I cringe every time I hear the term “Hispanic” when September rolls around. I used this term sporadically as a youth when referring to people of “Spanish-speaking” background and slowly phased it out in favor of the term “Latino” and, as of late, its more recent variant, “Latinx.” Even still, there is reluctance on my part to self-identify with either, as I prefer the more regional-specific labels “Mexican,” “Mesoamerican,” “Chicano” and “Xicano.”
Read more in the Sept. 23-29, 2020 issue.