I Found a Job That Honored My Latina Voice — and Was Instantly Tokenized

Despite a rising interest in Latinx culture, white media gatekeepers continue to sensationalize our stories

Latinx writers after meeting with publishing executives to protest the novel “American Dirt.” Photo: Laura Bonilla Cal/Getty Images

By the summer of 2017, Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s “Despacito” remix featuring Justin Bieber had become the top song in the country. While it was already a hit…