Chicano
term used to refer to people of Mexican descent born and raised in the United States as a political group
corrido
a ballad sung along the U.S.-Mexican border
coyotes
smugglers who bring people immigrating illegally across the U.S.-Mexican border
cuentos
stories
la facultad
the capacity to see below the surface
Gringo
term used by Spanish speakers to refer to someone, usually an American, who is not Hispanic or Latino.
herida abierta
an open wound
maquiladoras
a factory in Mexico run by a company based in a foreign country, and shipping its products back to that foreign country, usually the United States
mestiza/o
term referring to people of mixed Indigenous and Spanish heritage
mestizaje
literally means "mixing," used by Anzaldúa to refer to the way of thinking suggested by the existence of mestiza/o people
mojados/wetbacks
a derogatory term for Mexican Americans
nepantalism
the state of being torn between ways
noumenal
a term derived from Kantian philosophy which refers to what a thing is in and of itself, as opposed to how it might be defined by an outside observer
numinous
having a strong religious or spiritual quality
pachuco
a dialect made up of a mix of English and Spanish, invented by the zoot-suit subculture
pocho
a Mexican, or American of Mexican descent, who speaks Spanish with a North American accent
la raza
the race
Standard English
the form of English taught in academic settings, deemed proper or correct by the white power structure
tejano
Chicanos specifically from Texas
patois
dialect of the common people of a region, differing from the standard language of the rest of the country
