Author nalaninuylan Posted on OctoMaCategories Opinion Tags hispanic heritage, opinion Thanks to Maya, I have a special phrase to remind me of my journey.
Now every time I see a Concha it reminds me of my self-empowerment that I’m reclaiming my culture and learning more about my heritage. Don’t let anyone else tell you that you’re not enough. Maya emphasizes these ideas in her final statement. 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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