CHICANO 10A Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Chicana Feminism, Gloria E. Anzaldúa, Chicano Moratorium
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Chicana action service center 9job training and placement) El centro de accion autonoma hermnadad general de trabajadores 9casa; legal and social services for undocumented immigrants) Chicano movement excluded women and has overlooked women issues in the movement: chicana lesbianism. Chicanan lesbians often find themselves isolated from chicanas and heterosexual chicanas. Key chicana lesbian writers include gloria anzaldua, cherrie moraga, emma. Perez, ana castillo, alicia gasper de alba, maylei blackwell and carla trujillo. These authors speak of their pain and isolation, joys, self-respect, courage, and dignity. Their writings also formed the basis for the chicana/o political analysis of homophobia and concepts like queer aztlan: gloria anzaldua. Scholar of chicano cultural theory, feminist theory, and queer theory. As a mestizo i have no country, my homeland cast me out; yet all countries are mine because i am every woman"s sister or potential lover. (as a lesbian.