What is Chicano?
{{redirect|Chicana|the wrestler|Sangre Chicana}} {{Chicano and Mexican American topics sidebar}} A '''Chicano''' is a person who has a mixed [[Ancestor|ancestry]] and/or [[citizen]]ship of the [[United States]] and usually [[Mexico]]. Often, Chicano and [[Mexican-American]] are used to mean the same thing. People from [[Central America|Central]] or [[South America]] and United States could also be called Chicano. '''Chicana''' is the female version of Chicano. Chicanos often speak in [[Spanglish (language)|Spanglish]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Frazer|first=Timothy C.|date=1996|title=Chicano English and Spanish Interference in the Midwestern United States|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/455470|journal=American Speech|volume=71|issue=1|pages=72–85|doi=10.2307/455470|jstor=455470|issn=0003-1283}}</ref> == Notable Chicanos == Chicanos have made contributions to many fields, spanning arts, culture, sports, technology, and politics.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mexican Americans Who Made A Difference {{!}} American Experience {{!}} PBS|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/mexican-americans-who-made-difference/|access-date=2020-11-12|website=www.pbs.org|language=en}}</ref> * [[Gloria E. Anzaldúa]], author * [[Ana Castillo]], author * [[Sandra Cisneros]], author * [[George Lopez]], comedian * [[Lynda Carter]], actress played [[Wonder Woman]] * [[Rudolfo Anaya]], novelist == References == [[Category:Mexican people|*]] [[Category:Ethnic groups in the United States]] [[Category:Slang]] <references />{{US-stub}}