2. Began between rising racial tension between Mexicans and Whites Americans wanted all people of Mexicans decent deported because they felt they were taking their jobs away during the Great Depression In the 1930s 12,000+ Mexicans and Mexican-Americans were deported from Los Angeles
3. Los Angeles newspapers fueled a lot of the tension between the two groups. Media used the term “Chicano” as a derogatory term Youth Latinos in California began to create their own culture Young Latinos created their own music, language and clothing Zoot Suit was the name of the outfit that young Latinos wore.(like picture)
4. They called themselves Pachucos In the 1940s there were many arrests of these people 1942 a member was accused of murder, this created anti-Mexican feelings 9 Pachucos were convicted and sentenced to life in prison Ruling was overturned, but the damage was already done War production set measures on rationing of fabrics, zoot suits were banned But they were still created in the underground market
5. "a symbol of love and joy or of horror and loathing, an embodiment of liberty, of disorder, of the forbidden."[OctavioPaz said
