We Mexican Americans are literally just Americans of Mexican descent. Just like Irish Americans, African Americans, Italian Americans, etc. We keep certain cultural traditions (while adding our own twists here and there) but nonetheless we are American just of a different background. Mexicans don't see us as authentic Mexicans deeming us white washed. Meanwhile in the states many (Anglo) Americans still see us as foreigners. The struggle.

I'm mexican American but if someone here in the u.s asks me what nationality I am I say mexican & in Mexico I don't feel mexican enough if that makes sense I just feel out of place sometimes......

Mexicans and mexican americans are two totally different lifestyles.....period

More than 30 million Americans trace their roots back to Mexico - but what does it mean to be Mexican-American?

It means that you are a citizen of the United States with Mexican ancestry.

British people wanna know how we roll 💀💀

If you get offended by the word chicano You don't know what it means

Being Mexican-American is being born in the united states but your blood is mexico

Mexican-American is an individual born in the USA to Mexican parents. We follow the American traditions 4th of July, Memorial Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc. , but still eat tamales, tortillas, frijoles, chile, etc. as well as pizza, hamburgers, hot dogs, fries, etc. so we experience a little bit of both worlds............if that makes sense🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

that guy doesnt know what chicano means but hes offended and gets pissed. yup pretty much everyone in 2016

I'm proud to be both. Best cultures in the world.

Not all Mexicans and Latinos are brown

Mexican American means to be proud of being Mexican and American.

It means that you have family who came from Mexico, whether it's your parents, grandparents or great-grandparents. Mexican-Americans can or can not speak Spanish, do or do not celebrate the 16th of September... we're all different! I can only speak for myself when I say I'm proud of my Mexican heritage and I'm proud to be born in the USA.

it means you have out be more mexican than mexicans and more American than Americans and not being accepted by either.

Proud 7th generation Mexican American! 🇺🇸🇲🇽💪🏻

I'm a Mexican American and people say that I'm "white" just because I don't speak Spanish like they do or I don't come straight from Mexico like they do but I'm proud being Mexican American because I would not change the country that I live in or my roots

As a mexican american I'm proud of my mexican heritage. But I know that my allegiance first goes to the u.s.

I’m Mexican-American, and I can assure it’s almost a unique problem for Mexican-Americans to be rejected by both cultures. On the one hand we have other Americans who reject us because of the high immigration of Mexicans into the U.S. and somehow blame all of us for that - despite the fact that history teaches you that we’ve been here just as long and we’re actually allowed by the U.S. government at the time to stay after the U.S. acquired CA, TX, NM, and AZ. Then we have the Mexicans who reject us which doesn’t occur as much in other cultures; for instance, I’ve been learning Portuguese for about a year so I’ve met countless Brazilians and I’ve asked (most of) them what they consider children born to Brazilian parents outside of Brazil and pretty much all have said “they’re still Brazilian”. And I think that applies to most other countries except Mexico which is hugely patriotic and see us as white-washed and our parents as traitors to Mexico because some of ours immigrated to the States. It sucks because I can attest that we embrace both sides of our identities and are embraced by neither. We gotta stand together, y’all.

My parents were Mexican, and I consider myself lucky to be born the United States of America. I was In the Navy for 28 years, so I saw a lot of places that I wouldn't want live in. The Mexican American community in general is proud of their heritage and culture and their contributions to America. And I'm glad I was able to add a little something to my country. It would have been nice if this video had gone a bit further than just along the border and interviewed folks where Mexican communities have been established for a long time (since the 1930s).

I'm Mexican American I can speak 2 languages yay I'm so happy for my culture

With out Mexico we all be dead no chocolate 😱

🇺🇸I'm a proud Mexican that waves an American flag on the forth of july🇺🇸

Should've spoken to first generations. they would've given the best explanation of mexican-american.

