Latinos, Latines, or Latinxs: How to Navigate Gender-Inclusive Spanish
Gender-inclusive language in Spanish, like Latinx and Latine, comes from queer, feminist, and decolonial movements aimed at inclusion and liberation.
read moreGender-inclusive language in Spanish, like Latinx and Latine, comes from queer, feminist, and decolonial movements aimed at inclusion and liberation.
read moreHispanic and Latino have been used to describe people with roots in Spain or Latin America, but the terms blur multiple diasporas’ experiences and identities.
read moreThe Dominican Republic and Haiti share an island in the Caribbean, and there are many racial, ethnic, and cultural similarities between the two nations. Though most Dominicans in the DR identify as mixed-race, the overwhelming majority of Dominicans, like Haitians, are Black by American racial standards (Black Excellence). About half of the population of the gentrifying neighborhood of Washington Heights, Manhattan, where In the Heights is set, is Dominican (U.S. Census Bureau). Washington Heights comprises one of the largest immigrant communities from the Dominican Republic within the U.S. (Furman Center). Unfortunately, In the Heights wildly misrepresents the Dominicans living in this culturally significant neighborhood, continuing a trend where Afro-Latinos are ignored on screen.
read moreAs an unaccompanied minor who traveled to the U.S. for refuge, Sergio shares his story and how we can support other unaccompanied youths.
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