Latinx Is A Term Many Still Can't Embrace
People born or descended from Spanish-speaking nations are still debating if any of the ethnic labels used to identify them in the United States feel right.
by Marisa Peñaloza
Oct 01, 2020
3 minutes
Latinx isn't a new term, and neither are the debates around its use.
According to a recent Pew Research Center national survey of Latinos, Latinx has not caught on. Only 3% say they use the term and it's mostly young people, ages 18 to 29, who have embraced it.
People like Daniela Muñoz, who is 25 and a senior at American University in Washington, D.C. She says that Latinx gives people the freedom to identify
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