Are white latinos considered POC?

Depends on your experience and definition of people of color, when white Latinos are treated like POC by White Americans i can see how some would identify as POC. Also Latino families are much more diverse than people would expect, you can easily find families with several different skin tones and facial features

As a white Latina I’d like to add my two cents 😊 The history of Latin America as it pertains to race is very similar to North America. Native Americans and Blacks were enslaved, but by the Spanish, instead of the English. Overall white is still a color of “privilege”

I’m also much more “white” (my skin is literally lighter) than both of my parents. While people never “suspect” I’m not from here, it’s really obvious with my parents, that they’re not “white”. They also speak English with heavy accents. My entire family is like this. Some are white some are brown...some are darker shades of brown 😂 skin color is nuanced, ya know?

However as an immigrant especially a we definitely have different experiences than white Americans. Whiteness does not necessarily save us from discrimination. People said nasty things to my parents in front of me, kids said things and called me some not so nice things at school (I didn’t speak English when we first came here, and kids can be pretty mean). My parents were not always treated as equals at work. Once a store clerk at Macy’s told my mom the champagne glasses she was looking at were “not for people like her”.

Point is we’re white, but I do think we experience things differently than white Americans, and today “white” seems to imply American. We also have big cultural differences that can often lead to “identity crises” for lack of a better word. I was recently reminded to check my white privilege. I’m not a huge fan of the labels but I’m very very proud of being Latina, and admitedly was a bit bummed when my company did the #pulluporshutup thing on Instagram (where you break down the diversity of your company) and said they had 0 Latinos/Hispanics (but they promise to do better when it comes to hiring minorities!) 🙃

Are white South Africans who immigrate to the US considered African Americans?

White is a color too. Just saying

A white latino with a white sounding name is treated very differently than a white latino with a latino sounding name..... just saying

It’s complicated. I am Latina but appear white (I’m half Salvadoran and half White). Latina isn’t a race though and I don’t consider myself (nor do I pass for) a Person of Color, and most people don’t even realize I’m in the minority as a Latina.

No. White Hispanics are not POC bc they’re white, per Census, etc.

White Latinos are still discriminated against, we might not get pulled over by the cops for no reason but we are seen as second class citizens.

Isn’t white and latino exclusive?

B/c of my fair skin I do not think POC is an appropriate label, not to me but for actual visible POC. However I do refer to myself as “white passing” as my dna is 50% spanish, 25% arawak and 25% western african. Depending on where I am in the US I either blend in completely or stand out like a sore thumb (eg. Southern states). Just my POV.

No, especially if you’re white passing and use this for social mobility. Most white Latinos also tend to embrace eurocentric ideals as well

Latino identity is pretty complex since we’re all mixed to a certain extent. But to the question of POC, it’s an even more complicated answer. I know a lot of whiter Latinos, including my family, that view the POC meaning to not be a literal shade of color but instead a cultural identity. There’s a lot of Latinos in this country regardless of their skin color that get discriminated due to xenophobia. White Latinos do have more privilege non-white Latinos for sure though

Considered by whom? Themselves or others?

Some are

POC usually refers to anyone who is not North American or European Caucasians.

So it all depends on the context as to why you are asking the question.

There are even some Dominicans ans Puerto ricans and Mexicans who consider themselves white latino...

Alexis Bledel comes to mind

White Mexican here, someone answer this cuz I sure a shit don’t know.

Question for all white hispanics/Latinos here. Is there one you identify with more? If you were in a room and they said white people on one side, hispanic/Latino the another, which side would you walk to?

As a white Latino: yes