Chicana

noun

Chi·ca·na chi-ˈkä-nə

also shi-

: an American woman or girl of Mexican descent

Chicana adjective

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The office highlights how the shrines have inspired Chicana artists like Amalia Mesa-Bains, who is known for her altars and ofrendas. —

Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024 Many Chicana/o artists were also engaged in building structures to support their work in response to a lack of institutional support, assuming the roles of not just artists, but critics, art historians, curators, and arts administrators. —

Mary Thomas, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019 The University of Wisconsin-Madison, for example, has the Chicana and Latina Studies degree program. —

Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 11 Oct. 2024 Garcia is a Chicana organizer who has fought against landlord abuses, wage theft, and police brutality. —

Nicole Froio, refinery29.com, 14 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Chicana