Understanding 'LatinoLand' With Marie Arana

Latino USA

Futuro Media and PRX

Society & Culture

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

“Latinos are not a monolith” is something we hear whenever politicians want to court Latino voters, and no one understands the nuances of this community quite like journalist and author Marie Arana. She’s the author of “LatinoLand: A Portrait of America’s Largest and Least Understood Minority," which explores the complexities, histories and cultures of Latinos in the United States.

In this moment of political change, Maria Hinojosa sits down with Marie Arana to discuss just how wide-ranging Latinidad is, unpack this community’s place in U.S.political history, and reflect on the future of Latinos in this country.

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0:00.0	We differ politically, just like every other group differs politically.
0:10.9	Nobody asks the same questions of the Irish.
0:13.0	Nobody asks the same questions of the German Americans, the Jewish population, whatever.
0:17.2	You know, there's going to be differences.
0:19.2	Political is not the way to judge who we are.
0:26.0	From Futuro Media and PRX, it's Latino USA.
0:29.8	I'm Maria Inhojosa.
0:31.0	Today, a conversation with author Marie Arana on her latest work.
0:35.6	It's called Latino Land, a book that helps us understand the past, present, and future of
0:42.0	Latinos and Latinas in this country.
0:48.3	Oh!
0:51.0	Hello!
0:58.1	That's journalist, editor, and and author Marie Arana.
1:01.8	Oh, I've seen in a long time, chica.
1:06.0	She's Peruvian American, a chaparita, just like me.
1:11.3	And as a fellow Latina journalist, she and I have a natural connection.
1:17.5	But the truth is, I haven't seen her face to face in real life for about a decade.
1:18.7	I look exactly the same.
1:19.7	I feel better.
1:21.3	Better than ever.
1:22.8	It's raining like, I don't know.
1:23.2	I know. It's rainy outside today, but we're cozying up in our warm Futuro Media offices right here in Harlem, New York City.
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