What Does It Mean To Be Latino? The 'Light-Skinned Privilege' Edition

Published: July 14, 2021, 4:56 a.m.

Maria Garcia and Maria Hinojosa are both Mexican American, both mestiza, and both relatively light-skinned. But Maria Hinojosa strongly identifies as a woman of color, whereas Maria Garcia has stopped doing so. So in this episode, we're asking: How did they arrive at such different places?

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