Latinos Welcome SXSW Spotlight, But Still Feel Marginalized

By Veronica Zaragovia, KUTNews

South by Southwest Interactive is underway in Austin. This year, there’s a focus on the Latinos innovation in tech – a field where many Latinos face significant barriers.

When SXSW Interactive kicked off on Friday, people began discussing where Latinos stand in the tech world. Geographically, at least, they haven’t been at the center of SXSW events: the so-called Latinos in Tech sessions took place at a Holiday Inn about a mile from the Austin Convention Center.

A 2010 study by the Department of Labor found less than six percent of workers in computer and math jobs in the U.S. are Latino.

That can leave Latinos that do work in tech feeling isolated.

And organizers hope the networking and conversations events like this one at SXSW will lead to better – and more – opportunities in the tech sector for Latinos.

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[Photo by Paulina Artieda]

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