What is the word Xicanx if not a reclamation of our roots
What is a carne asada if not a ritualistic gathering of kin
What is a party if not a collective healing space set to a spiritual song
What is East LA if not a modern village of Indigenous peoples
What are Dickies and Ben Davis clothing if not the regalia of tribal warriors
What is dark lipstick if not war paint for native women
What is corrido if not another tale in our sacred folklore
These rituals, spaces, and clothing were forcibly ripped from our collective memory
But we survived to recreate them. We are the opphans of a continent-wide genocide
And like any orphan, we attempt to build connections to the past…
We Resist by Recreating
Look out for Guerrero’s upcoming zine, Bangin on the System!
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