Who You Calling 'Hispanic'?

Published: Sept. 22, 2021, 4:30 a.m.

b'But seriously, who? Because while it is Hispanic Heritage Month, the notion of a multiracial, multinational, pan-ethnic identity called "Hispanic" is a relatively recent \\u2014 and somewhat haphazard invention \\u2014 in the United States. So on this episode, we\'re digging into how the term got created and why it continues to both unite and bewilder.

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