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But the first substantial rise in searches In more than 15 years of polling by Pew 5 4
(relative to all online searches) appeared in Research Center, half of Americans who
June 2016 following a shooting at Pulse trace their roots to Spanish-speaking Latin DIFFERENTIATION chapter 4
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nightclub, an LGBTQ dance club in Orlando, America and Spain have consistently said
Inquir
Florida, that was hosting its Latin Night on the they have no preference for either Hispanic Inquiry y
date of the attack. In subsequent years, the or Latino as a term to describe the group. If it is r elevant to your school population,
If it is relevant to your school population,
you could have students survey students
term’s use on social media by celebrities, poli - And when one term is chosen over another, Other Voices / Héctor Tobar you could have students survey students
(and perhaps others in the community)
ticians and grassroots organizations has the term Hispanic has been preferred to (and perhaps others in the community)
about their preferences and understanding
grown. In addition, some academic centers at Latino. Importantly, the same surveys show, about their pr efer ences and understanding
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of the terms. Some possible questions:
community colleges, public universities and country of origin labels (such as Mexican or of the terms. Some possible questions:
Ivy League universities are replacing Latino Cuban or Ecuadorian) are preferred to these What is their understanding of the differ- -
What is their understanding of the dif
fer
ence between the terms Hispanic, Latino,
program names that were established in previ- pan-ethnic terms among the population ence between the terms
Latina
ous decades with new Latinx-focused names. they are meant to describe. Latina, Latinx? Do they identify as any of
them, and if so, which one do they prefer,
them, and if so, which one do they pr efer ,
, do they pr
efer another term)?
and why (or, do they prefer another term)?
and why (or
D.C. (August 11, 2020) https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2020/08/11/about-one-in-four-u-s-hispanics-have-
“About One-in-Four U.S. Hispanics Have Heard of Latinx, but Just 3% Use It”. Pew Research Center, Washington,
e-
ficient data, they could cr
If they have suf
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Most Latino adults have not heard of If they have sufficient data, they could cre-
ate pie charts of their results. Does your
the term Latinx; few use it ate pie charts of their r esults. Does your
school use any of the designations in any
% who ... school use any of the designations in any
of
official way, and if so, what is its policy?
, and if so, what is its policy?
ficial way
Have heard of Use Latinx
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Do not
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use Latinx Connections to W orld
20% The article notes that the term “Latinx”
The article notes that the term “Latinx”
ominence after 2016, and the
came to pr
came to prominence after 2016, and the
survey was conducted at the end of 2019.
survey was conducted at the end of 2019.
Have not heard You might ask students if they can find out
Y
ou might ask students if they can find out
of Latinx
if the term has changed in prominence
76% if the term has changed in pr ominence
since then. You could ask them what
since then. Y ou could ask them what
research methods they could use to find
ch methods they could use to find
heard-of-latinx-but-just-3-use-it/
r
esear
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each a conclusion.
eliable evidence to r
For instance, could they compare search
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For instance, could they compar
Note: No answer responses not shown. reliable evidence to reach a conclusion.
Source: Survey of U.S. Latino adults conducted Dec. 3-23. 2019.
fer
ent terms?
r
esults for dif
“About One-in-Four U.S. Hispanics Have Heard of Latinx. but Just 3% results for different terms?
Use it”
PEW RESEARCH CENTER
1. How does the authors’ explanation of the history of these identity labels relate to the
data shown in the graph?
2. How does the information in this excerpt and graph affect your understanding of how
Tobar’s interviewees respond to terms such as Hispanic, Latino, or Latinx?
3. Based on Tobar’s observations as he traveled the country, how do you think our language
around racial and ethnic identities will change in the next decade or so?
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