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Rasquachismo – to make the most from the least « Rasquachismo — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 16:21:22 +0000

[...] Begriff des ‚Rasquache’ hatte in Mexiko, wo er zuerst verwendet wurde, zunächst eine negative Konnotation, beschrieb er [...]

By: Canela

Canela — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:53:27 +0000

How about the word “chuntaro”?

By: Christine

Christine — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 05:16:16 +0000

Can Chicano literature be classified as rasquache?

By: oso

oso — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 18:18:46 +0000

Thanks Abuelita!

By: Abuelita

Abuelita — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 02:06:26 +0000

My dad is mestizaje from Patzcuaro, Michoacan. He used the word to mean rascally or someone who figured out a totally different way to get something done despite the difficulties and with great creativity, a survivor type person. Researchers Hurtado and Gurin use it academically in their study of Chicano/a culture and identity. I’ve encountered the word as an adjective, noun and verb.

By: chilli

chilli — Sun, 19 Sep 2004 14:58:04 +0000

could you send me some words of cholo i like that words. i realy intersit in that. i want learen that words and spainish words. send to my pleas.

great time

By: oso

oso — Sat, 18 Sep 2004 16:53:24 +0000

chilli,

Daily Texican’s blog is the best place.

By: chilli

chilli — Thu, 16 Sep 2004 10:27:53 +0000

how can learen cholo words

By: oso

oso — Thu, 26 Aug 2004 06:52:15 +0000

Elena,

I think that you, la Mexicana, are probably right. I had never even heard of the word Rasquache before until going to a Chican@ art exhibit here in San Diego with Laura and her sister, both of whom had heard the word before. I’ve since asked other Mexicans with little time in the country if they knew the word and about half said yes so I figured its origin was from Mexico.

I’ve looked all around the web though and can’t find anything that would back that up. If anything it looks like the origin came from Tomas Ybarra Frausto which would definitely make it an “academic term.” But how did he come up with that word? And how is it now conocido in Mexico?

If anyone has any answers please let me know.

Rajeev,

I’m going to look for that song. There’s also a Mexican “indie” band named Rasquache.

By: rajeev

rajeev — Tue, 24 Aug 2004 21:49:49 +0000

of fences / with switches
turn them on
moats of / your homes
poured salt on these slugs
mugshot / fatigue
shimmering

pacemaker pace yourself
you were slowly crawling your way out

torniquet / of gossip
on a board of checkered chess
salt ring / probing
in case of emergency
stampede / coming
mastodon infantry
radiate / this frequency
show me just what the hell you mean

pacemaker pace yourself

here comes the bride
here comes the bride
lavender smothered
in black turpentice

- rascuache by at the drive-in