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Latine Experience

Resources related to the Latine experience and Latine Heritage Month

¿Latinque?

 

Latin American populations encompasses a huge range of experiences, regions, and cultures. As such, there are many labels that attempt to identify them accurately and respectfully. You may have heard terms such as Latino, Chicana, or Hispanic. Like all language, these are not fixed terms but part of an open ended conversation of identity, cultural, and values. Collected in this section are definitions and resources on the the terms Chicanx/o/a, Hispanic, Latine, Latinidad, and Latinx/o/a. This LibGuide uses the term 'Latine' as it is inclusive of the LGBTQ community and is more likely to be used outside of an academic context. Click on the image below to get information on other terms!
 
                  
 
 
 
 

Videos

 

Are Hispanic and Latino racial categories? Well, according the US Census they're not. And with good reason! Just like the US, Latin America has an incredibly complex racial history and latinx in America represent this highly varied background. Of course this reality makes talking about race, ethnicity and whiteness in America even more confusing! So we enlisted the help of Kat Lazo to break it all down.

 
 

It is important to highlight that being Latine/x does not look like one distinct set of features or cultures. People from Latin America typically are a mix of European, African, and Native American ancestry.