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Hispanic, Latino, Latinx: What's in a name?

Episode 10 | 3m 12sVideo has Closed Captions

Three Seattleites discuss identity and why labels matter in the Latin American diaspora.

From Hispanic to Chicano to Latin@ to Latinx, the identifier for people in the Latin American diaspora has continued to evolve. Seattleites Louie Leiva, Inma Davis & Milvia Pacheco all have their own ways of identifying their heritage. Here, each community member shares thoughts on the emergence of the latest term, Latinx, and the larger psychological and sociological implications of such labels.

10/25/2019

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Arts is a local public television program presented by Cascade PBS

Arts

Hispanic, Latino, Latinx: What's in a name?

Episode 10 | 3m 12sVideo has Closed Captions

From Hispanic to Chicano to Latin@ to Latinx, the identifier for people in the Latin American diaspora has continued to evolve. Seattleites Louie Leiva, Inma Davis & Milvia Pacheco all have their own ways of identifying their heritage. Here, each community member shares thoughts on the emergence of the latest term, Latinx, and the larger psychological and sociological implications of such labels.

10/25/2019

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