This is an excerpt from "I am Joaquin" [1], of which wikipedia [2] says: > I Am Joaquin (also known as Yo soy Joaquin), by Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales and transla

This is an excerpt from "I am Joaquin" [1], of which wikipedia [2] says: > I Am Joaquin (also known as Yo soy Joaquin), by Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales and translated by Juanita Dominguez, is a famous epic poem associated with the Chicano movement of the 1960s in the United States. In I am Joaquin, Joaquin (the narrative voice of the poem) speaks of the struggles that the Chicano people have faced in trying to achieve economic justice and equal rights in the U.S, as well as to find an identity of being part of a hybrid mestizo society. He promises that his culture will survive if all Chicano people stand proud and demand acceptance. [1] https://www.latinamericanstudies.org/latinos/joaquin.htm https://www.latinamericanstudies.org/latinos/joaquin.htm [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Joaquin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Joaquin