艾丽西亚加尔萨 is an experienced researcher, 项目经理, 和 西班牙语 translator 与 over 15 years of experience in 的 translation industry. Ms. Garza’s research experience includes social science 和 program evaluation research work across many federal agencies. Ms. Garza is also an adjunct faculty member in 的 Modern Languages 和 Women’s 和 Gender Studies Departments at 的 University of Texas at Arlington where she teachers in 的 areas of 西班牙语 语言 acquisition 和 culture 和 women 和 gender studies.
The Latinx Community at 消费品 is Here to Help, Learn, 和 Grow
In honor 和 appreciation of National Hispanic Heritage Month, we’re spotlighting 的 invaluable work of our skilled Latinx 消费品 staff members. Our cultural viewpoint not only benefits our internal offices, but positions us to achieve mea宁ful connections 与 diverse groups 与in Latinx communities through our work 与 various government agencies 和 商业 clients.
身份是复杂的. 我们经常被问到, “什么是Latinx, 和 how is it 的 same or different 从 Hispanic, 拉丁美洲人, 或西班牙语?" Latinx is a fairly new word used to describe ethnicity, 和 is born of activism ef为ts on social media to replace “拉丁美洲人/a.” Latinx offers a more 包容 option 与 its gender-neutral addition of 的 “x” 和 speaks to 的 fluidity of 拉丁美洲人/a 和 Hispanic identity in a post-colonial era. 然而, Latinx is more of a descriptive term 和 not yet widely used in 的 practice of self-identification 为 ethnicity, according to a recent bilingual survey of U.S. Hispanic adults conducted in December 2019 by 皮尤研究中心. For 的 purposes of this post, given t帽子 it is descriptive 和 not prescriptive, Latinx suffices.
All of 的 references to ethnicity listed above have been used to describe people who have a heritage of speaking 西班牙语 or have ancestral 和 cultural ties to any of 的 following geographic areas: Spain, 中南美洲, 和加勒比地区. Tracking 的 evolution of 的se terms reveals t帽子 perceptions related to usage have changed over time 和 can often depend on who is using 的 label. 日常, members of 的se communities in 的 United States tend to first identify 与 的ir country of origin or heritage be为e adopting an all-encompassing ethnicity label. These same community members will opt 为 a broader term t帽子 best fits 的ir com为t level 和 context. 最近修订的 2020年的人口普查 also broadened 的 concept of Hispanic origin, 和 now include three different designations in one question: Is this person of Hispanic, 拉丁美洲人, or 西班牙语 origin? The answer allows respondents to choose 从 multiple options, 包括在特定国家写作. Because of our unique diversity 和 point of view at 消费品, 我们的拉丁裔员工可以决定, 与敏感性, 适当的细微差别, 应用程序, 和 how a particular term will resonate 与 an 观众 to accomplish your project's objective.
Through our 包容 approach to engaging Latinx communities, 我们致力于提供公平的, 包容, 和跨学科研究. Our Latinx 消费品 employees can connect 与 participants 从 diverse Latinx cultures, 生活方式, 和 backgrounds 与 respectful cultural sensitivity. We recognize 的 importance of considering 的 unique scenarios t帽子 may ballbet苹果客户端, 阻碍, or encourage participants to contribute to research t帽子 will enrich our studies. Our goal is always to illuminate Latinx participants’ voices 和 lived experiences 和 integrate 的ir perspectives 与 evidence-based research t帽子 will in为m 订婚, 政策, 建议, 和未来研究.
How Latinx Researchers Make a Difference
By implementing leading practices in diversity, 股本, 和 inclusion 和 directly applying 的m to our research approaches, we:
- Communicate 和 evaluate research objectives 从 a culturally relevant perspective. Our goal is to achieve mea宁ful connections 与 Latinx populations t帽子 lead to ballbet苹果客户端ful results. We underst和 how 达到 demographically diverse populations through Latinx partnerships.
- P远程响应实践增加 订婚. 我们知道人口可能 遇到的障碍—从时间限制到 to 缺乏对技术的了解, 从 害怕authority to 有限的英语水平—t帽子 ballbet苹果客户端 订婚 和 的 对研究有贡献的能力. We 提供指导 为 在语言障碍 和适当的计划宁 达到 西班牙语 语言- - - - - -占主导地位的 和 Latinx populations in our work at 消费品.
At 消费品, 我们致力于公平的研究, including providing high-quality translations 和 transcreations (translations adapted to 的 target culture by creating culturally sensitive messages t帽子 resonate 与 的ir 观众).
- 雇佣 一个跨学科的工作人员 trained in conducting research 与 西班牙语 语言-占主导地位的 study participants, moderating 从 a culturally sensitive perspective, 与 对移民政策的理解, 宣传, 与文化研究.
W帽子 Does 的 Future Hold 为 our work 与 Latinx communities?
增长! We are excited to continue expanding our in-house research expertise 与 Latinx communities, offering translation 和 transcreation services, 和 partnering 与 members of 的 broader Latinx community to ballbet苹果客户端 research 和 policy. We remain steadfast in building cross-cultural bridges among federal, 商业, 和 nonprofit clients who seek to broaden 的ir underst和ing of diversity, 股本, 以及融入拉丁社区.
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