Freddy, The Bronx, New York, 2019.
Words like Hispanic and Latino are just another way for America society to rip apart our identity. I consider myself a Chicano and an indigenous citizen of Anahuac North America.
Maggie, The Bronx, New York, 2019.
I consider myself to be Mexican American for two reasons; 1) I carried the Mexican culture that was passed throughout my mother. 2) I have been raise in American soil that planted a seed and a educated woman growth.
Edgar, The Bronx, New York City, 2019.
Mexican American is my born right, but I define myself just Mexican because America denine my born right. I live between two borders with out knowing the History behide my roots.
Malanie, The Bronx, New York, 2019.
My roots as Native from Mexico let America denide my culture, and identity. Living a dream with borders and that is why I choose to live with a quote from Gloria Anzaldua.
"To survive the Borderlands you must live sin fronteras be a crossroads." -Gloria E. Anzaldua
Charly, The Bronx, New York, 2019.
Chicano is the word I identify with because I live in between two worlds. Society does not accept my culture. It feels like living in a whole other world where it’s s a crime being a Chicano.
Perla, The Bronx, New York, 2019.
The border is a place where they rip the souls, identity, and values of the people who come to the United States. I represent myself as Mexican to be able to carry out the values of my original culture.
Gustavo, The Bronx, New York, 2019.
What is Chicano? I didn’t know what a Chicano was until a couple of weeks ago. I found my identity as a Chicano while researching the history online. Public education doesn’t show Mexican American history beside the “Mexican-American war.” I am a Chicano.
Anahy, The Bronx, New York, 2019.
I am full Chicana. Born and raised in New York. I have known from a young age American does not accept my parents, and Mexico does not accept me for being born in America. I am stuck between two borders where a culture was born. I identify as a Chicana.
Christofer, Manhattan, New York, 2019.
Being born in New York City defines me as Mexican American. I define myself from the country my parents were born.
Elizabeth, Queens, New York, 2019.
The culture my parents gave me is the most beautiful thing I own in my life. Mexican American is the identity I go by to represent the culture in New York City that have been overlooked for years.
Diego, The Bronx, New York, 2019.
Chicano is a culture and not a style. People who don’t know about Chicano culture think it’s a style. Representing my culture is creating knowledge for a culture in New York City that has been forgotten.
Erandi, The Bronx, New York, 2019.
I was raised in the Bronx, and I am proud to say I am a Chicana because America took my Mexican culture and gave me a culture that is not accepted by society. I am a Chicana from the Bronx, and I am proud to represent my unity culture.
Alfredo, The Bronx, New York, 2019.
I was born in Brooklyn and moved to the Bronx when I was 7 years old. I identify as Chicano because I share two cultures that do not combine. If I go to Mexico, I won’t be accepted because I do not speak like the community, dress, and especially society does not look at me as Mexican. America is different because it does not represent the history of Mexican Americans. Chicano is a culture between two worlds. New York City has forgotten about the culture.
Ruby, The Bronx, New York, 2019.
I am Mexican but raised in New York. I define myself as Mexican when people ask me for nationality, and identity. I cannot say American or Chicano because I feel it is only for people who were born in the United States.
Francisco, The Bronx, New York, 2019.
The first time I heard the word Chicano was through my brother. I have found my identity as a Chicano because I share two cultures, and I am between everything because society does not accept me.
Yessenia, The Bronx, New York, 2019.
I am Mexican American because I share my mother culture, and I was born in America. No one will take my Mexican American roots.
Carlos, The Bronx, New York, 2019.
My identity is throughout my culture that define who I am as a Mexican raised in America. I cannot define as Chicano because I have carried Mexican culture throughout my history. New York overlooks the contribution the Mexican community has given over the years.
Itzel, The Bronx, New York, 2019.
I am proud to tell the world I am a Chicana from New York City. I have defined my identity as a Chicana because both societies, Mexican and American, refuse to recognize the history, identity, culture, and values.
Max, Manhattan, New York, 2019.
Both parents are Mexican, and I was born in New York City. I define myself as Mexican American to show NYC the community is strong and united.
Sharon, Manhattan, New York, 2019.
Mexican-American is the way I define myself to represent two cultures, societies, and values in one. I will define myself as Chicana if the person knows the meaning, but most of the time I say Mexican American.
Pedro, Manhattan, New York, 2019.
I have defined my identity throughout the years of living in New York City. The history is not shown in public education and that let me know my community is under represented. I have represented myself as a Chicano from a young age.
Celina, Manhattan. New York, 2019.
Mexican American is the title I wear whenever a person asks my nationality. I carry my culture with pride.
Alex Huerta, The Bronx, New York 2019.
Being born in America does not make me American. I am a Chicano because my parents migrated to the United States and I was born here. I have two cultures that my mother gave me the Mexican culture while America input the American culture. I proudly identify myself as a Chicano.
Kimberly, The Bronx, New York, 2019.
I was born in America, but I will tell people I am Mexican because my parents migrated to the United States. I cannot identify as full American only because I was born on the American soil. I am Mexican.
