Existing comment:
Latinx and Race
Federal policy uses "Hispanic" and "Latino/a" to describe people of Latin American origin, heritage, and descent or other Spanish cultures who live in the United States. This exhibition uses the gender-neutral descriptor "Latinx" (pronounced "Latin-ex").
Latinxs can be of any race. Yet approximately two-thirds consider Latinx part of their racial identity. Why? Latinx is not a race, but Latinx people are racialized. The dominant racial framework of the US is Black and White. Latinxs are viewed as distinct from Black Americans and White Americans and therefore treated as a separate group. This irregularity makes it difficult for organizations like the US Census Bureau to keep accurate demographic profiles of Latinx people in the US. |