lowrider culture

• hydraulicsStudy of pressurized liquids
• bouncingSpringing back repeatedly
• ChicanoMexican-American with activist heritage
• cruisingMoving at relaxed pace
• chromeReflective metal coating

velvet · candy paint · Impala · boulevard · hopping · switches · murals · spokes · Compton · airbags · suspension · custom · oldies · cholo · Chevy · flake · pinstripes · shows

• Cultural Fusionfusion cuisine, fusion jazz, fusion dance, syncretism, hybridity
• Chicano CultureCesar Chavez, lowrider, barrio, Chicano murals, La Raza
• Northern New MexicoTaos, Red River, El Prado, Dixon, Cordova
• Transportation Cultureroad trips, car culture, commuting, rush hour, train travel
• Latino HistoryCesar Chavez, UFW, Mexican-American War, farmworkers, braceros
• Chicano LiteratureSandra Cisneros, borderlands, code-switching, Spanglish, code switching