UR professors on the meaning and evolution of Latinx
As Latinx Heritage Month begins, two faculty explain how the term Latinx came to be — and the importance of celebrating the history and accomplishments of the Latinx community.
Patricia Herrera and Mariela Méndez, experts on Latinx culture, research the term in academia and create programming on campus studying the community around the world.
The term Latino came about in the 1970s, Herrera explained, as an all-encompassing term for people living in the United States with ancestral roots from Latin America. Since then, the term has taken on new meaning with feminist (Latina/o and Latin@) and non-binary (Latinx) communities.
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