| Glosario | Glossary |
| Aztlán | the mythical land occupied by Aztecs; Chicano activists in 1960s and 1970s referred to Aztlán as the land Mexico lost during the Mexican-US War. |
| burla | mockery, a joke |
| Chicano | Mexican American |
| crecí | I was raised |
| deslenguado/a | insolent, foul-mouthed |
| frontera | frontier, border |
| huérfano | orphan |
| lengua | language, tongue |
| moreado | sick; dizzy |
| mestizo/a | person of mixed race |
| raza | human race |
| tartamudo | stuttering |
| zurda | left-handed |