Creative Writing On Identity What It Is Always...

Christina Donabedian ID# 889662983 Chicano Studies 37 section 0112 June 20, 2015 Creative Writing on Identity There is always controversy based on people’s own cultural identity. Throughout life there has to be at least one moment that you felt different from everyone else around you. Many people have lived different experiences, witnessed different events, or just know different things, whither it has to do with their different culture, either way no two people are the same. The Chicano community is not homogenous nor is its literature. Although there is a basic shared ideology between those who call themselves ‘Chicano,’ there are also many discrepancies. Due to the systematic negation and oppression of people of color result in pervasive identity conflicts, Latinos’ power to name themselves advances liberation by rejecting colonization. Ana Castillo herself argues, â€Å" The very act of self-definition is a rejection of colonization†¦. 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