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The American Heritage® Book of English Usage.
A Practical and Authoritative Guide to Contemporary English.  1996.

6. Names and Labels: Social, Racial, and Ethnic Terms

§ 17. Chicana


A Mexican-American woman or girl can be referred to as either a Chicana or a Chicano, though the masculine form might in some cases be considered inappropriate.    1
  More at Latina.    2


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