It is my contention the category ‘Latino,’ like the category ‘women,’ should be reconceived as a site of permanent political contestation - Cristina Beltrán

when it comes to finding joy, who you're with matters more than where you are. (Acknowledgements)

Multiracial whiteness reflects an understanding of whiteness as a political color and not simply a racial identity — a discriminatory worldview in which feelings of freedom and belonging are produced through the persecution and dehumanization of others.

Both Chicano and Puerto Rican activists continually stressed the importance of community control of local institutions, arguing that oppression and inequality would never end until Chicanos and Puerto Ricans controlled the institutions that directly affected community life.