More than 30 million Americans trace their roots back to Mexico - it's the fastest growing demographic in the US. BBC Pop Up spent January in Tucson, not far from the border, where 42% of the population is Hispanic. Benjamin Zand asked dozens of people to explain what being Mexican-Americans means to them.

all the Mexicans I have met are hard-working religious proud people. they come to America not looking for a handout but for a better life for themselves and their family. my father was an immigrant God bless his soul I seen how hard he had it. God bless Mexico and the Mexican people.

You can't put all Mexican Americans into one category. Someone who came from Mexico legally or illegally is just Mexican. Only Americans that have Mexican descend is a Mexican American There's Mexican-Americans that can trace their roots to California and Texas before they became part of the United States, and then there's Mexican Americans such as myself that were born in a family of immigrants. Then there's Mexican-Americans living in the Mid West and the East Coast or places that never were part of Mexico. Begin Mexican American means that your are an American with Mexican roots, it mean that you celebrate Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year with pozole and tamales. It means that you are bilingual, it means that you either look like a Mexican and act like an American or even act as a Mexican.Also not all of us have the same values, some conservative and other are liberals. Just like a Irish American with Irish roots, the only difference with us is that our skin color, surnames,traditions, culture and physical appearance is not "American" enough so we have to use the "Mexican","Latino" or "Hispanic" label, but that would be different if we had blue eyes and blonde hair, otherwise why is it uncommon to hear someone identify as German American or Italian American?

Born in matamoros mexico 🇲🇽 raised in Brownsville TX I feel more proud to be a Texan than anything when I describe Texas to others I get this amazing feeling I love Texas so much I would definitely go to war protecting my Texas

I am an American of Mexican Mexican Descent. My 3 out of 4 of my grandparents were born in the U.S. My great grandfather served in WW2 to obtain his U.S citizenship. bothe My parents grew up in american culture. So when other people of mexican descent ask me "Are u mexican?" i always say "No im American" they usually get mad and say "no youre mexican!" and i say "well i was born here in the U.S how am i not american?" why does that make people so mad?😑

I am Mexican American and proud of it, I was born in the greatest country in the world, don't care what anyone thinks

What about the life of American Mexican ?

All Mexicans are Mexican American! Mexico it's America! So yeah... That makes me Mexican American born in the US.

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Being Mexican american means that no one really diggs you and our are your own. I am Mexican. And even Mexican don't like me cause I know English and I speak Spanish with a accent. I came back to mexico after living all my childhood in the states.. I came here and I know they don't like me. And there are many more like me here in my city and we just kick it with each other.. We chill with other Mexicans that know English but they had never lived in the states. We think differently.. And well the issue is more with the older folks here in mexico they call you "Pocho" which I personally don't like. And they think that you think your better than them which I believe is not but they think that just cause u speak a language you grew up with.. It really sucks to be a americanized Mexican in mexico. Well at least in my experience I don't know about others but I have ran into issues with other people around my age because I am more used to speaking and thinking in a language different to them. But a Mexican one that was born in mexico living in the states will never think of themselves as a American or Chicano or any of that. I am proud to be Mexican but I was taken to the states at a young age and now I am stuck in the middle of not knowing really what to accept.. If a mother who I was never with(Mexico) who's trying to gain my love or a step mother who always showed me love and showed me how to be a man.(U.S.)

Proud to be Mexican American

Being Mexican American means supporting and backing each other. It also means contributing to America and the American way and getting rid of bigotry.

I’m Mexican American but i only know the US I’ve never been to Mexico i speak Spanish. But I have always felt more American 😐

As a Mexican American I get more hate from Mexicans than I do from any other population of people that live here in the United States. It's the craziest thing.

to all the people in the comments talking about "you're not mexican youre just american" can shut the hell up. thats like saying chinese or korean people born in america arent korean or chinese just bc they were born in the US and not in the country of their origin. if one or both of your parents are mexican THAN YOU'RE MEXICAN PERIOD. it doesn't matter if you were born in mexico or not you're still mexican theres nothing else to it.

