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Bookmark or Share- Latino, Hispanic, Latinx, Chicano: The History Behind the Terms“It took the debates of the 1970s, the protests of the late 1960s to get us to 1980,” explains G. Cristina Mora, a sociology professor at UC Berkeley and author of Making Hispanics: How ...
- Latinos in the U.S. | Data on U.S. Hispanics - Pew Research CenterThere 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. For more, read the accompanying blog post, “11 facts about Hispanic origin groups in the U.S.”
- Hispanic Americans | Definition, History, People, & Population - BritannicaHispanic 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.
- What Is the Difference Between Hispanic and Latino? - Verywell MindYou might think of Hispanic and Latino as terms used to describe racial categories, similar to the terms White, Black, or Asian. However, the groups that comprise Hispanics and Latinos are actually diverse in terms of race.
- Who is Hispanic? | Pew Research CenterMany U.S. Hispanics have an inclusive view of what it means to be Hispanic: 78% of Hispanic adults said in a 2022 Center survey that speaking Spanish is not required to be considered Hispanic. English-dominant Hispanics were more likely than Spanish-dominant Hispanics to say so (93% vs. 64%).
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