Chicana

noun

Chi·ca·na chi-ˈkä-nə

also shi-

: an American woman or girl of Mexican descent

Chicana adjective

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These campaigns were led at times by waves of Latino military veterans who organized after World War I, World War II and the Korean War, but just as often by activist women like the Chicana workers who went on strike more than 50 years ago. —

Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 17 Sep. 2024 The office highlights how the shrines have inspired Chicana artists like Amalia Mesa-Bains, who is known for her altars and ofrendas. —

Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024 Many Chicana/o artists were also engaged in building structures to support their work in response to a lack of institutional support, assuming the roles of not just artists, but critics, art historians, curators, and arts administrators. —

Mary Thomas, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019 The University of Wisconsin-Madison, for example, has the Chicana and Latina Studies degree program. —

Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 11 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Chicana