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Latinos across the United States are redefining identities, pushing boundaries, and awakening politically in powerful and surprising ways. Many—Afrolatino, indigenous, Muslim, queer and undocumented, living in large cities and small towns—are voices who have been chronically overlooked in how the diverse population of almost sixty million Latinos in the U.S. has been represented. No longer.
In this empowering cross-country travelogue, journalist and activist Paola Ramos embarks on a journey to find the communities of people defining the controversial term, “Latinx.” She introduces us to the indigenous Oaxacans who rebuilt the main street in a post-industrial town in upstate New York, the “Las Poderosas” who fight for reproductive rights in Texas, the musicians in Milwaukee whose beats reassure others of their belonging, as well as drag queens, environmental activists, farmworkers, and the migrants detained at our border. Drawing on intensive field research as well as her own personal story, Ramos chronicles how “Latinx” has given rise to a sense of collectivity and solidarity among Latinos unseen in this country for decades.
A vital and inspiring work of reportage, Finding Latinx calls on all of us to expand our understanding of what it means to be Latino and what it means to be American. The first step towards change, writes Ramos, is for us to recognize who we are.
About the Author
Paola Ramos es la presentadora de “Latin-X” en VICE, y contribuyente semanal a Telemundo News, en donde moviliza a la comunidad latinx proporcionándoles un espacio para contar sus historias. Paola ha pasado la mayor parte de su carrera en la política demócrata y los espacios de activismo social. Fue directora adjunta de medios hispánicos para Hillary Clinton, así como funcionaria política en la Casa Blanca durante la presidencia de Obama. Ramos es mexicana, cubana, española y americana. Recibió su Maestría en Política Publica del Harvard Kennedy School, y su licenciatura de Barnard College, Columbia University. Ha escrito para Teen Vogue, NowThis, CNN, PopSugar, RIse Up, VICE Impact y Remezcla.
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