I'm A Cholo
In the United States, the word \u201ccholo\u201d invokes images of gang members, lowriders, and tattoos. But in South America, cholo or \u201ccholito\u201d can either be a term of endearment or a racial slur used against people of indigenous ancestry. How come one word is used to describe two very different groups of people on opposite sides of the world? We take a journey, from the streets of California to the Andes of Peru, to find the roots of an ancient and harmful term that some people are, nonetheless, reclaiming as an element of pride and identity.