I Am A Chicano Essay

Armando Rendon in his landmark 1970 wrote the book I am a Chicano. This book is about how activist in the Chicano movement pointed to an empty monolog of the word Chicano. Chicano means an activist. Chicanos describes themselves it was a form of self-affirmation; it reflected the consciousness that their experiences. Chicanos means, nations, histories, and cultures. This book talks about how Mexican American also used the term of Chicano to describe them, and usually in a lighthearted way, or as a term of endearment. In a text it talks how Chicanos haven’t forgotten their Mexican origins, and how they become a unique community. The book talks about how Mexican American community’s long-suffering history of racism and discrimination, disenfranchisement, and economic exploitation in the United States. The

I helped leaders who are activist, I consider myself, a Chicana I am a descent person, and helpful I have integrity. The struggle of the farmer struggle affect it my family, my grandma work as a farmer years, they didn’t pay her what she deserve, now she’s old and her body hurts, of so much working as a farmer. The farmer struggle, did a struggle for our community, because most of them are Mexican, some of them get treated bad, don’t get pay what they are supposed. I think now is worst because racism, is getting worst especially with Mexicans. I have connections with the topic because I been an activist and I am one I see the struggle with our Mexicans; I wish I could help our community more. We’re working with different projects this coming year, I’m hoping to help our people our culture is wonderful, improvements always everyone