Zoot Suit Terms

A term that refers to Americans of Mexican descent. The word has roots in Chicano civil rights movement of the 1960s, and today is often used by Mexican American people as a chosen identity. read analysis of Chicano/Chicana

Pachucos are generally understood to be Mexican Americans who are often associated with specific styles (like the zoot suit) and involvement in neighborhood gangs. According to El Pachuco, the “Pachuco Style” is—above all—a… read analysis of Pachuco