Chicana

noun

Chi·ca·na chi-ˈkä-nə

also shi-

: an American woman or girl of Mexican descent

Chicana adjective

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Gloria Molina, the chair of a Chicana group that had agreed to bear any legal costs for the plaintiffs and appeared alongside Madrigal at a press conference announcing the lawsuit, went on to forge a pioneering career as a Eastside politician. —

Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024 De León is a professor of Anthropology and Chicana/o Studies, and Director of the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at the University of California, Los Angeles. —

Rachel Raposas, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for Chicana