someone put a link to a website that has why mexican americans call themselves Chicana/Chicano, hispanic, latina/latino, mejican/mejicano, nuyorican, and tejana/tejano.
2007-03-27 05:17:29 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Tejana/o: Latina/o from Texas
Nuyorqueno/a: Latina/o from NY.
Chicana/o: Mexican American (used more in the 70's.)
Hispanic: Anyone from any Spanish origin anywhere in the world: Spain, Argentina, Belize, etc.
Latina/o: Anyone of hispanic descent in the Western Hemisphere.
Mejicana/o: Anyone of Mexican origin.
2007-03-27 05:34:56 · answer #1 · answered by gg 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nuyoricans are Puerto Rican
Nuyoricans has nothing to do with Mexicans.
And its Puerto Rican that were born in New York
2007-03-27 09:04:41 · answer #2 · answered by trish 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