Chicana
noun
Chi·ca·na
chi-ˈkä-nə 
also shi-
: an American woman or girl of Mexican descent
Chicana
adjective
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Alma Garcia traces the development of Chicana Feminism from 1970 to 1980 by discussing the principles and foundations upon which it was built.
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Michael Aguilar, JSTOR Daily, 26 Feb. 2024
News vans parked across the City Hall steps next to Gloria Molina Grand Park, named after the late Chicana political powerhouse.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2024
Identifying mostly as Chicana and Latinx, the Mamis are intergenerational, ranging from 18 to 66 years old.
—Kamren Curiel, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2024
But what’s happening right now in Southern California isn’t any of that, said Cal State Fullerton Chicana and Chicano Studies professor Alexandro Jose Gradilla.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
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Michael Aguilar, JSTOR Daily, 26 Feb. 2024
News vans parked across the City Hall steps next to Gloria Molina Grand Park, named after the late Chicana political powerhouse.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2024
Identifying mostly as Chicana and Latinx, the Mamis are intergenerational, ranging from 18 to 66 years old.
—Kamren Curiel, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2024
But what’s happening right now in Southern California isn’t any of that, said Cal State Fullerton Chicana and Chicano Studies professor Alexandro Jose Gradilla.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
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“Chicana.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Chicana. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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