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Afro- Latinas/os (Historical Background ((The Afro-Latina/o Population has…
Afro- Latinas/os
Historical Background
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Where do they come from?
Most Afro-Latinas/os can trace their origins to Columbia, Cuba, The Dominican Republic, Panama, Puerto Rico, as well as Mexico.
Term coined in the 1970s
Refers to Latinas/os in the US who have African descent and choose blackness as a racial identity as well as their Latina/o origins
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Other Themes
Why Hide the Pride
They do not appear to contribute much to society and therefore people of this community do not wish to be a part of the community even though it is their heritage.
The people of the Afro-Latino/a community hardly identify themselves as an Afro-Latino/a due to the fact that next to immigrant status race or skin color is the most commonly used form of discrimination.
The community itself is not very known to people who are not directly in the community and therefore it is difficult to have people understand that this is their culture and its's who they are when it's who they are. As noted by how on sheets that ask for race and ethnicity there is no spot for a person of Afro-Latino/a origin.
Notable People
Antonio Lopez is a person of great interest as he distilled a century long archive of Afro-Cuban / African American experiences in the USA.
Nancy Raquel Mirabal is also another person who is quite notable due to the fact that she has been focusing her research on Afro-Cubans in New York City in the 19th and 20th centuries, making her one of the main strongholds and a frontrunner of this movement.
Frank Guridy was a man who's work in examining the cross-national relationships between Afro-Cubans and African Americans is a main example of the production of knowledge in this area.
More than just people
In 2010 there was a national of survey of Latinos. This survey had found that there is a bias against people of color in Latino/a communities. In other words a level of discrimination that is solely based off of race and nothing more.
Author's Miriam Jimenez Ramon and Juan Flores published the book The Afro Latin@ Reader: History and Culture in the United States in 2010. This book is a collection of texts regarding Afro Latino/a identity, history, culture and politics.
A study that was conducted of Afro-Dominicans had found that as they stayed in the US longer they would find themselves identifying themselves more as African Americans instead of Afro-Dominicans which just goes to show how under appreciated the Afro-Latino/a community is appreciated
Why The Distinction?
Latinas/os that identify as black face more adversity than those who identify as any other race, living in segregated communities of lower income and poor school districts.
Anti-Blackness doesn't only exist outside of Afro-Latinidad; the internalization of racism is visible as individuals from countries with big Afro-Latina/o populations deny their ancestry, finding ways to conform to Westernized ideals.
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The U.S. Census Bureau suggested that Hispanic and Latino be removed as an ethnic choice and be, instead, a race distinct from Black and all other races.
This completely dismisses and excludes the intersectionality of Afro-latinas/os as they're forced to choose between either identifying as Latina/o or Black, reinforcing the racism in the Latinx community.
Lack of Research
In spite of the richness of the existing material regarding the Afro-Latina/o experience, this area is often overlooked in Latina/o studies.
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