My Weird Questions for the Reading

When reading “There’s No Place Like Atzlan” by Alicia Gaspar de Alba I understood that there is a complex notion on identity and the “homeland”. I in a way I consider myself Chicana, even though technically I am from a heritage of Salvadoran and German blood, I consider myself to face the same struggles and questions as a Chicana. So I do understand that Atzlan is an idea, that it is a reference to history. I understand that Atzlan is a myth, but does that really mean that Chicanos and Chicanas don’t have a homeland? To me, at least living in Los Angeles, the “homeland” are all the places that are centered with all types of Latinos, places such as East LA or Mission St. in San Francisco. But then again that’s just my thought on it.

I guess for “Out of the House, the Halo, and the Whore’s Mask” also by Alicia Gaspar de Alba, my main concern was for the women that were invited to seen in the big art shows knowing that majority of the artists are men. How should these women feel? How should they feel knowing they are the few of the select women artists being shown? There should be a sense of pride but I understand that there is a “sell out” feeling. A feeling that there is an injustice, that there are others that deserve to be there just as talented as the men.