identity

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Commentary:
By Rodolfo F. Acuña

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<strong>Vida en el Valle</strong></p>

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<strong>Univision News</strong></p>
<p>Latino immigrants and their descendants have long struggled to define their identity. Like any community, economic and cultural hardships sometimes make them feel isolated and different.</p>

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<strong>New America Media</strong></p>

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<strong>New America Media</strong></p>
<p>The killing of unarmed Florida teenager Trayvon Martin has ignited a dialogue about race among Latino journalists and bloggers over the complex racial identity of Latinos, and the simplified – and sometimes inaccurate — ways some media have reported it.</p>
<p>Coverage of the Trayvon Martin case has varied widely in different media sectors. Suspected shooter George Zimmerman, whose mother is Peruvian, has been labeled “white,” “Hispanic” and “white Hispanic.”</p>

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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Last week’s Republican debate brought some interesting surprises. As a Latina Democrat, the biggest one I saw was Newt Gingrich’s defense of a legalization program for undocumented immigrants who have roots in the community and pose no threat to society.</p>