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When no one knows you’re Latino

2010 Census

The Census Bureau is currently in the process of revising how it addresses the race of Latino respondents. In the 2010 Census, Americans were asked if they were of Latino/Hispanic/Spanish origin and then asked to identify their race as White, Black, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, or Hawaiian/Pacific Islander. Oh, yeah, there was one last choice: Read More

Out of context or just invisible? The Afro-Latino debate in Puerto Rico

Nuestro Tambo

Historically, race has been an unmentionable issue within the Latino community. However, during the past several years, there’s been much talk about the term “Afro-Latino” in the United States. Various organizations such as the National Institute for Latino Policy launched a Census project in 2010 in an effort to inform the community to self identify Read More