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Awareness of 'Latinx' increases among US Latinos, and 'Latine' emerges as an alternative
Read full article: Awareness of 'Latinx' increases among US Latinos, and 'Latine' emerges as an alternativeOver the last few years, various terms have emerged to describe those in the U.S. with roots in Latin America and Spain.
Sanders' Latinx ban wades into community's generational rift
Read full article: Sanders' Latinx ban wades into community's generational riftArkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is tapping into a debate that's sharply divided Latinos with her decision to ban most state agencies from using the gender neutral term Latinx.
San Antonio store makes Yelp’s national top 10 list of Latinx-owned businesses to watch
Read full article: San Antonio store makes Yelp’s national top 10 list of Latinx-owned businesses to watchFeliz Modern, a small San Antonio business, is getting big love from the crowd-sourced review website Yelp.
Hispanic, Latino, Latina or Latinx? A San Antonio area professor explains
Read full article: Hispanic, Latino, Latina or Latinx? A San Antonio area professor explainsWhen it comes to Hispanics and Latinos, there’s a term that continues to bring up a lot of discussion: Latinx. A local professor explains the term.
What is Latinx?
Read full article: What is Latinx?Latinx is a term that seems to be popping up more often in the last couple of years, but research reveals that still very few Latinos identify with it. A recent Pew Research survey revealed that only 3% of the U.S. Hispanic population use the term Latinx and only 1 in 4 have even heard of it. Even if few Hispanic people know what it means, Latinx is now a part of the culture, so here’s everything you need to know about the term. In 2018 Latinx was added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary and is defined as a gender-neutral alternative to Latino or Latina. Any Latino can identify with the term but according to Pew Research, the LGBTQ community and younger generations identify as Latinx more than others.