How many of these Chicano facts did you know...

With "The Cheech" (Cheech's new Chicano Art Museum) making waves and Cinco de Mayo just around the corner͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌   Hey Marilyn – It’s Uncle Tommy… With "The Cheech" (Cheech's new Chicano Art Museum) making waves and Cinco de Mayo just around the corner, I figured it would be cool to share a bit about what "Chicano" actually is... Like, what does it mean when we say something or someone is "Chicano" 'Cause, I gotta tell ya, it's a little more interesting than you might think... Now of course, your Uncle Tommy is not Chicano. So everything I'm sharing is a combination things I've heard (while high, mind you...) from Cheech over the years and a good amount of Googling to try to piece it all together in my head. With that out of the way, let's jump in: First, "Chicano" doesn't mean Mexican. It's doesn't even necessarily mean "Mexican-American". It's like the old term "table stakes"... Meaning, you have to Mexican-American to be Chicano, but being Mexican-American doesn't MAKE you Chicano.... I'll explain. See, the term "Chicano" originally referred to Mexican-Americans born in the United States. (And I'm told it was kind of a slur... It basically means "little Mexican" in Spanish...) But now-a-days it's something Cheech likes to call "positive identity". Meaning you have to choose to be a Chicano. It's a name Cheech and millions of other Chicanos across America wear with pride. Another thing you might not know is there are a TON of iconic murals created by Chicaco artists all over my hometown of Los Angeles. I see ‘em when I drive around and let me tell ya, they are so impressive! I did some more Googling about this and found out that the Chicano Art Movement started in the late 60s and early 70s as a response to the civil rights struggles and social injustices facing Mexican-Americans in the United States. Man, I love that! I've always believed that art is one of the best ways to inspire change in the world. One of my favorite murals is called "Muro que Habla, Canta y Grita," which means "Wall that Talks, Sings, & Shouts." (Yes, I typed that into my phone to get the real translation, in case you're wondering) [Mural] It's near Ruben F. Salazar Park (named after a Chicano journalist) and covers themes like resistance, immigration, scientific advances, and family life. Absolutely breathtaking! If you're ever in LA, you gotta check it out, man. And for your final fact... Did you know that Cinco de Mayo is celebrated more in the US than in Mexico? Guess we just love any excuse for 'tacos and cervezas', right? I mean, who wouldn't? Anyway, I hope you're enjoying this little journey into Chicano/Mexican history as much as I am! And hey, if you're looking for a reason to stock up and save, our Cinco de Mayo sale is still going strong – get 30% off everything at [GetChongCBD.com]( and free shipping using the discount code CINCO at checkout. It's like a fiesta for your wallet! (Look at that! I AM a comedian...) Keep on keepin’ on. Tommy Chong     [Facebook]( [Instagram]( Don't Want These Emails? All Good Man! [Unsubscribe]( Send All Love Letters & Hate Mail Here: Tommy Chong's CBD 274 S 700 W Pleasant Grove, UT 84062