Blaxican
Americans who are both Black and Mexican American / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Blaxicans are Americans who are both Black and Mexican American descent.[1] Some may prefer to identify as Afro-Chicano or Black Chicana/o and embrace Chicano identity, culture, and political consciousness.[2][3] Most Blaxicans have origins in working class community interactions between African Americans and Mexican Americans. Los Angeles has been cited as the hub for Blaxican culture. In 2010, it was recorded that 42,000 people in Los Angeles County identified as both Black and Latino, most of whom are believed to be both Black and Mexican American.[1][4]
Total population | |
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~42,000 (Los Angeles County) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
California, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Georgia, Nevada | |
Languages | |
American English, African-American Vernacular English, Mexican Spanish | |
Related ethnic groups | |
African Americans, Mexican Americans, Afro-Mexicans |
Many Blaxicans experience erasure due to racial constructs in the United States, such as the "one-drop rule," high levels of anti-Blackness in Mexican American communities, as well as prejudices and rejection within Black American communities.[1] In both communities, their authenticity is frequently policed.[5] Scholars describe Blaxicans as "dual minorities" because of their origins from two communities which have historically been socially, politically, and economically disadvantaged and targeted under white supremacy.[5]