Bring Mexican American means I will never be deported

It means they're 'Mexamerican'.... Im English with German and Scottish roots so that makes me 'Engertish!'

I've had two different sets of Mexican Neighbors and I like the fact that they are family oriented, honestly they were some of the best neighbors i've had, they worked hard , took care of there business and didn't make any excuses.

There is a huge difference in being Mexican and Mexican American..I experienced living both in Mexico and the US and I found it hard to find my identity because I consider both my contries but they both rejected me..made me feel like I belonged in the border or something..I was a “gringa” in Mexico and here I’m a Mexican..but i’m not a Mexican..I’m an American with Mexican parents..I’m an American with a Mexican background..I’m a Mexican American..See people like me get discriminated because we don’t appear “American” but we don’t act Mexican enough..I personally feel blessed to speak 2 languages (with a hint of Italian that I learned in High School) I can switch from English to Spanish in a jif..I can translate to either Spanish or English..I can read and write both. I can enjoy both worlds..unfortunately people have made it hard for me to do so. I have received bullying and racism from every race I have come across. I will always be seen as an outcast..my Mexican family thinks I’m a snob because I have a different lifestyle and non-hispanic acquaintances think I eat Tacos for breakfast, lunch, and dinner..I get dirty looks because I’m clearly Hispanic, without getting to know me personally. I must be a chola that sells drugs and have cartel family members

We are proud of our Mexican heritage. It is something that we cannot deny because their blood runs through our veins but we are Americans.

YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT!!! "WE ARE EITHER AMERICANS OR WE ARE NOT." SO LET US GET RID OF ALL THOSE SYNONYMS THAT KEEPS US CONFUSED AND DEVIDED AS TO WHO WE ARE. WE ARE AMERICANS! WE ARE AMERICANS OF MEXICAN DESCENT AND DON'T LET NEITHER THE MEXICANS NOR THE AMERICANS(ANGLOS) TAKE THAT AWAY FROM YOU!

youre mexican-american when you have dual citizenship, that much is true.

As a black american and even sometimes are communities do beef in Los Angeles.. I have nothing but 100000% Love for Mexicans and Mexicans Americans and they have some of the biggest hearts... My car broke down in east LA and I was like dayum, so these 4 Chulos came by and I swore their would be some issues.. they stop and help me change my tire.. So no hate and nothing but love...

Chicano is a feeling Of not bowing down to no one! Fighting back against injustice Pride in the culture AZTEC WARRIOR!

It means a lot of discrimination.

I am an American Mexican. I am of Mexican ascent. That’s right, you’ve read it right: ASCENT, My country is America and my whole devotion is to it. My heritage is Mexican and I cannot transfuse my blood. In this duality I stand for justice, whether American or Mexican. Justice is of God, not men.

we arw Mexicans. our blood and are heart is mexican and i feel so proud to be a Mexican

I'm chicana💕💞

Mexican food is very delicious and my favorite. Their culture is so rich too! Viva Mexico!

Thank you for doing this video as a Mexican-American I don't feel Mexican, I am Mexican-American and it is separate and different. It annoys me when people lump it altogether.

it means that you know and care about your cultural and ethnic heritage or background

Good vídeo!

Our culture stays Mexican but we are proud Americans

I never had any problems with Mexican people from Mexico it's a pleasant experience and I feel comfortable in both Mexico and USA. I love being born in the USA as a Mexican but I will say I feel more at home and comfortable with Mexicans and Hispanic people than whites. Even Hispanic who aren't Mexican truly understand Mexicans as opposed to whites who probably just see us a foreigners regardless.

I consider myself chicana because that’s the way I grew , the Mexican and American culture !

Being Mexican American means I am free

i just say i’m mexican, feel more like it even though i’ve lived here all my life

Why does BBC always talk about the United States Damn

I'll tell ya. Not all of us don't like to just get into gang fights. We like flowers and music and white girls named Debbie too.

