Ku sii qor faqradan - Gabaygiisa "Yo soy Joaquín", oo loo yaqaano Ingiriis ahaan "I Am Joaquin", Gonzales wuxuu la wadaagay aragtidiisa cusub ee cosmological ee "Chicano", oo aan aheyn Hindi ama Yurub, ama Mexico ama Mareykanka, laakiin isku darka dhammaan aqoonsiyada is khilaafsan. "Qabiilka" cusub, ama jinsiyadani waxay asal ahaan ka soo jeedaan ilbaxnimadii ka hor Kolumbus, taasoo siisay xuquuq ay ku degaan dhulkii awoowayaashood ee Aztlán. Waxaa lagu xoojiyay fikradaha sida kuwa José Vasconcelos, Xoghayaha Waxbarashada Mexico ee kacaanka
Alvaro Obregón, oo ku dhawaaqay in rajada bini'aadamka ay kujirto isku dhafka "Raza Cósmica" ee Latin America. Laakiin waxaa laga yaaba in Joaquin, oo ah Chicano-kii caadiga ahaa, uu rajada mustaqbalkiisa ka helay kicintiisa shakhsi ahaaneed iyo ruuxi ahaaneed, xaqiijinta ku qasabtay xaaladdiisa sida dadka laga tirada badan yahay ee la dulmay ee Mareykanka.