RE: [ranchos] dialoge of the dead?

["glo Sandoval-Fuentes" <gloriafuentes@...>]

Linda I understand about them words. I consider myself a Mexican Indian 
female. And I dont like it when someone calls me Chicana, Hispanice or 
Latina. Because to me I am none of them titles.  Just my 2 cents.


              ~~glo~~







From: "Erlinda Castanon-Long" <longsjourney@...>
Reply-To: ranchos@yahoogroups.com
To: ranchos@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [ranchos] dialoge of the dead?
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 17:08:57 -0000

Joseph, WOW!!!!

What a great format for airing our concerns about who we are as a
group of people as diverse and any other ethnic group!

My father hates to this day the word "Chicano" because in his younger
days in California it was used in a very negative, gang style manner.
To him it's a put down and very militant.  I guess that's how we pick
up our own racist attitudes, we learn them at home... I still cring
when someone calls me Chicana.. so much to unlearn and with the help
of forums like this I'm getting better!

thank you again Joseph
Linda in Everett






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