What is the difference between Chicano, Mexican, Hispanic and Latino?
A The meanings of these terms fluctuate given the context, time period, and the people who utilize them Chicano = A Latin@ social change activist whose vision is closely associated with “El Movimiento,” the Chicano Civil Rights Movement. Mexican = A person who has strong national associations with Mexico. Hispanic = A Latin@ who accepts the more general and “acceptable” identity label usually utilized by government institutions for data gathering; the terms is also used for proposal writing and conference panels Latino = A “politically correct” term currently in used to include Mexican@s, Chican@s and Latin Americans.
