicano and Latino artists and business cameos that identifying each would have been difficult for anyone with just one first glance.
    — David Ulloa Jr, The Arizona Republic, 21 Sep. 2024
  • Advertisement At the Cheech, art history is grounded in the Chicano experience — past, present and future.
    — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2024
  • With so much of his work imbued with his Chicano roots, the designer is cautious about bringing Chicano aesthetics into mainstream fashion.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 17 July 2024
  • Watch Chicano Batman’s full Billboard News interview above.
    — Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Mexican Americans who grew up during the 1960s civil rights era may identify as Chicano.
    — Fernanda Figueroa, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2024
  • Mexican Americans who grew up during the 1960s Civil Rights era may identify as Chicano.
    — Terry Tang, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Mexican Americans who grew up during the 1960s Civil Rights era may identify as Chicano.
    — Fernanda Figueroa, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Sep. 2024
  • Young Chicano activists walked out of high schools and staged marches demanding political representation and an end to civic neglect of the Eastside.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The exhibit will also show how these automotive wonders are built, as well as feature works from some of the most influential artists and photographers from the Chicano Art Movement.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 15 July 2024
  • Before long, Brammer’s column established him as the Chicano Carrie Bradshaw.
    — Jason Parham, WIRED, 9 Aug. 2024
  • The single is accompanied by a video featuring them vibing together in local wildlands and downtown lofts, making for quite the Chicano hippie duo.
    — Kamren Curiel, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Their demands were similar to those around the country at the time, including courses on Chicano history, hiring more Chicano teachers and counselors, and lengthening lunch breaks.
    — Sam Russek, The New Republic, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Young Chicano activists walked out of schools to protest inadequacies in education.
    — Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Mar. 2022
  • From art exhibitions that showcase the profound legacy of Chicano artists to festive wine tastings and dynamic performances of Flamenco, there’s no shortage of events to attend.
    — Charlie Vargas, Orange County Register, 12 Sep. 2024

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