Mexican American

American  

[mek-si-kuhn-uh-mer-i-kuhn] / ˈmɛk sɪ kən əˈmɛr ɪ kən /

noun

1. a citizen or resident of the U.S. of Mexican birth or descent; Chicano.

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adjective

1. of or relating to Mexican Americans or their culture; Chicano.

2. 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

With the release of “Todo ø Nada,” Linea Personal hopes it can continue to build on the momentum achieved by many of its Mexican American contemporaries — including corrido tumbado forefather Natanael Cano and its mentor, Fuerza Regida.

From Los Angeles Times

Crowds stayed enraptured as the profe cited centuries of Mexican American history to decry the powers that persecuted Latinos in an impassioned, slightly hoarse voice that never lost in power no matter how long he spoke.

From Los Angeles Times

He bounced around schools in the San Fernando Valley — including a stint at a yeshiva where he was required to wear a yarmulke during class — before working at what’s now Pierce College and Mount Saint Mary’s University, where he taught his first course on Mexican American history around 1965.

From Los Angeles Times

In 1969, he became the first professor in CSUN’s Mexican American studies department, now called the Chicano and Chicana Studies Department, which became an incubator for Latino activism in L.A. and beyond.

From Los Angeles Times

When the professor’s job application was rejected, more than 500 students, many from the Mexican American student group MEChA, converged on campus to protest the university’s decision.

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