Both these cases introduce vexed questions about immigration and belonging. Mexican Americans (or Chican/aos) live in a country that borders the other “half” of their designation. We should add Caribbean to this discussion, which also complicates matters since Puerto Ricans are US citizens with histories tied to the Caribbean. Another issue to consider is what dynamic exists between Latino/a and Latin American as terms identifying groups of people. Some Latin Americans, for example, become irritated by US citizens referring to their own country as America when in fact that term refers to two enormous continents. Who are we when we read queer Latinx literature? It may be helpful in approaching this topic to think about what we mean by America along with what we mean by Latinx, or Latina/o, and Latin American.
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