Noun
Chicana (plural Chicanas)
(chiefly US) A female Chicano.
I am the daughter of a Chicana and anglo. I think most days I am an embarrassment to both groups. I sometimes hate the white in me so viciously that I long to forget the commitment my skin has imposed upon my life. Cherríe Moraga
...If I say I 'm not a Chicana I might as well cut off my arm or my leg. And if I say I 'm not a feminist, well, I might as well cut off my foot. The whole package goes together. Denise Chávez
I've always been at the peripheries of the Chicano Movement because the Chicano world does not consider me Chicana enough. They, however, respect me as a writer... Estela Portillo-Trambley
The Chicana may be working 16 hours a day to support for her children, but she will still be viewed as a sexual object rather than a human being. Unless she is over the age of 35 or 40, she will be seen more as a face and body than as a fellow worker and fellow victim of oppression. Elizabeth Martinez
And for me, the Virgen de Guadalupe is important, and Ester Hernández, the Chicana artist, designed it, blending Guadalupe with Guan Yin, and blending her with other goddesses. Source: Internet
A multi-faceted group of Chicano and Chicana activists emerged during the 1960s and 1970s, spurred on by the United Farm Workers, the Black Civil Rights movement and the struggle against the Vietnam War. Source: Internet