California State University, San Bernardino CSUSB ScholarWorks Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations Office of aduateGr Studies 6-2020 Passing vs Non-Passing: Latina/o/x Experiences and Understandings of Being Presumed White Francisco Rodriguez Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd Part of the Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Ethnicity in Communication Commons Recommended Citation Rodriguez, Francisco, "Passing vs Non-Passing: Latina/o/x Experiences and Understandings of Being Presumed White" (2020). Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations. 1121. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/1121 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Office of aduateGr Studies at CSUSB ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of CSUSB ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. PASSING VS NON-PASSING: LATINA/O/X EXPERIENCES AND UNDERSTANDINGS OF BEING PRESUMED WHITE A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of California State University, San Bernardino In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts in Communication Studies by Francisco J Rodriguez June 2020 PASSING VS NON-PASSING: LATINA/O/X EXPERIENCES AND UNDERSTANDINGS OF BEING PRESUMED WHITE A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of California State University, San Bernardino by Francisco J Rodriguez June 2020 Approved by: Dr. Liliana Conlisk-Gallegos, Committee Chair, Communication Dr. Fred E. Jandt, Committee Member Roberto Oregel, Committee Member © 2020 Francisco J Rodriguez ABSTRACT Latinos do not associate with a specific race, yet we are often homogenized into groups and stereotypes far from representing our diverse and ever-changing cultures and communities.