Week 4

For this weeks reading the two terms that are centered throughout the text are Rasquachismo and Domesticacana. These two terms serve as a form of encouraging identity and pridefulness of the person that one is. And they are also used to bring people down at the same time. Similar to that of the word Chicano and how some saw it a an insult but its true meaning was that of expressing how proud someone was of their identity. Language in itself is unique because it's an integral part of our identities and plays a big role in the Chicano movement through the use if calo. Looking at Rasquachismo it was used to bring down people because people used it to describe those who were seen as "as less than". But instead the meaning meant more of a simplistic and resourcefulness from chicanos rather than conforming to the demeaning meaning of what it was like to be rasquache. I think this is a great way to be rooted in what our families through and acknowledging our struggle but how beautiful it can be. But, there also needs to be more inclusion in many of the aspects of our identity's through our chicanismo.

On the other hand Domesticna took on a more gendered approach. It was a way to keep the identity through rasquachismo that was overly dominated by men similar to the Chicano movement. This form identity was used to bring pride in women through its own lane paved by Chicana women. It is similar to rasquachimso but was centered around women and their embrace of activism. The Domesticana brought about principles of humility that were shared with what rasquache was all about.