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What Does It Mean To Be Latino? The Kid Mero Talks Us Through It : Code Switch We've said it multiple times on the show: Latinos are the second largest demographic in the United States. But...what does that actually mean? Are Latinos a race? Ethnicity? Culture? We try (and fail) to answer some of these questions with Dominican American podcaster and entertainer the Kid Mero.

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The Kid Mero Talks 'What It Means To Be Latino'

The Kid Mero Talks 'What It Means To Be Latino'

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We've said it multiple times on the show: Latinos are the second largest demographic in the United States. But...what does that actually mean? Are Latinos a race? Ethnicity? Culture? In this episode, we try (and fail) to answer some of these questions with Dominican American podcaster and entertainer the Kid Mero.

It's the first in a series of conversations we'll be having about Latino/a/e/x identity with some people who have been grappling with these questions in a variety of different ways.

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