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1. Hispanic Americans | Definition, History, People, & Population
Link: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hispanic-American
Description: WEB6 days ago · Hispanic Americans, people living in the United States who are descendants of Spanish-speaking peoples. Since most Hispanics trace their ancestry to Latin America, they are also called Latinos. Hispanics make up the largest ethnic minority in the United States, forming one-sixth of the country’s population.
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2. Who is Hispanic? | Pew Research Center
Link: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/09/05/who-is-hispanic/
Description: WEBSep 5, 2023 · Debates over who is Hispanic and who is not have often fueled conversations about identity among Americans who trace their heritage to Latin America or Spain. Recently, results from the 2020 census have drawn attention to how Hispanic identity is defined and measured in the United States.
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3. Hispanic and Latino Americans - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans
Description: WEBHispanics come from multi-racial and multi-ethnic countries with diversity of origins; therefore, a Hispanic can be from any race or mix of races. The most common ancestries are: Native American, European and African. Many also have colonial era New Christian Sephardic Jewish ancestry.
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4. Hispanic - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispanic
Description: WEBPredominantly Roman Catholic. The term Hispanic ( Spanish: hispano) refers to people, cultures, or countries related to Spain, the Spanish language, or Hispanidad broadly. [1] [2] In some contexts, especially within the United States, "Hispanic" is used as an ethnic or meta-ethnic term. [3] [4]
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5. 11 facts about Hispanic origin groups in the U.S.
Link: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/08/16/11-facts-about-hispanic-origin-groups-in-the-us/
Description: WEBAug 16, 2023 · In 2022, there were 63.7 million Hispanics living in the United States. The U.S. Hispanic population has diverse origins in Latin America and Spain. Recently, the origins of U.S. Hispanics have begun to shift as patterns of …
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6. Latinos in the U.S. | Data on U.S. Hispanics | Pew Research Center
Link: https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/fact-sheet/latinos-in-the-us-fact-sheet/
Description: WEBAug 16, 2023 · Facts on Latinos in the U.S. There were 62.5 million Latinos in the United States in 2021, accounting for approximately 19% of the total U.S. population. In 1980, with a population of 14.8 million, Hispanics made up just 7% of the total U.S. population.
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7. Latino, Hispanic, Latinx, Chicano: The History Behind the Terms
Link: https://www.history.com/news/hispanic-latino-latinx-chicano-background
Description: WEBSep 14, 2020 · Latino, Hispanic, Latinx, Chicano: The History Behind the Terms. The effort to coin a term to describe a wildly diverse group of Americans has long stirred controversy. By: Yara Simón. Updated ...
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8. 'Hispanic'? 'Latino'? Here’s where the terms come from
Link: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/hispanic-latino-heres-where-terms-come-from
Description: WEBFeb 10, 2022 · Ancient origins of Hispanic and Latino. “Hispanic” comes from the Latin term for “Spanish,” Hispanicus; the ancient Romans called the Iberian Peninsula Hispania. In the United States in ...
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9. Latino History and Culture | National Museum of the American …
Link: https://latino.si.edu/learn/latino-history-and-culture
Description: WEBThe Latino culture is extremely diverse, and there is no singular Latino experience. Explore Latino foodways, art, and music, and learn about the rich history of Latinos, from pre columbian times to today. Hispanic Heritage Month is a month-long celebration of Hispanic and Latino history and culture from September 15 to October 15.
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10. Hispanic and Latino (ethnic categories) - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispanic_and_Latino_(ethnic_categories)
Description: WEBHispanic and Latino are ethnonyms used to refer collectively to the inhabitants of the United States who are of Spanish or Latin American ancestry [1] ( see Hispanic and Latino Americans ). While the terms are sometimes used interchangeably, for example, by the United States Census Bureau, [2] Hispanic includes people with ancestry from Spain ...