The host of VICE’s “Latin-X” examines the growing influence and power of the estimated 32.5 million Latinos in the U.S. under the age of 40 and how they are redefining Latino identity. Original. - (Baker & Taylor)
"Young Latinos across the United States are redefining their identities, pushing boundaries, and awakening politically in powerful and surprising ways. Many of them--Afrolatino, Indigenous, Muslim, queer and undocumented, living in large cities and smalltowns--are voices who have been chronically overlooked in how the diverse population of almost sixty million Latinos in the U.S. has been represented. No longer. In this empowering cross-country travelogue, journalist and activist Paola Ramos embarks on a journey to find the communities of people defining the controversial term, 'Latinx.' She introduces us to the Indigenous Oaxacans who rebuilt the main street in a post-industrial town in upstate New York, the 'Las Poderosas' who fight for reproductive rights in Texas, the musicians in Milwaukee whose beats reassure others of their belonging, as well as drag queens, environmental activists, farmworkers, and the migrants detained at our border. Drawing on intensive field research as well as her own personal story, Ramos chronicles how 'Latinx' has given rise to a sense of collectivity and solidarity among Latinos unseen in this country for decades. A vital and inspiring work of reportage, Finding Latinx calls on all of us to expand our understanding of what it means to be Latino and what it means to be American. The first step towards change, writes Ramos, is for us to recognize who we are"-- - (Baker & Taylor)
Young Latinos across the United States are redefining their identities, pushing boundaries, and awakening politically in powerful and surprising ways. Many of them—Afrolatino, indigenous, Muslim, queer and undocumented, living in large cities and small towns—are voices who have been chronically overlooked in how the diverse population of almost sixty million Latinos in the U.S. has been represented. No longer.
In this empowering cross-country travelogue, journalist and activist Paola Ramos embarks on a journey to find the communities of people defining the controversial term, “Latinx.” She introduces us to the indigenous Oaxacans who rebuilt the main street in a post-industrial town in upstate New York, the “Las Poderosas” who fight for reproductive rights in Texas, the musicians in Milwaukee whose beats reassure others of their belonging, as well as drag queens, environmental activists, farmworkers, and the migrants detained at our border. Drawing on intensive field research as well as her own personal story, Ramos chronicles how “Latinx” has given rise to a sense of collectivity and solidarity among Latinos unseen in this country for decades.
A vital and inspiring work of reportage, Finding Latinx calls on all of us to expand our understanding of what it means to be Latino and what it means to be American. The first step towards change, writes Ramos, is for us to recognize who we are. - (Random House, Inc.)
Latinos across the United States are redefining identities, pushing boundaries, and awakening politically in powerful and surprising ways. Many—Afrolatino, indigenous, Muslim, queer and undocumented, living in large cities and small towns—are voices who have been chronically overlooked in how the diverse population of almost sixty million Latinos in the U.S. has been represented. No longer.
In this empowering cross-country travelogue, journalist and activist Paola Ramos embarks on a journey to find the communities of people defining the controversial term, “Latinx.” She introduces us to the indigenous Oaxacans who rebuilt the main street in a post-industrial town in upstate New York, the “Las Poderosas” who fight for reproductive rights in Texas, the musicians in Milwaukee whose beats reassure others of their belonging, as well as drag queens, environmental activists, farmworkers, and the migrants detained at our border. Drawing on intensive field research as well as her own personal story, Ramos chronicles how “Latinx” has given rise to a sense of collectivity and solidarity among Latinos unseen in this country for decades.
A vital and inspiring work of reportage, Finding Latinx calls on all of us to expand our understanding of what it means to be Latino and what it means to be American. The first step towards change, writes Ramos, is for us to recognize who we are. - (Random House, Inc.)
Paola Ramos is a host and correspondent for VICE and VICE News, as well as a contributor to Telemundo News and MSNBC. Ramos was the deputy director of Hispanic media for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign and a political appointee during the Barack Obama administration, and she also served in President Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign. She’s a former fellow at Emerson Collective. Ramos received her MA in public policy from the Harvard Kennedy School and her BA from Barnard College, Columbia University. She lives in Brooklyn. - (Random House, Inc.)
Booklist Reviews
Embraced by progressives supportive of those who identify as nonbinary, the term Latinx seeks to de-gender and decentralize Spanish grammar's use of the o ending for male nouns, as in Latino. In her new book, recognized journalist Paola Ramos, of VICE and MSNBC and other venues, whos is the daughter of renowned journalist Jorge Ramos, recounts a journey of coming out for herself and for a wide-ranging array of people not easily defined or categorised, who are embracing Latinx for its impactful inclusivity. Travelling to all corners of the country, from the pesticide-poisoned fields of California to the ragged trailer parks of Texas to the South, Midwest, and up to the Northeast, Ramos collects the stories of uniquely different people. People who are queer or trans, farm workers, reformed gangbangers, climate crusaders, Muslim Latinx, and Blaxicans (African Mexicans) are just some of the individuals who open up to Ramos and share their startling and compelling experiences. Illustrated with disarming photos of Ramos and her subjects, this travelogue through an emerging and empowering world of newly redefined identity and community belongs in all nonfiction collections. Copyright 2020 Booklist Reviews.
Kirkus Reviews
A young, queer Latinx journalist travels the U.S. to find out exactly what the term means to those who use it. Ramos has impressive credentials: The former deputy director of Hispanic media during Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign, she is a Vice News host and correspondent and contributor to MSNBC and Telemundo. In her debut book, the author gives voice to a rapidly growing American demographic. Interviewing "the voices that are often neglected in the back of the room," the author shows us a myriad of experiences that are often flattened in other portrayals. Many of the issues facing the Latinx community are the same as those that present challenges for other marginalized groups, including racism, colorism, gentrification, and sexual abuse. While the author does a good job informing readers about certain elements of the Latinx experience, the narrative sometimes bogs down in comparative statistics. Many of the numbers are helpful for context, but their abundance can detract from the power of the personal stories. Via these anecdotes, the author conveys both "the exceptionalism and the ordinary" in the Latinx community, demonstrating attention to nuance and allowing her interviewees to express themselves freely. As much as this is an exploration of the Latinx movement-which "forces you to look at 60 million people in a different way [and] to reframe the country's own geography"-it is also a journey for Ramos. "I am queer; I am Latina; I am Cuban, Mexican and first-generation American," she writes. "These are words I was not ashamed of saying out loud-but there's a difference between passive recognition and really owning one's identity….Yet the truth is that, for years, I had either blindly danced around these identities or felt like I had to choose one over the others." Though the narrative is sometimes choppy and lacks a coherent throughline connecting the chapters, it's clear that this was an important project for the author, and her passion is evident. An inclusive look at the Latinx experience. Copyright Kirkus 2020 Kirkus/BPI Communications. All rights reserved.
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