A portmanteau of the words Chicano and
Hipster. They are typically educated, better-off and younger Mexican-Americans who retain some of their
parents' Chicano culture, while also integrating modern American
hipster appearances such as skinny jeans and flannel.
Boyle Heights has
seen soaring property values and cost-of-
living due to all the chipsters moving back to the traditionally low-income and homogeneously Mexican neighborhood; they tend to congregate at
coffee shops such as Primera Taza.