Who Gets To Be "American"? Pachucos, Zoot Suits, & The Riots | Capítulo 275

This week Diosa and Mala dig into Chicano history and American history: Luis Valdez's groundbreaking play and film Zoot Suit, the 1943 Zoot Suit Riots, and the question at the center: who gets to call themselves American?

Together, they trace the Zoot Suit from a cross-cultural fashion statement into a symbol that made Mexican American youth targets of state and mob violence during World War II, and why that's so resonant today. 

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