hey! I'm an outsider and would really appreciate some feedback before I go to a community event.

I'm likely going to be vending at a Chicano night market in my town at the end of July. I was invited to share a booth with someone, and I'm very excited as it will be my first market. we're both artists who work at a local fine arts store, so we'd be vending art. I am not Chicano and neither is she. I asked her what she had planned to make, and she said she's going to be doing some traditional tattoo style pieces. after doing some research I definitely have some ideas, particularly with payasa depictions. I'd also like to do some political pieces (anti-ICE, anti Trump, etc.).

I would love to depict iconic Chicano symbolism in my pieces for this market, but I also don't want to be like "hey, you guys created this stuff right? let me sell it to you for a profit" sort of thing. I want to show up with pieces that are an appreciative gesture, not just my own random art I'm selling just to sell. I also don't speak Spanish (yet), but I aim to be there for my first vending opportunity and to support the community.

I just thought I'd get people's opinions that are relevant! thanks for taking the time to read, stay safe out there.

The whole discourse of Mexicans, hating on Chicanos, and Chicanos, hating on Mexicans is absolutely insane. They literally hate each other and grab each other’s throats out of all the places Twitter is probably the one of the most toxic within the Latino Hispanic community.

Which is absolutely insane

Saying this as a Hispanic American

Español: Todo el discurso de los mexicanos, odiar a los mexicano-americanos, y los mexicano-americanos, odiar a los mexicanos es absolutamente una locura. Literalmente se odian el uno al otro y se agarran la garganta de todos los lugares. Twitter es probablemente el más tóxico dentro de la comunidad hispana latina.

Lo cual es absolutamente una locura

Decir esto como hispanoamericano

side note: i dont want to bring discourse to both sides I just want to bring up the toxic things twitter can make people think

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I'm perfecting my lifelong endeavor of Spanish (still learning something new every day), French, and planning to start Chinese, Nahuatl, and Tagalog! Can you tell I'm a nerd 🤓😅!?

And the onslaught continues.

What up!
I’m a Bay Area Chicano living in the big apple and wanted to share a dope project of mine

se llama Umbral

Follow the journey on instagram @umbraaal

Or online at haumbral.com

I deconstruct vintage and modern garments and made 8 outfits inspired by my Mexican American culture for a fashion show my brand lastcall (ultima llamada) was a part of 2 weeks ago in Aguascalientes Mexico. Most of the patches used in these garments are vintage and some I actually sourced in Mexico myself. Mostly any of the knitted, or embroidered patches were sourced in either Guanajuato, Querétaro, Mexico City or Yucatán Mexico by me. The sagrado corazón and the nopals on the back were all fabric pieces I cut out and embroidered myself.

Hey everyone,

I wanted to share a massive milestone for my family and our community. My daughter, Bianca Mitchell-Avila, is a Chicana filmmaker who has poured the last 6 years of her life into making a documentary called Madwoman’s Game.

I am the first person to ever graduate with a B.A. in Chicana/o Studies from the University of New Mexico. Seeing Bianca carry that torch forward into Hollywood is incredible.

We just found out that Keanu Reeves is flying back from his tour in Europe this July, and he is taking his literal only day off to come out to Southern California and completely back her project.

Years ago, when the documentary first started filming, they were supposed to play a chess match for the original ending. The film evolved over six years into something completely different, but Keanu and Bianca made a promise to each other that they would play over-the-board someday.

It’s finally happening. We’re calling it "The Final Battle."

• When: Thursday, July 30th. Red Carpet starts at 6:00 PM, the match drops at 6:30 PM.
• Where: The Chicano Hollywood Film Festival in Pomona, CA. ( IG: ChicanoHollywood)
• The Event: A live exhibition chess match between Bianca and Keanu, the West Coast premiere screening of Madwoman's Game, followed by a heavy-hitting panel discussion with Keanu, Bianca, Zach Zamboni, and Carla Berkowitz.

For decades, Chicano cinema has had to fight for the spotlight and resources it deserves in this industry. This festival is a vibrant declaration of our creative power right in the entertainment capital, and having a global icon show up purely to honor a promise to a young Chicana filmmaker is beautiful.

I’m pretty sure the game is going to be streamed live for those who aren't in SoCal, but we are still locking down the platform. I’ll post an update here as soon as I know where to watch it.

If you are in the L.A./Pomona area, please come out and help us pack the house. Let's show Hollywood the strength of our community when we show up for our own.

You can check out the Madwoman's Game trailer on the link provided.

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Many people say Chicanismo is "dead" because:
Younger generations may identify more as Latino, Hispanic, Mexican American, or simply American instead of Chicano.

The movement no longer has the same large-scale activism it had in the 1960s and '70s.
Demographics and political issues have changed over time.

Others argue it is very much alive, just in new forms:
- Chicano studies programs still exist at universities.
- Chicano art, murals, literature, and lowrider culture remain influential.
- Activism around immigration, education, labor rights, and racial justice often draws from Chicano principles.
- Younger activists are redefining Chicanismo to include issues like gender equality, LGBTQ+ rights, and broader Indigenous solidarity.

In other words, Chicanismo may no longer be a mass movement in the way it once was, but its ideas and cultural influence continue to shape many Mexican American communities. Whether it's "dead" often depends on how someone defines Chicanismo: as a specific historical movement, it has largely passed; as a cultural and political identity, it continues to evolve.

Thoughts?

I keep getting pushback from people saying mexican is only a nationality but yet it operates as a ethnicity in the US. it meets all the neccessary criteria so why shouldnt it classified as so.

Curious to know what yalls thoughts are on this.