Topic: Chicana culture, cultural appropriation, Chicanos in Japan
Participants: Eduardo Valencia, Musician and Educator
Broadcast Air Date: 03/15/19
Time: 5:15 PM (PST)
Station: KUCR 88.3 FM Riverside, CA
KUCR station page: http://www.kucr.org
Archive pages: https://soundcloud.com/stoppretending, http://www.dreport.org

Send comments about this segment to: comments@dreport.org

Segment produced in KUCR, the radio station of the University California in Riverside.

Disclaimer: The views expressed are the sole responsibility of the respective speakers and do not represent the endorsed position of the UC Regents, UC Riverside or KUCR.

Discussion Topics:

A conversation  on the New York Times  video  article:
Inside Japan’s Chicano Subculture  By Emily Rhyne, Walter Thompson-Hernández and Alexandra Eaton
link: https://www.nytimes.com/video/style/100000005806771/japan-chicano-culture.html

– Can Chicano culture exist in japan?
-What is Chicano culture?
– Is taking a low rider to Japan a form of cultural appropriation?
– What is are superficial cultural elements of the Chicano experience?
– Is Japanese culture older than Mexican or Chicano culture?
-Is cultural appropriation harmful?
-What is culture?
-What is the function of culture?
-Who gets to be the real Chicano?
-Can you pay for culture with bag full of money?
–  Is Chicano culture a trend?
-If we had to make a poster for Chicano culture, is it fair to just put low riders?
-Who owns culture?
– Can Mexicans and Chicanos also culturally appropriate?
-Did Frida Kahlo culturally appropriate from indigenous culture?
-Will the Chicano sub-culture in Japan change to something new that is uniquely Japanese?