Inventing Latinos: A New Story of American Racism, by Laura E. Gómez is a much-needed examination of the Latino/a/é/x identity. Latinos are the second largest demographic in the United States, but people often are confused—is Latino a race? An ethnicity? Whom does this identity include? Gómez explains that Latino is indeed a race and that anti-Latino racism was the catalyst for this umbrella identity.

Do you agree? Disagree? EIther way, let's dive deep into this thought-provoking book together to talk about the social construct of race and how it's changed over time for the Latino community.