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Arin Haas

Arin Haas-Arroyo is a student at UC Berkeley, writer, womanist, and activist originally from Los Angeles, California. Arin brings her lived experiences as a Latina of Mexican/Puerto Rican descent to her writing by creating awareness of food insecurities, educational disparities, and sexual injustice to culture. Her essays provoke thought and encourage the uplifting of marginalized communities and truth-telling as a reparative justice approach.

Arin Haas's Latest Articles

My Last Name is Haas, and Yes I’m Latina: The Complexity of Latine Identity

By Arin Haas

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Voices

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February 10, 2024

Guest contributor Arin Haas shares her experiences and challenges as she navigates life in the U.S., where stereotypes and harmful narratives still define too many expectations of how a "Latina" should look, sound, and behave.