How to Use Chicano in a Sentence

Chicano

noun
  • One black, one Jewish, one Chicano, one straight, and us, the freaks.
    — Tom Burke, Rolling Stone, 2024-09-29
  • But what we do get immersed in is the vibrant Chicano culture.
    — Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 2023-06-07
  • Three decades later, the hobby turned political with the rise of the Chicano movement.
    — Natalie Arroyo Camacho, refinery29.com, 2023-09-12
  • Howard says his Chicano family background influenced the method of his tattoos.
    — Serena Billett, Charlotte Observer, 2025-05-20
  • The show’s poster, a large black and white image of a young Chicano couple kissing, acted as a background to the impromptu car show.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 2024-08-02
  • When this year ends, Chicano Batman will be going on an indefinite hiatus.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 2024-09-23
  • The Chicano Movement shared its message through vibrant murals across the Bay Area.
    — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Curriculum changes such as the inclusion of Chicano history and heroes were needed.
    — Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2024-03-27
  • Young Chicano activists walked out of schools to protest inadequacies in education.
    — Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News, 2022-03-07
  • Watch Chicano Batman’s full Billboard News interview above.
    — Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 2024-03-22
  • Some tattoos seen in photos are popular images of Chicano and Latino culture, not dangerous gangs.
    — Russell Contreras, Axios, 2025-04-01
  • The lineup fittingly includes a diverse selection of dance, from belly dancing to Chicano ballet folklórico and tap dancing.
    — John Wenzel, Denver Post, 2025-06-05
  • Heading over to Paris, Willy Chavarria’s fall 2025 show was filled with bouffant fros and bold tributes to Chicano beauty.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 2025-01-25
  • Before long, Brammer’s column established him as the Chicano Carrie Bradshaw.
    — Jason Parham, WIRED, 2024-08-09
  • Their collaboration pays homage to Chicano culture, combined with the designer’s signature bold and oversize silhouettes.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • His image also appears in one of the renowned murals in Chicano Park celebrating local Latino community leaders.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
  • First opened in 1970 as a product of the Chicano movement, the Denver school — now shuttered — taught its youth about Latino history and traditions.
    — Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 2024-11-16
  • Their demands were similar to those around the country at the time, including courses on Chicano history, hiring more Chicano teachers and counselors, and lengthening lunch breaks.
    — Sam Russek, The New Republic, 2023-03-22
  • There’s a great segue on how the film industry exploited the Chicano point of view and Latinos in general in its mainstream offerings, where the community itself was rarely visible.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2025-03-15
  • In the years that followed, the Chicano movement proudly represented both urban and rural Mexican Americans.
    — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 2024-11-30
  • From art exhibitions that showcase the profound legacy of Chicano artists to festive wine tastings and dynamic performances of Flamenco, there’s no shortage of events to attend.
    — Charlie Vargas, Orange County Register, 2024-09-12
  • The exhibit will also show how these automotive wonders are built, as well as feature works from some of the most influential artists and photographers from the Chicano Art Movement.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 2024-07-15
  • Mexican Americans who grew up during the 1960s Civil Rights era may identify as Chicano.
    — Terry Tang, Chicago Tribune, 2023-09-15
  • Mexican Americans who grew up during the 1960s Civil Rights era may identify as Chicano.
    — Fernanda Figueroa, The Christian Science Monitor, 2024-09-17
  • The cultural celebration will include the Chicano Art Mercado, live art making and traditional altars set inside the trunks of lowrider cars.
    — Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 2024-10-17
  • Valadez, for example, who is Chicano, depicts quotidian aspects of Mexican American life as a way of countering stereotypes.
    — Carolina A. Miranda, ARTnews.com, 2025-01-15
  • She’s been making art since the 1970s, and also working as a teacher in San Francisco, but showing the art of Chicano artists was the province of art spaces, not museums.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 2024-01-13
  • Ontiveros began collecting donations for striking farmworkers and joined the Royal Chicano Air Force artist organization.
    — Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 9 Aug. 2025
  • Portillo focused her work on writing, directing and producing film and videos that centered the emotions and circumstances of Latin American, Mexican and Chicano experiences.
    — Selena Kuznikov, Variety, 2024-04-21
  • Chavarria is a Mexican-American designer, who has risen to fame for his designs exploring Chicano, or Mexican-American, culture, often mixing Mexican themes with American products.
    — Dave Smith, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2025

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