How to Use Chicana in a Sentence

Chicana

noun
  • Sofía Aguilar is a Chicana writer based in Los Angeles.
    — Sofía Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 2023-12-11
  • The office highlights how the shrines have inspired Chicana artists like Amalia Mesa-Bains, who is known for her altars and ofrendas.
    — Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 2024-10-15
  • The term Chicana refers to American women of Mexican descent.
    — Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 2025-01-15
  • The Chicana hitmaker is also slated to perform at Coachella on April 14.
    — Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 2023-03-31
  • Eva is a Chicana glass artist who also practices the ancient traditions of brujería (witchcraft) and curanderismo (healing).
    — Karla Peterson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2022-09-29
  • Bolstered by their riot grrrl antics and unflinching approach, Fea resurrects the storied U.S. punk playbook with a big Chicana heart and loads of ferocity.
    — Isabela Raygoza, refinery29.com, 2022-09-01
  • Vanessa Wachtmeister is a proud Chicana from Los Angeles, California.
    — Vanessa Wachtmeister, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Mesa-Bains sees Sor Juana’s story as creating a sense of community among Chicana women but also investing the individual with pride and confidence.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 2024-01-13
  • Many Chicana/o artists were also engaged in building structures to support their work in response to a lack of institutional support, assuming the roles of not just artists, but critics, art historians, curators, and arts administrators.
    — Mary Thomas, ARTnews.com, 2019-09-03

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