Mestiza

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Mestizo/mestiza

Origin

The word "mestizo" (masculine) or mestiza (feminine) has its origins in the Spanish language and means something like "person of racially mixed ancestry". It comes from the latin word "mixticius" which means "mixed". It is still used in the United States, especially by the Mexican population. In the daily use a mestizo/a is someone with both Mexican and American roots (dictionary.com, n.d.).

Anzaldua

One of Anzalduas' most famous works, "Borderlands/La Frontera: The new Mestiza", uses the word in its title. The theme of the book is the life and the place in society that American Mexicans or Mexican Americans ("mestizos/as") have (Anzaldua, 1987). The book placed the concept back on the map.

References

  • Anzaldua, G. (1987). Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza. San Francisco, California: Spinsters/Aunt Lute Books

Contributors

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