Prompt: Do the cultural productions and preferences of Chican@ Angelenos, as seen through their
participation in rock and roll, Soul, Latin music, punk rock, and contemporary genres, indicate
resistance and/or consent to the dominant Anglo/Euro-American culture?
To answer the paper question, it may be helpful to consider the following:
Chicano music; Cultural Identity; Mestizaje; Assimilation; Chicano cultural nationalism; Class; Gender; Sexuality; the role of Latin American, Mexican, Latino, African American, and mainstream/national American cultures; the music industry, genres, and commodification; subcultures; cultural politics.
To answer the prompt, I will agree that Chicano/as indicates consent! I only have to mention three music genres which will be; Latin Jazz (Mambo Mania), Chicano Punk Rock( Habell-
Pallán, “Soy Punkera, Y Que? Sexuality), and Razabilly Boogie ( Centino, “Razabilly Boogie)
