Don’t just call me Latinx: A Call for Data Disaggregation to Disrupt Monolith Views

Haidy G. Díaz; Hector L. Díaz

doi:10.25071/28169344.8

Authors

Haidy G. Díaz University of South Carolina
Hector L. Díaz University of South Carolina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25071/28169344.8

Keywords:

data disaggregation, diversity, Latinx, Black, Blackness, AfroLatinx, intersectionality, monolith

Abstract

This paper aims to illuminate how and to what extent non-disaggregated data continues to perpetuate and reproduce the oppression of people of colour within the Latinx community (Freire, 1998), who lay at an intersection of identities (Crenshaw, 1991). Non-disaggregated data may continue to allow the disproportionate distribution of resources, including educational and healthcare resources. This paper mainly focuses on the experiences of AfroLatinx people. This paper details why the authors call for disaggregating data about the Latinx community. Discussions of their findings focus on Anti-racism, intersectionality, and the dangers of single stories. Implications and recommendations for future scholarship, policy legislation, and community activism follow.

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