La Raza

La Raza (literally "The Race") is sometimes used to denote people of Chicano (i.e. Mexican American) and Mexican descent and the Latino world, as well by Mestizos who share the pride of their Native American or national Hispanic heritage. The term originated in the book La Raza Cósmica written by Mexican writer José Vasconcelos. He described La Raza Cosmica (published 1925) as the product of gradual racial mixing that was already underway in the Hispanic world. Vasconcelos believed that eventually all of the people within the Spanish Empire would be completely mixed into a new race. Hispanic people all around the U.S. have also started using this term to identify themselves as Latinos (e.g., La Raza Latina).fact|date=May 2008 Nonetheless, the term and idea associated with it have been mainly adopted by some Mexican people in the United States to express pride in their nation. In general usage, La Raza implies dignity and pride for these people regarding who they are and their places of origin.

La Raza is also the name of a gang affiliated with the Folk Nation and is found mainly in Chicago but also has many members in cities like Atlanta, Miami, New Orleans, Milwaukee, and St. Louis.

ee also

*National Council of La Raza
*La Raza Unida

External links

* [http://www.nclr.org/ National Council of La Raza]