TEXANA READS: ‘Raza’ grew up in two cultures, shared a language

TEXANA READS: ‘Raza’ grew up in two cultures, shared a language

By Dr. Manuel Flores, Texana Reads – Caller.com – Photo: Contributed | Texana Reads. “Órale carnal (What’s up brother?)” That greeting was common among many South Texan Mexican American and Tejano men most of the 20th century. It isn’t Spanish or Tex-Mex....
Pachuco Zoot Suit

Pachuco Zoot Suit

Anonymous – TheDailyOmnivore.net – Image Not Credited. Image: Zoot Suit Items In Spanish And English The Pachuco style originated in El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, and moved westward, following the line of migration of Mexican railroad workers...
Here is a comment worth posting from Jason Medina

Here is a comment worth posting from Jason Medina

The word “chuco” is a word that evolved from the Indians and the Mexicans that lived in this area. It meant dirty, low class. This is where the criminal element if you will, lived. Mexicans passed through here to get to the U.S. and outlaws who were on the run would...