Identification with an ethnic group means belonging to a group, having a collective consciousness, adhering to their values, norms, and attitudes (Deaux, 2006; Feliciano, 2009; Markus 2010). Thus, I specifically address how assimilation theories address the ethnic identity formation of Latinas/os but fall short by disregarding the significance of gender. I propose an intersectional assimilation theory by focusing on an intersectional and gender framework. Using data from the 2004 Immigrant and Intergenerational Mobility Metropolitan Los Angeles, I examined the likelihood of Latinas/os' ethnic identities. Overall, there are conflicting findings on the effects of gender and assimilative proxies but it suggests that Latinas/os have differing ethnic identities because of their geographical location and social location within structures of inequality of race, ethnicity, gender, class, citizenship, age, and language.
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