Chicano
noun
Chi·ca·no
chi-ˈkä-(ˌ)nō 
also shi-
plural Chicanos
: an American and especially a man or boy of Mexican descent
Chicano
adjective
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Chavarria tells the story of American fashion through a Chicano lens, creating now-distinctive oversize, sculptural silhouettes that pull from various eras of Mexican American style, from sharply angular zoot suits to blue-collar workwear.
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Cat Cardenas, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2025
California Highway Patrol officers held back traffic, and police cars blocked the entrance of the freeway at Chicano Park, where the marchers continued to protest.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
The archives of a pioneering Chicano Studies historian were destroyed in the devastating wildfires charring through Los Angeles County, his widow confirmed.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
Heading over to Paris, Willy Chavarria’s fall 2025 show was filled with bouffant fros and bold tributes to Chicano beauty.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Jan. 2025
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Cat Cardenas, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2025
California Highway Patrol officers held back traffic, and police cars blocked the entrance of the freeway at Chicano Park, where the marchers continued to protest.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
The archives of a pioneering Chicano Studies historian were destroyed in the devastating wildfires charring through Los Angeles County, his widow confirmed.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
Heading over to Paris, Willy Chavarria’s fall 2025 show was filled with bouffant fros and bold tributes to Chicano beauty.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Chicano.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Chicano. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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Chicano
noun
Chi·ca·no
chi-ˈkän-ō
shi-
: an American and especially a man or boy of Mexican ancestry
Chicano
adjective
Etymology
Mexican Spanish, an altered form of mexicano "Mexican"
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