what is a latina woman

A Latina woman is a woman or girl who was born in or lives in South America, Central America, or Mexico, or a woman or girl in the U.S. whose family is originally from South America, Central America, or Mexico. The term "Latina" is the feminine form of "Latino" and is used to describe women of Latin American birth or descent who live in the U.S. . The term "Latine" is a lesser-known alternative to the term "Latinx," which is a gender-neutral identifier referring to anyone with ancestry from Latin America, as well as an umbrella term covering a broad range of cultural, ethnic, and racial identities. The terms "Latina" and "Hispanic" are sometimes used interchangeably, but many in the Latine community find the term "Hispanic" inaccurate to their experience because it defines their community by its colonizer, rather than a shared cultural, sociopolitical, or geographical experience.