Latinx (pronounced La-teen-ex) is the gender-neutral term that covers one of the largest and fastest growing minorities in the United States, accounting for 17 percent of the country. Over 58 million Americans belong to the category, including a sizable part of the countrys working class, both foreign and native-born. Their political empowerment is altering the balance of forces in a growing number of states. And yetLatinxbarely figure in Americas ongoing conversation about race and ethnicity. Remarkably, the US census does not even have a racial category for Latino.Author: Ed Morales.Hardcover:368 pages.

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