Claudio Lomnitz on the History of Racial Identity in Mexico

NPR

Published April 22, 2016 at 1:29 PM EDT

We ask Claudio Lomnitz what it means for people in Mexico to all be grouped as "Mexican." Does it help or hurt the culturally diverse country? Why doesn't Mexico like to talk about race?

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