Gabaygiisa "Yo soy Joaquín", oo ingiriisiga loogu yeedho "Aniga ayaa Joaquin ah", Gonzales waxa uu ku sheegay aragtidiisa cusub ee caalamiga ah ee "Chicano", oo aan aheyn Indian ama European, ama Mexican ama American, laakin isku darka dhamaan 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 ee Mexico ee hoos yimaada Wasaaradda Waxbarashada.
kacaankii Alvaro Obregón, kaasoo 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.