Latinx Communities in The United States

When Latinx individuals gather together in a community foreign from theirs, they find common grounds that brings them together. Which was seen in the story of Cafe Bustelo. The Latinx community came together in New York and the Cafe Bustelo pop up store and bonded. These individuals were from various Spanish speaking countries. They shared a story of coming to the U.S and having to adapt to a different environment. Life is not as easy for The Latinx people here in the U.S. For starters, the individuals that are undocumented, can’t achieve much when building a life here. One thing that the Latinx individuals share is the common goal to reconstruct “Latinidad”. In the United States, the term “Latino”, has been used to classify those with origins from a country in Latin America. This label “Latino” used in the U.S. census, includes those from twenty different Latin American and Caribbean nationalities. These different nationalities that are part of the Latinx label, contain big differences in their cultural, historical, and social experiences. However, the consensus or society in the U.S fails to mention all the different countries that these individuals are from. One way the Latinx individuals began to reconstruct “Latinidad”, is by using the term “Latinx” rather than Latino (a), in order to be more inclusive and gender-neutral term. Society in the U.S. does not see the differences in the Latinx individuals. However, those who are labeled as “Latinx”, share different stories, and they see the differences themselves. Latinx individuals have made the best of it. They have built their own communities in the United States, which has helped them in adapting to the new society. They knew they weren’t alone in whatever struggles they may have been facing. As shown in the story shared by Frances Aparicio and her friends whom are from different countries, but part of a Latinx community.