User:Hfocc/Ni de Aquí, Ni de Allá

Ni de aquí, ni de allá

“Ni de aquí, ni de allá” (Spanish for “Not from here, not from there,” or “Neither from here, nor from there”) is a phrase used within Chicana/o culture, to describe the struggles they face to build their identities. It describes the concept that a Chicana/o identifying individual is “too white” or has been “whitewashed,” and is no longer fully accepted in Mexican culture, but also “too Mexican” or “too ethnic” to be fully accepted into mainstream white, Eurocentric American culture.

= English translation = “Ni de aquí, ni de allá” is usually translated in English as “Not from here, not from there.” The more literal translation used within Chicana/o culture is “Neither from here, nor from there.”

= Founder = American scholar and Chicana feminist Gloria Anzaldua developed various theories about the marginalized and mixed identities that develop when borders are crossed. In her book, Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza (1987), Anzaldua discusses her experience growing up on the border of Texas and Mexico, as well as her lifelong dedication to documenting the experiences of social and cultural marginalization in the Chicana community. In ___ (year), she coined the phrase “Ni de aquí, ni de allá,” as a way to

= Popular culture =

Movie
Ni de aquí, ni de allá (1988 film)

Art
Ni de aqui, ne de alla (Not from here, not from there) Gallery

“The Spanish phrase ni de aquí, ni de allá, which translates to “not from here, not from there,” is frequently used by bilingual and bicultural young people to describe the intersecting identities of American and Immigrant.” – (direct quote)

Books
Borderlands – author Gloria Anzaldua


 * “The term Borderlands, according to Anzaldúa, refers to the geographical area that is most susceptible to la mezcla [hybridity], neither fully of Mexico nor fully of the United States.” (DQ found on Wikipedia – Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza)

= Other uses = (maybe?)