Child of the Half Millennium: What it Means and how it Feels to be Mexican American

accepted American ideology American Southwest ancestors Anglo American culture Anglo American society attitude authenticity Aztec Aztlán barrio became become began believe bishops border called Charro Chicano Children citizen civil colonization color common conflict connection conquered consciousness contradictions created cultural ideology deemed defined discrimination dominant E Pluribus Unum Echeverría economic El Zócalo embracing our ethnicity encomienda equality essence ethnic identity European fact father feel forged freedom fully genuine globalization hacienda Half Millennium Hispanic historical spirit ideologies immigrants Indian indigenous John Wayne land Laredo lived manifest mestizo Mexican American Mexican Revolution Mexico City morenito nation-state never ourselves past perceived personhood perspective political ideology poor poverty President priest psyche racial reality realized reflected San Luis Potosí social solidarity South Texas Spaniard Spanish Spanish Criollos superiority taught Tenochtitlán United validity villages white supremacy Zacatecas Zócalo