Hypercompetent and strong, the new Latina stereotype may be positive but it’s still damaging. We deserve to see more of ourselves on screen.
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Michelle Young
Michelle Young
Michelle Young (she/her) is a Venezuelan-Canadian writer and editor, currently managing and editing The Peak’s Opinion section. Her poetry has appeared in amberflora magazine. She is humbly located on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples, otherwise known as Vancouver, BC. You can find her at michelleyoung.ca