Pachuk

Betty Allene Pachuk, age 91, Linesville, PA View Details

Cities: Jupiter FL, Dunmore PA, Warsaw OH Possible Relatives: Catherine M Pachuk, Walter A Pachuk, David E Pachuk

Anne M Pachuk, age 22, West Chester, OH View Details

Cities: Jupiter FL, Dunmore PA, Warsaw OH Possible Relatives: Catherine M Pachuk, Walter A Pachuk, David E Pachuk

Pachuco

Pachucos are male members of a counterculture associated with zoot suit fashion, jazz and swing music, a distinct dialect known as caló, and self-empowerment in rejecting assimilation into Anglo-Amerread more...ican society that emerged in Los Angeles in the late 1930s. The pachuco counterculture flourished among Chicano boys and men in the 1940s as a symbol of rebellion, especially in Los Angeles. It spread to women who became known as pachucas and were perceived as unruly, masculine, and un-American. Some pachucos adopted strong attitudes of social defiance, engaging in la vida loca seen as deviant by white/Anglo-American society, such as marijuana smoking, gang activity, and a turbulent night life. Although concentrated among a relatively small group of Mexican Americans, the pachuco counterculture became iconic among Chicanos and a predecessor for the cholo subculture which emerged among Chicano youth in the 1980s.read less...

Pachucas

Pachucas were Mexican American women who wore zoot suits during World War II, also known as “cholitas”, “slick chicks”, and “lady zoot suiters”. The suit was a symbol of rebellion due to tread more...he rationing of cloth for the war effort. Wearing the longer and loose-fitting jackets and pants was therefore seen as being unpatriotic. The zoot suit was the most salient identifying feature of “pachuquismo”, a Mexican American youth subculture. This subculture emerged during a time of increased racism and the fight for Mexican American rights and equality within American society. Both men and women wore the fingertip coats, but for women it became more than just a style. Pachuca gangs, like the Black Widows and Slick Chicks, with their black drape jackets, tight skirts, fishnet stockings and heavily emphasized make-up, were ridiculed in the press. This was not just the case for pachuca women in gangs, but pachuca women in general. Participation in the movement was a way to openly challenge conventional notions of feminine beauty and sexuality, especially in Mexican culture.read less...

Pachakutik Plurinational Unity Movement – New Country

The Pachakutik Plurinational Unity Movement – New Country is a left wing indigenist party in Ecuador. It was founded primarily as a way to advance the interests of a wide variety of indigenous peoplread more...es' organizations throughout Ecuador.read less...