POLS 441A: Latina/o Politics

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Chicano

Chicana

Chicanos

Chicanas

Chicanx

Latino 

Latina

Latinos

Latinas

Latinx

Latine 

Hispanic

Mexican-American

Central American 

South American 

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  • issue, problem, impact
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  • (city OR urban)
• * Use an asterisk to find articles using any of the variants of the same root word.
  • chican* = chicano, chicanos, chicana, chicanas, chicanx
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  • More general terms - too few results from television, try media
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