The Term Chicano

Good Morning, Afternoon, and or Evening depending on when you are reading this. This is episode three! im really doing it y'all! I had received wonderful feedback that challenged me to view my decision on the title of the podcast a few weeks ago. I saw this as an opportunity where I could find out more about the community I was in and see if I should change the podcast name or not. upon researching, I found several reasons why this term would be considered exclusive, besides it being gendered. If you would like to read and find out more information upon the research I have, the links will be below. 

1. NPR Script on the organization MEChA: 

HTTPS://WWW.NPR.ORG/2019/04/19/715266640/WHEN-A-MEXICAN-AMERICAN-STUDENT-GROUP-VOTED-TO-CHANGE-ITS-NAME-CONTROVERSY-ENSUE

2. Hernández, Tanya Katerí. “Afro-Mexicans and the Chicano Movement: The Unknown Story.” California Law Review, vol. 92, no. 5, 2004, pp. 1537–1551. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/3481424. Accessed 31 Jan. 2020.