Chicana
noun
Chi·ca·na
chi-ˈkä-nə 
also shi-
: an American woman or girl of Mexican descent
Chicana
adjective
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The film centers on María (Gomez), a closeted twenty-something Chicana who—against the wishes of her workaholic mother, Celestina (Perroni)—sets out to fulfill her grandmother’s dying wish: to return to the rural Mexican village where she was born before Alzheimer’s erases her memories for good.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2025
The furor reverberated nationally after Charlene Villaseñor Black, chair of Blackwell’s Department of Chicana/o and Central American Studies, posted a public message of gratitude to the Indigenous scholars who brought the issue to light.
—Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
Ortiz is a professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies at San Diego State University.
—Isidro Ortiz, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
Vanessa Wachtmeister is a proud Chicana from Los Angeles, California.
—Vanessa Wachtmeister, Contributor, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2025
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2025
The furor reverberated nationally after Charlene Villaseñor Black, chair of Blackwell’s Department of Chicana/o and Central American Studies, posted a public message of gratitude to the Indigenous scholars who brought the issue to light.
—Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
Ortiz is a professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies at San Diego State University.
—Isidro Ortiz, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
Vanessa Wachtmeister is a proud Chicana from Los Angeles, California.
—Vanessa Wachtmeister, Contributor, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Chicana.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Chicana. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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