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Latina/o studies  

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  • Latina/o Studies typically refers to Latina/o Studies programs in educational institutions, but it can also refer to a body of knowledge on and alternative approaches to the study of Latinos and Latinas in the United States. Although Latina/o Studies as a body of knowledge is more than a century old, Latina/o Studies programs are of a more recent vintage. [Source: Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society; Latina/o Studies]

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