Furthermore, Gutierrez Najera, Castellanos, and Aldama further note that by engendering indigenist into a mainstream culture, states such as the U.S., have stripped their native roots and assimilated them towards modern society (Gutierrez Najera, Castellanos, and Aldama). Published in 1986, Michael Omi and Howard Winant’s “Racial Formation in United States”, highlights the transition of the United States indigenist assimilation from the “black-white” binary theory towards the “Latin Americanization” theory after the influx of Mexican migration (Almaguer). Almaguer identifies the “Latin Americanization” theory as a two-tiered racial hierarchy with a complex variegated multi-tiered structure. The theory can best be conveyed through the result
