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...
Here is a comment worth posting from Ty and Maria Garcia

Here is a comment worth posting from Ty and Maria Garcia

Yeyyy!!! Excellent!!! A lowrider car should be displayed in this collection as one of the greater creation of Chicanos. In addition, a Pachuco Suit Zuit should be displayed as we all know that the Pachuco Outfit came out from Mexican Americans… yes, back then, during...
LA CRUZ DEL PACHUCO

LA CRUZ DEL PACHUCO

By Brown Kingdom – 13radicalriders14.blogspot.com – Photo Not Credited Los Tres Rayos are said to represent the 3 dots (Tres Puntos) of “La Vida Loca.”  Elaborate crosses have adorned many arms and chests, but the simpler lines cross was found...
Zoot Suit Discovery Guide

Zoot Suit Discovery Guide

By Research.Pomona.edu – Image Not Credited Pachuco and Pachuca are terms coined in the 1940s to refer to Mexican American men and women who dressed in zoot suits or zoot suit-influenced attire. Though there is no definite origin of the word Pachuco, one theory...