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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.
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Sources:
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/06/18/census-considers-new-approach-to-asking-about-race-by-not-using-the-term-at-all/
http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/29/opinion/liu-study-hispanics-favor-whiteness/
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/05/05/millions-of-americans-changed-their-racial-or-ethnic-identity-from-one-census-to-the-next/
https://web.archive.org/web/20090831085310/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/meta/long_68178.htm
http://my.xfinity.com/slideshow/entertainment-secretlyspanishstars/18/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sj-main/the-latino-media-gap-crisis_b_5604714.html
http://www.latinpost.com/articles/3686/20131111/latinos-media-portrayal-television-latno-talent-negative.htm
http://racerelations.about.com/od/hollywood/a/Five-Common-Latino-Stereotypes-In-Television-And-Film.htm
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