The frustrating part about being Mexican-American is that the immigrant aspect gets highlighted too much. The identity is not Mexican it is Mexican-American. No other ethnicity is treated like people of Mexican descent. The Irish, Polish, Italian have all moved away from their immigrant past but Mexican-Americans can never escape it. I believe this video did exactly what the narrative has been for a long time in that it didn't focus on the "American" people of Mexican descent who have been in the U.S. for multiple generations. They don't know have any immigrant family members, don't speak with accents, don't travel to Mexico to visit family, etc. At this point they are as American as apple pie. Benjamin as the one gentleman said people of Mexican/Spanish descent have been in the U.S. longer than the founding of the United States. So all people of Mexican ancestry are not immigrants. You take someone like actress Eva Longoria who is a 9th generation American/Texan/Mexican-American/Spanish-American. Her family was here long before George Washington lived in Mount Vernon. What videos like this do is perpetuate a myth that somehow all "Mexicans" are immigrants. That's bullshit!! Mexican Americans will never be accepted or treated as full "Americans" because this type of crap keeps going on. The media, hollywood, politics, education is all swayed by this myth which is not true. STOP DISTORTING OUR TRUE STORY SO THAT WE CAN PROGRESS AS A PEOPLE IN THE GENERAL AMERICAN MAINSTREAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for the video it gave me an opportunity to vent my frustration!!

I'm a US citizen that resides in Mexico with my wife from Tuxpan and we have a son. He is an American-Mexican and can do his studies in either country. I may not have been born in Mexico but it is where my heart is.

I was born in Mexico and came to the US as a child, became a Citizen in 2003, I am MEXICAN-AMERICAN because I live here but am from Mexico and I will never forget my Mexico lindo!

I've always said it. Love being Mexican American. Love speaking both languages because that way i don't need cable. If nothing is on local English channels i switch to the Spanish channels and vice versa same for the radio when in the car and yes i have antenna tv and i don't care because it gives me like 30 English channels and five Spanish channels

What word did you not understand Mexican-American

Being Mexican American means freedom

It means going to night school and getting a B in Spanish

It's funny how people tell Mexicans they aren't Americans even though Mexico is in North America. And they aren't even Americans them selves. Your ancestors came here.

I'm Frist generation american of an argentine descent and people always confused me as a white mexican because I speak Spanish when I was younger.

Mexican=original mexican traditions Mexican american= still mexican but with some american traditions added.

"I don't know what Chicano means but it's offensive to me", Jim Price... wow, how lazy

that flamenco music in the background in a video about mexican americans?? Is it a coincidence or does the editor think that spanish flamenco is representative of Mexico??

I'm fluent in both English and Spanish, but for some reason when I speak to white people, my Hispanic accent comes out, and when I speak to pure Mexicans, my American accent comes out 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

Wait aren't Mexicans part of America (Continent)

It means: ¿Qué pedo güey? ¡Viva México!

i like burgers and arroz con frijoles

No matter how many times u mix if u have Mexican connections u a mestizo supernatural super Mexican the force is with u 😀😀😀no matter if DNA says u this or that u still a super Mexican 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

I'm half anglo, and hispanic. I've never felt in place with traditional Mexican culture, nor Anglo culture.

