What Does It Mean To Be Latino? The ‘Light-Skinned Privilege’ EditionPosted in Audio, Identity Development/Psychology, Interviews, Latino Studies, Media Archive, United States on 2021-08-21 03:46Z by Steven |
What Does It Mean To Be Latino? The ‘Light-Skinned Privilege’ Edition
Code Switch
National Public Radio
2021-07-14
Shereen Marisol Meraji, Co-host/ Senior Producer
Kumari Devarajan, Producer
Leah Donnella, Editor
 Maria Hinojosa (left) and Maria Garcia. Krystal Quiles for NPR |
Maria Garcia and Maria Hinojosa are both Mexican American, both mestiza, and both relatively light-skinned. But Maria Hinojosa strongly identifies as a woman of color, whereas Maria Garcia has stopped doing so. So in this episode, we’re asking: How did they arrive at such different places? To find out, listen to our latest installment in this series about what it means to be Latino.
Listen to the story (00:37:15) here.