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Feb 10, 2022 · The colonization of Central and South America by Romance-language speaking European countries, including France, led to the 19th-century term “Latin America.”
A Latino/a or Hispanic person can be any race or color. In general, "Latino" is understood as shorthand for the Spanish word latinoamericano (or the Portuguese latino-americano) and refers to (almost) anyone born in or with ancestors from Latin America and living in the U.S., including Brazilians.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Sep 14, 2020 · The National Council of La Raza, known today as UnidosUS, led in lobbying the Census Bureau to change the way it categorized Latinos and uniting Puerto Ricans and Mexicans to “hammer out a ...
Oct 7, 2022 · It seems like there’s a new word for Latin American heritage every couple of decades—and it never seems to fit just right. “Hispanic” was brought into common parlance in the early 1970s, but was later challenged by “Latino” and its feminine partner “Latina.”
Sep 27, 2023 · Hispanic specifically concerns the Spanish-language-speaking Latin America and Spain. Latino and Latina specifically concern those coming from Latin American countries and cultures, regardless of whether the person speaks Spanish.
Sep 22, 2020 · Latino: People who descend from Latin-American countries — but whose language isn't necessarily Spanish. Latinx: A gender-neutral, pan-ethnic label. A December Pew Research poll found 61% of...
Sep 29, 2024 · “Latino” and “Hispanic” have long been the most prominent terms used to describe people in the U.S. with roots in Latin America and Spain. But over the last several years, “Latinx” has become a de-facto gender neutral alternative to Latino and Hispanic, according to a new study by race and ethnicity researchers.
