ABSTRACT
Definitions of transnationalism generally focus on exchanges, connections, relationships, and practices across borders that transcend the national space as the principal reference point for activities and identities. In a sociological context, transnationalism is also referred to as a process in which cultural and physical flows move across national borders. Chicanas/os are also unique in that they believe to have a historical claim to the American territory in the Southwest bordering Mexico, obtained through a war of invasion, known as the Mexican-American War. This made them foreigners in their own land, exiles who never left home. Consequently, the Chicana/o perspective is often marked by the ambition to legitimize their position from within the nation. Chicana/o scholars have contributed to lifting the veil of silence while challenging the homogeneity of US nationalism, history, and culture. It might be fitting to call Chicanas/os not merely Americans but rather the very Americans of the Third Millennium who share a transnational and transcultural vision.