The man Jim Price seems ignorant. He says he finds the word “Chicano” as offensive but doesn’t know what that means. How can he be offended without knowing what it means. The Chicano civil rights movement helped us in so many ways. My mom was attending Belmont High School in Los Angeles during the walk-outs and none of the Chicano movements actions were in vain. Perhaps he can take a Chicano History class. My mom is American of Mexican descent, as was my grandfather and great-grandfather. That side of the family is traced all the way back to Texas before it was part of the USA. My father was born and raised in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico & emigrated to California at 18 to study here. He eventually settled here & met my mom & married her. I am blessed to have the best of both worlds. I could be wrong, but I am under the assumption that Mr. Price in this video is mixed with Anglo descent and perhaps has had a little white privilege in his life. My children are bi-racial and their father is Irish/German but you ask them what ethnicity they are and will be quick to say Mexican and American as they were raised with my cultura. As for Mr. Price mentioning Mexicans applying for AHCCCS healthcare (Arizona’s state-funded Medicaid healthcare) and living in Mexico. Well unfortunately there are some people that commit fraud. One of the requirements is that they are US citizens or US residents living in the state of Arizona. I was an eligibility worker for social services I. California for 7 years in addition to a couple of years in Arizona. I saw some cases of this type of fraud and although I didn’t see it often, it does happen. It can be reported to the state anonymously. I am very proud to be an American and thankful to God for my Mexican roots. I love and keep in touch with my paternal side living in Mexico and am proud of my Tejano roots (as grandpa used to say). Blessed to be born with the best of both worlds, thankful to be educated in knowing those roots and the importance of the Chicano movement. If anyone wants to learn a thing or two, I recommend a book written by Dr. Rudy Acuña titled Occupied America. Education is key mi gente! Much love and respect to my raza. ✊

Mexicans are born Mexican citizens, US citizenship is a add on. They can vote in Mexico where i can't because i'am a US citizen.

You know where the Mexican American came from? but once there hear what is it like? "THERE AMERICANS" like any other American who is from the U.S.

Spent all my life in the US I respect my Mexican heritage but overall don’t really hold any deep love for it nor do I consider it my homeland

You should visit Texas, we are all over the place here!

Even if we were born in China....Japan...Russia...India etc etc, we are Still Mexican at the end of the day and that is something to be proud of chavalitos ✊🏽❤️🇲🇽💯

...My grandma fled Mexico in 1915 at age 15 after her family lost their land in the 1910-1920 Mexican Revolution. They fled for their lives. My Grandma met my Grandpa in the United States. My Grandfather was a WW1 Veteran. My father and mother were both born in the United States. My father was a WW2 Veteran. I was born and raised in the US. My Grandpa never let us grand-children talk about Mexico or visit Mexico because he knew my Grandma's heart was broken when she lost her brother and family's land in the Revolution as young girl. Now that I am much older I plan to visit. I doubt my family can reclaim the land of my great-grandparents. That's ok because we already carved out a life in the US for three generations. Wars are terrible and their victims pay a terrible price. I concluded I am a human of the human race.

The Border between the Kingdom of Spain and the USA was till 1800 the Mississippi River . Our ancestors were here before any Anglo settlers came to America, before the USA was founded .We were always here, only the Border moved

So I have recently went to Mexico and yes there is a huge difference because when you walk anywhere you stand out like a sore thumb and it’s kinda weird because the way you dress may be normal to us but to them it’s weird but yea it’s really different being mexican and mexican american

Wow how cool much of this is from my town of Tucson, AZ. Pleasant surprise for a random video!

I can understand, I know all to well the struggle you all claim to have.

Being Mexican American means I can vote

What it means to me to be Mexican i love being Mexican. Being born in states doesn't mean that culture is gone, we have the people, our togetherness especially when it comes to family, our food but I mean authentic food that can take hours or days to make..not fast food chains that say its mexian, our golden skin people envy to have. I'm going to change it up with one of my biggest issue is to say you dont like or date your own kind to me this is a serious lack of self worth, Maybe its not them its you. how could you say that about our people we beautiful in and out, just like every other culture...

Yall can’t do that in Mexico?

Dope 😮

I love the Mexican culture what heart, passion and beauty. Please remember why you came here to America, remember the day's the bandito came into your vilages and stole your food and even worse things that I don't want to mention, keep your beautiful culture and share it with America help keep America free of the bandito please there is a bandito in all race and culture help us.

Well, I just call myself American because my parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, and so on were all born in America. Even though I am fluent in Spanish and can read and write it, my main language is English.

Tucson!! I recognize the mountains, the food, and of course Wildcat country anywhere :)

It means that we are bronze indigenous in our own continent...not illegals!!!