Mexican American
Americannoun
adjective
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of or relating to Mexican Americans or their culture; Chicano.
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Mexican-American, occurring between the United States and Mexico.
The trade agreement lead to an increase in eighteen-wheelers crossing the Mexican-American border.
Etymology
Origin of Mexican American
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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It was a night inspired by pachucos, the 1930s-40s Mexican American subculture of zoot suits and ducktails, caló slang and jazz, that rebelled against discrimination as a form of self-empowerment and felt especially relevant since immigration agents began mass roundups of Latinos in Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times
He was a co-organizer of the 1970 Chicano Moratorium march in East L.A., one of the largest Mexican American anti-war demonstrations in U.S. history with an estimated 30,000 participants.
From Los Angeles Times
Besides that, he’s also working on a project to honor Mexican American artist Judy Baca.
From Los Angeles Times
Charreadas remain a mainstay throughout Mexico and in Mexican American communities north of the border.
From Los Angeles Times
The Malinche-as-traitor narrative was “being dismantled,” said Hernández-Ávila, daughter of an Indigenous mother and Mexican American father.
From Los Angeles Times
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