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Originally Posted by Robodog
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Are we reading the same article?
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Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, defined by the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin (the only categories for ethnicity).[1][2]
Race and ethnicity are considered separate and distinct identities, with Hispanic or Latino origin asked as a separate question. Thus, in addition to their race or races, all respondents are categorized by membership in one of two ethnic categories, which are "Hispanic or Latino" and "Not Hispanic or Latino". However, the practice of separating "race" and "ethnicity" as different categories has been criticized both by the American Anthropological Association and members of U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.[6][7]
The federal government of the United States has mandated that "in data collection and presentation, federal agencies are required to use a minimum of two ethnicities: 'Hispanic or Latino' and 'Not Hispanic or Latino'."[18] The Census Bureau defines "Hispanic or Latino" as "a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race."[18] For discussion of the meaning and scope of the Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, see the Hispanic and Latino Americans and Racial and ethnic demographics of the United States articles.
Use of the word 'ethnicity' for Hispanics only is considerably more restricted than its conventional meaning, which covers other distinctions, some of which are covered by the "race" and "ancestry" questions. The distinct questions accommodate the possibility of Hispanic and Latino Americans' also declaring various racial identities (see also White Hispanic and Latino Americans, Asian Latinos, and Black Hispanic and Latino Americans).
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From the US census
http://www.census.gov/topics/population/race/about.html
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People who identify their origin as Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish may be of any race.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispani...tino_Americans
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Hispanics and Latinos (Spanish: hispanos [isˈpanos], latinos) are an ethnolinguistic group of Americans with genealogical origins in the countries of Latin America and Spain.[5][6][7] More generally it includes all persons in the United States who self-identify as Hispanic or Latino whether fully or partially.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] Hispanic and Latinos are racially diverse, although different "races" dominate each Hispanic group. Although Mexico has the most immigration of American Indian descent, they also have the largest immigration of White descent of Hispanic countries. Puerto Ricans and Cuban Americans [16] tend to be predominantly of white Spaniard ancestry, although there are African Americans from Puerto Rico and African-Cubans in the Cuban population. Dominican Americans tend to be mulatto or tri-racial, having African, European, and indigenous Taino ancestry. Mexicans represent the bulk of the US Hispanic/Latino population, and most Mexican Americans are Mestizo, this is the main reason why non-Hispanics equate being Hispanic to being of American Indian descent. As a result of their racial diversity, Hispanics form an ethnicity sharing a language (Spanish) and cultural heritage, rather than a race. American Hispanics are predominantly of Mexican, and to a lesser extent, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Salvadoran, Dominican, Guatemalan, and Colombian ancestry.[13][17][18][19]
The terms Hispanic and Latino refer not to a continental race, but rather an ethnicity, sharing a common culture, history, language, and heritage. According to the Smithsonian Institution, Latino includes peoples of Portuguese-speaking roots, such as Brazil, as well as those of Spanish-language origin.[32][33][34] A Hispanic or Latino can be of any race and many are mixed race. In the United States, most Hispanics and Latinos are either white or mestizo. Some Hispanic/Latinos from Caribbean and Latin American countries may also have African ancestry.[35][32]
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What do these people have in common?
Vladimir Guerrero
http://i.imgur.com/OpXBdjR.jpg
Alexis Bledel
http://i.imgur.com/RLy84U2.jpg
They both speak the Spanish language as their native tongue, but Vladimir is obviously black and Alexis is obviously white. Hispanic is not a racial category. |
