Sure is used a lot....and just wait 'til election time, you'll see it plenty!
But how and when to apply it correctly?
1. " .... a new survey about why the label "Hispanic" doesn't always fit those it attempts to describe.
A majority of Hispanics or Latinos don't fully embrace those terms; instead, they most often identify themselves by their family's country of origin, said a Pew Hispanic Center study released Wednesday..... terms Hispanic and Latino interchangeably, but Latino is often preferred by many because it is more inclusive,...
a. Latino includes everyone from Latin America while Hispanic - descended from a Spanish-speaking land or culture - may not....only 24% of Hispanics prefer a pan-ethnic label like Hispanic or Latino. A majority - 51% - said they use national identity.
b. "In Mexico, there are no Hispanics. In the Dominican Republic, there are no Hispanics. In Chile, there are no Hispanics. In Mexico, there are Mexicans; in the Dominican Republic, Dominicans; and in Chile, Chileans," she said.
2. It has been almost four decades since Hispanic and Latino surfaced in the cultural language of the United States. The federal government mandated them to categorize Americans who traced their roots to Spanish-speaking countries.
a. ...51% of Latinos who, when filling out official forms that ask about race, answer "other."
b. The U.S. Census Bureau introduced the question about Hispanic origin in 1970.
3. Of the 1,220 Latino adults surveyed in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., 82% said they speak Spanish. Language was one of their strong shared connections.
4. By a ratio of more than two-to-one (69% versus 29%), those surveyed said Latinos in the United States have many different cultures rather than a common culture.
5. ...census in 2010 counted 50 million of America's 300 million people as Hispanic. Mexicans are the largest group, at almost 21 million people, followed by Puerto Ricans with nearly 5 million and Cubans with more than 1 million.
6. About half of those in the Pew poll considered themselves to be very different from the typical American. Only 21% said they use the term American most often to describe their identity.....But most are very proud to be American, too.
a. [Laredo, Texas] holds one of the largest and most festive Washington's Birthday celebrations in the country.
7. Most Hispanics in the Pew survey did not see themselves fitting into the standard racial categories used by the U.S. Census Bureau. Just more than half - 51% - of Latinos identified themselves as "some other race" or volunteered "Hispanic/Latino." Another 36% said they were white, and 3% said they were black.
8."We might have been able to see this coming given that there is no Hispanic race and Hispanics come in all colors."."
Hispanics spell out why labels don't fit ? In America - CNN.com Blogs
OK....try this one......and who was the greatest Hispanic baseball player....bar none!
But how and when to apply it correctly?
1. " .... a new survey about why the label "Hispanic" doesn't always fit those it attempts to describe.
A majority of Hispanics or Latinos don't fully embrace those terms; instead, they most often identify themselves by their family's country of origin, said a Pew Hispanic Center study released Wednesday..... terms Hispanic and Latino interchangeably, but Latino is often preferred by many because it is more inclusive,...
a. Latino includes everyone from Latin America while Hispanic - descended from a Spanish-speaking land or culture - may not....only 24% of Hispanics prefer a pan-ethnic label like Hispanic or Latino. A majority - 51% - said they use national identity.
b. "In Mexico, there are no Hispanics. In the Dominican Republic, there are no Hispanics. In Chile, there are no Hispanics. In Mexico, there are Mexicans; in the Dominican Republic, Dominicans; and in Chile, Chileans," she said.
2. It has been almost four decades since Hispanic and Latino surfaced in the cultural language of the United States. The federal government mandated them to categorize Americans who traced their roots to Spanish-speaking countries.
a. ...51% of Latinos who, when filling out official forms that ask about race, answer "other."
b. The U.S. Census Bureau introduced the question about Hispanic origin in 1970.
3. Of the 1,220 Latino adults surveyed in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., 82% said they speak Spanish. Language was one of their strong shared connections.
4. By a ratio of more than two-to-one (69% versus 29%), those surveyed said Latinos in the United States have many different cultures rather than a common culture.
5. ...census in 2010 counted 50 million of America's 300 million people as Hispanic. Mexicans are the largest group, at almost 21 million people, followed by Puerto Ricans with nearly 5 million and Cubans with more than 1 million.
6. About half of those in the Pew poll considered themselves to be very different from the typical American. Only 21% said they use the term American most often to describe their identity.....But most are very proud to be American, too.
a. [Laredo, Texas] holds one of the largest and most festive Washington's Birthday celebrations in the country.
7. Most Hispanics in the Pew survey did not see themselves fitting into the standard racial categories used by the U.S. Census Bureau. Just more than half - 51% - of Latinos identified themselves as "some other race" or volunteered "Hispanic/Latino." Another 36% said they were white, and 3% said they were black.
8."We might have been able to see this coming given that there is no Hispanic race and Hispanics come in all colors."."
Hispanics spell out why labels don't fit ? In America - CNN.com Blogs
OK....try this one......and who was the greatest Hispanic baseball player....bar none!
