Hispanic Heirtage Month

Language and ethnic identity ‘big part’ in students’ lives

Miami-Dade is one of the biggest Hispanic-majority county in the U.S., where 66 percent of the 2.7 million population is Hispanic, according to the Pew Research Center. At FIU, 61 percent of its 54,000 students are Hispanic, according to the University’s About Us page. But for most Hispanic millennials born in the U.S., language is a big issue.

‘Latinx’ usage encourages acceptance for all backgrounds

Daniela Perez/ Staff Writer The term “Latinx” has been introduced as the new gender neutral replacement for “Latino.” Although often misinterpreted as a typo or a made up word, it’s actually defined in the Oxford Dictionary as “a person of Latin American origin or descent (used as a gender-neutral or non-binary alternative to Latino or […]

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