Just because someone is a 4 th generation Mexican-American, or has a bad Spanish accent, doesn’t make them any less Latino. Knowing our roots and our culture gives us a powerful sense of self.
It’s a way for us Mexican-American’s to find some of our identity in our heritage and embrace our culture. While some might still see the term (Pocha), as racist, I think it’s a good thing what Maya has done by turning a historically derogatory word into something we can take honor in. Maya continues, “So I took that word, reclaimed it, and combined it with my favorite dessert and now it’s a term of endearment to describe love for others and self-love.” They aren’t considered either Mexican or American.” Pocha has much of the same meaning as ‘Chicano’, but less political. The Britannica Encyclopedia defines a Pocha/o as, “A derogatory term typically used by native-born Mexicans to describe U.S. It basically means your Spanish is bad, you’re a 4 th generation Mexican-American, and it’s used to offend someone by telling them they aren’t Latin enough.” “ a derisive term for people who are whitewashed in America but who have Mexican descent. However, I didn’t understand ‘Pocha’, or ‘Pocho’ if you’re a boy.Īccording to Maya Murillo a Buzzfeed producer who coined the term ‘Pocha Concha’ on their YouTube show Pero Like , I recognized ‘Concha’ as it translates to ‘shell’ in English and is also used to describe my favorite Hispanic treat, Pan Dulce (sweet bread), aka Conchas. Recently, while scrolling on twitter I came across an interesting term from Buzzfeed ‘Pocha Concha’. I love my Hispanic heritage because Spanish is a beautiful language and there are so many mysteries about Mexican history that fascinate me. Now, I can speak Spanish (or rather Tex-Mex), but I’m not fluent yet. My mother doesn’t know Spanish since my grandmother didn’t want to teach it to her, and as a result, I didn’t grow up speaking much Spanish either. During the Civil Rights movement, my grandmother faced a lot of racism because she’s Hispanic and speaks Spanish. My family on my mother’s side is from Mexico. With Hispanic Heritage month coming to a close, I wanted to reflect on something new I’ve come to embrace about my Mexican-American heritage.
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