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They/Them, LatinX, Rigged: The history behind three words

Words are never just words. They carry context and controversy; they can signal identity or sow discord. This week, TED speakers explore the history and politics of our ever-evolving language. Guests include linguists Anne Curzan and John McWhorter, social psychologist Dannagal Young and writer Mark Forsyth.

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Coronavirus Layoffs More Severely Threaten Housing Security for Asian, Latinx and Black Households

Government assistance appears to be crucial to keeping many from falling into housing insecurity




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Review: J Balvin Proved Why He's One of the World's Biggest Latinx Acts at Oracle Arena


The last time J Balvin was at Oracle arena was back on Feb. 15, 2015 when he was the opening act for Pitbull and Enrique Iglesias' joint tour. I was at that show with my mom as my date, and vividly remember her saying, “one day he’s going to headline his own tour here.” I brushed off her comment, it wasn’t that I didn’t believe that he was talented.…



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After an “American Dirt” event in Denver was canceled, Latinx writers were invited to host their own reading

After strong backlash to author Jeanine Cummins' controversial new novel "American Dirt," the book's publisher canceled Cummins' remaining tour dates, including a Feb. 2 event at Tattered Cover in Denver, citing safety concerns. Before learning of the event's cancellation, Latinx writers in Denver were planning to host a protest reading in… Read more »




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Theories of the flesh : Latinx and Latin American feminisms, transformation, and resistance [Electronic book] / Andrea J. Pitts, Mariana Ortega, and José Medina.

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020.




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Latinx comic book storytelling: an odyssey by interview / Frederick Luis Aldama ; prologue by Ricardo Padilla ; foreword by Héctor Fernández L'Hoeste ; afterword by Christopher González

Hayden Library - PN6710.A43 2016




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Latinx superheroes in mainstream comics / Frederick Luis Aldama ; foreword by John Jennings ; afterword by Javier Hernandez

Hayden Library - PN6725.A37 2017




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Reel Latinxs: representation in U.S. film and TV / Frederick Luis Aldama and Christopher González

Dewey Library - PN1995.9.H47 A43 2019




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Latinx ciné in the twenty-first century / edited by Frederick Luis Aldama

Dewey Library - PN1995.9.H47 L385 2019




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Contemporary U.S. Latinx literature in Spanish: straddling identities / Amrita Das, Kathryn Quinn-Sánchez, Michele Shaul, editors

Dewey Library - PQ7070.C65 2018




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Tales from la vida: a Latinx comics anthology / edited by Frederick Luis Aldama

Barker Library - PN6725.T35 2018




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Caring for Latinxs with dementia in a globalized world: behavioral and psychosocial treatments / Hector Y. Adames, Yvette N. Tazeau, editors

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