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Mestizo Latina Burqueña Nuyorican Dominican Chilenos Cubano Latino Boricuas Chicanx G u Mexicano a Tejano t e m a Argentino l a n
1560 1580 1862 1946 1972 2004 Hispanic Mestizo Latin Latino/a Hispanic Latinx Hispania "Iberian "Offspring of a Used as a Male As a noun meaning Gender inclusive. designation for Peninsula," from person of mixed Latin-American "Hispanic person" "people whose Hispanus blood," especially a inhabitant of the from 1972. languages descend "Spaniard" Specific person of mixed United States. (fem. from Latin" application to Spanish and Latina) Spanish-speaking Amerindian parts of the New parentage," World is from 1889 www.etymonline.com
Hispanic Latino Hispanic generally refers to Latino, on the other hand, is the way that Latin usually used to refer to the Americans are united way that Latin Americans are through their connection to connected to one another Spain and their links to via their common history of Spanish culture and colonization. Spaniards, tradition. Spaniards would then, would not be part of be included in this this formulation, while formulation, but Brazilians Brazilians might. would not.
Sandra Cisneros "To say Latino is to say you come to my culture in a manner of respect," said Sandra Cisneros, who refuses to have her writings included in any anthology that uses the word Hispanic. "To say Hispanic means you're so colonized you don't even know for yourself or someone who named you never bothered to ask what you call yourself. It's a repulsive slave name."
“ How did we end up Hispanic?”
“ What’s wrong with just using Latino? It’s gender neutral.”
A gender-neutral alternative to using Latino or Latina, but in later use has also been adopted by or for individuals who do not identify themselves as either male or female, but rather as another or no gender, or as a combination of genders. https://oed.com/view/Entry/79123233
“ Isn’t Latinx a U.S. imperialistic imposition on the Spanish language?”
“ I choose how to identify”
“ Whatever the label, Hispanic or Latino, the category was designed to be ambiguous.”
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Think back to how you introduced yourself at the Vestibulum congue beginning of this session. We are going to ask you to introduce yourself again but when you do, pay attention to the terms you use.
Vestibulum congue ● How does it feel to “wear” those labels? ● Do they roll smoothly off our your tongue or do you stumble over them even if you claim them? ● How do the others in your group identify? ● Are there similarities or differences? Notice your reaction to the terms they use.
“ To Live in the Borderlands by Gloria Anzaldúa
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