Latinx Studies Vocab

What is the term for a young Mexican-American with a flashy style?

• Chicano

• Pachuco

• Mestizo

• Bracero

What does the term 'Encomienda' refer to?

• A shared identification based on cultural performances

• A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate others

• A grant of land made by Spain to a settler in the Americas

• The process of sending someone back to their home country

Which term describes the fear of foreigners or those considered ethnically 'different'?

• Xenophobic

• Annexation

• Vigilante

• Imperialism

What is the Bracero Program known for?

• A description of injustice from a marginalized community

• Recruiting farm and railroad workers from Mexico

• The formal act of acquiring territory by conquest

• A person forced into military service

What does 'Gunboat Diplomacy' involve?

• The use of military force to obtain objectives

• A shared identification based on cultural performances

• A person escaping danger or persecution

• The process of sending someone back to their home country

What is 'Testimonio'?

• A person forced into military service

• A description of injustice from a member of a marginalized community

• A grant of land made by Spain to a settler in the Americas

• The formal act of acquiring territory by conquest

belonging to a group of people who share common cultural characteristics

• culture

• ethnocentrism

• religion

• ethnicity