A New Latinidad

Happy Friday! Probably the last Friday of the year before everyone disconnects for the rest of the year.

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This is our 28th week as an outlet. That is over half a year of daily posts. Here are the four pieces we published over the past few days:

Ok, on to today’s podcast episode.

Episode 21: A New Latinidad

Okay, this is the last episode of Season 1. I had a wonderful discussion with ⁠Dr. Manuel Pastor⁠, a Distinguished Professor of Sociology and American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California and director of the Equity Research Institute. I have known Manuel for years, and I am thrilled that he joined me for the final season.

“With other people of color, you may doubt the exit polls, and Latino political consultants will raise the fact that exit polls are notoriously unreliable for Latinos for a variety of different reasons. But when the shift has been this dramatic in a pro-Trump direction, you've got to really examine what that means about Latino political identity,” Manuel said at one point.

Later in the show, Manuel called it “a new Latinidad.” I love it when my guests come up with show titles.

This is the full show.

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What We’re Reading

Latino Films in Library of Congress: Via our friends at De Los: “Five Latino films —stoner comedy “Up in Smoke” (1978), teen action flick “Spy Kids” (2001), Mexican Mafia crime drama “American Me” (1992), sci-fi adventure “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan” (1982) and intergenerational indie “Mi Familia” (1995)— have been added to the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry.”

Happy weekend, and for those who are out until the new year, have a great break!

About the Author

Julio Ricardo Varela is the founder and interim publisher of The Latino Newsletter.

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