There’s been much debate amongst Latinos about the proper term to use when addressing the community-at-large. Who exactly is included in the word Latino? Who is left out of their own demographic based on appearances or perceptions? This week on Hyphenación, host Xorje Olivares gets together with Maria Burgos and Ian Paget, two Latinos who feel like their belonging in this group is often questioned because of the way they look. 

Read the transcript of this episode here.

Guests:

Ian Paget (TikTok/ Instagram/ Tres Leches Podcast)

Maria Burgos (Instagram)

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Credits:

Hyphenación is a KQED Studios production. It’s produced by Ana De Almeida Amaral, Alex Tran, and Xorje Olivares. Chris Hambrick is our editor. Mixing and mastering by Christopher Beale. Jen Chien is executive producer, and KQED’s director of podcasts. 

Some members of the KQED podcast team are represented by The Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. San Francisco Northern California Local.

Special thanks to Maha Sanad and Alana Walker for their audience engagement support; to podcast operations manager Katie Sprenger; video operations manager Vivian Morales; and our Chief Content Officer Holly Kernan. Thanks to Chris Egusa, Martina Castro, Paulina Velasco and Megan Tan for their development support.

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