Problem
Reading: Laura W. Gómez, "Idealized Mestizaje and Anti-Black and Anti-Indian Racism," in Inventing Latinos: A New Story of American Racism (2020)
Task
What did you learn from this chapter about the historical conditions of Latino a/x as A racial or identity category? How did the various histories discussed by Gomez change or confirm your understanding of Latino/a/x as a racial or identity category?