Mexican-American

noun

Also, Mexican American. a citizen or resident of the U.S. of Mexican birth or descent; Chicano.

adjective

of or pertaining to Mexican-Americans or their culture; Chicano.

Origin:
1950–55

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mexican-american
noun
a Mexican (or person of Mexican descent) living in the United States

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"Hispanic gives us all one ultimate paternal cultural progenitor: Spain. The diverse cultures already on the American shores when the Europeans arrived, as well as those introduced because of the African slave trade, are completely obliterated by the term. Hispanic is nothing more than a concession made by the U. S. legislature when they saw they couldn't get rid of us. If we won't go away, why not at least Europeanize us, make us presentable guests at the dinner table, take away our feathers and rattles and civilize us once and for all."

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