etymology of chicano

[Joel S. Berson]

At 4/28/2013 10:31 PM, Wilson Gray wrote:
>On Sun, Apr 28, 2013 at 10:50 AM, Joel S. Berson <Berson at att.net> wrote:
>
> > the question of what African-Americans decided to call themselves
> >
>
>But, it's not "African-Americans" doing the deciding. It's
>European-Americans.

Wilson, I did not say "what European-Americans decided to call
African-Americans".  Like the other ethnic groups mentioned, there is
a history of changes in what they preferred to call themselves.

Joel

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