I found this video online in which Cherrie discusses her own identity as a queer chicana. She gives her own definition of the term “chicano/a” which I found interesting since we are working to form a definition of the term as a class. She see’s it as a “political term” that was coined during the movement of the 60’s (the time that she was coming of age). She also see’s it as a way to identify yourself as indigenous to the Americas. She also discusses her childhood in the video, which was what she describes as typical to most Mexican Americans. Her mother is also a chicana, born in the United States.

Both of these factors heavily influenced her writing. Through them she was able to find her own original voice. The video also includes images from a production of “The Hungry Woman.” These images are helpful because they allow us to see how the set of the play was intended to look. More of these images can be found on www.cherriemoraga.com