Anglo Term Analysis

...mental and cultural Borderlands form wherever different groups come into contact. Living between Mexican and Anglo cultures can be uncomfortable and frustrating, but it also teaches people like Anzaldúa to adapt... (full context)

El destierro / The Lost Land. Many mestizos moved north to Texas, becoming Tejanos. Anglos then invaded Texas and incorporated it into the US. Anzaldúa quotes Chilean and Mexican songs... (full context)

Now, Mexicans are returning back north to their homeland—the US southwest—but Anglos view them as invaders. Desperate but courageous, they dodge bandits and Border Patrol agents as... (full context)

...these other terms don’t capture Chicanos’ indigenous heritage, or the way they blend Mexican and Anglo cultures. Chicano (or “Raza”) identity started to consolidate throughout the Southwest in the 1960s, but... (full context)

...hablará el espíritu” (the spirit will speak for the women of my race). While the Anglo world seeks racial purity, Vasconcelos seeks the inclusivity, hybridity, and flexibility of racial border-crossing. This... (full context)

...other by loving or joining in solidarity with its women. She rejects the patriarchy of Anglo and Chicano culture but is building a new, better culture full of new meanings. If... (full context)

...powerlessness. Often, these feelings stem from historical oppression, especially for Chicano men, who find both Anglo and Latino culture rejecting them. But understanding these root causes doesn’t mean excusing violent and... (full context)

...dedicated, working in the fields. She discovers another Chicana woman, Pepita, having sex with the Anglo boss in a ditch. She works on, weeding the field with her hoe, despite the... (full context)

...the Borderlands are not just “hispana india negra española [o] gabacha”—Hispanic, Indigenous, Black, Spanish, or Anglo—but caught among all five. Yet many women deny part of this composite identity, particularly the... (full context)

...(“mi prietita”) to endure her suffering. Her ancient lineage goes back to long before the Anglos came to Texas, and “strong women reared [her].” The Anglos stole her family land, including... (full context)