Week:4 Rasquachismo y Domesticana

Rasquachismo and Domesticana are similar terms as they both represent Chicana/o people, the difference is gender. As I began to understand Rasquachismo I began to relate to it completely. This term is an "underdog perspective- a view from los de abajo"(85), I grew up as an underdog. I grew up humbly poor and you begin to get this sense of toughness of making the best of the little resources you have. This quality is something that a lot of people need to adapt to in order to be treated equally. We need to have a strong and careless attitude in order to not let other step over us because since we are Latino and lower class than we are automatically seen less than, Rasquachismo is our protection from that. Being Rasquache was meant as an insult because it meant you are vulgar, but that is not the case because Rasquachismo is the idea of usefulness, resourceful, and survival. Rasquachismo is a quality that Chicana/os have out of necessity you are not born with it you adapt to it and you let no one else make you feel less then because of it.

Domesticana is very similar it has all the qualities but its focus is on gender. It reflects on Chicana Art and feminism. Chicana were not being represented through Rasquachismo because it was also male dominated so they embraced Domesticana. In addition, it is not just about being a women but about giving back and embracing it with the community, church and their families. It is a sense of liberty as a Chicana women and the continuation of activism.