Mexican-American
Southwestern heritage identity
A Mexican-American is a U.S. citizen or resident of Mexican descent.
The term emphasizes dual heritage—Mexican ancestry and American identity: Mexican-American communities in the Southwest, a Mexican-American artist.
It can function as noun or adjective.
Some prefer Chicano, Latino, or Hispanic; others find those terms too broad or politically charged.
Mexican-American with activist heritage
- TejanoTexas-Mexican musical style
- hyphenatedLinked by a dash
- biculturalOf two cultural backgrounds
- mestizoBiracial Latin American
Latinx · heritage · diaspora · first-generation · second-generation · assimilation · code-switching · bilingual
Mythic ancestral homeland
- repatriationFormal return to homeland
- UFWAgricultural workers' union
- Chicano MovementMexican American civil rights campaign
- La RazaHispanic people collectively
Cesar Chavez · walkouts · Delano · deportation · immigration · border · civil rights · activism
Hispanic urban district
- San AntonioSouth-central Texas city
- familiaHousehold, in Spanish
- compadreIntimate male companion
- quinceañeraFifteenth birthday celebration
bodega · neighborhood · immigrant · migrant · farmworker · bracero · undocumented · DACA
Mexican festival for ancestors
- lowriderVehicle with dropped chassis
- mariachiMexican folk ensemble
- norteñoSpanish northern adjective
- SelenaName meaning moon
muralism · Aztlán · zoot suit · ofrenda · calavera · altar · Diego Rivera · Frida
Chicano
Mexican-American with activist heritage
- TejanoTexas-Mexican musical style
- hyphenatedLinked by a dash
- biculturalOf two cultural backgrounds
mestizo · Latinx · heritage · diaspora · first-generation · second-generation · assimilation · code-switching · bilingual · roots
Aztlán
Mythic ancestral homeland
- repatriationFormal return to homeland
- UFWAgricultural workers' union
- Chicano MovementMexican American civil rights campaign
Cesar Chavez · La Raza · walkouts · Delano · deportation · immigration · border · civil rights · activism
barrio
Hispanic urban district
- San AntonioSouth-central Texas city
- familiaHousehold, in Spanish
- compadreIntimate male companion
quinceañera · bodega · neighborhood · immigrant · migrant · farmworker · bracero · undocumented · DACA · labor
Día de los Muertos
Mexican festival for ancestors
Selena · muralism · Aztlán · zoot suit · ofrenda · calavera · altar · Diego Rivera · Frida · cholos
muralist
Artist working on walls
Sandra Cisneros · Cheech Marin · lowrider culture · Ritchie Valens
- Hyphenated IdentitiesFrench-Canadian, Anglo-Canadian, Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Brazilian, Indo-Caribbean
- Latino CultureHispanic Americans, Latino, Chicana, Cuban Americans, Tejano
- demographicspopulation density, population growth, age distribution, population, gender ratio
Mexican-AmericanAnglo-American
British and American combined
European-American · African-American · Native American · Irish-American · Italian-American