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.
How do Hispanics identify their race in Census Bureau surveys? In the eyes of the Census Bureau, Hispanics can be of any race, because “Hispanic” is an ethnicity and not a race. However, this distinction is subject to debate. A 2015 Center survey found that 17% of Hispanic adults said being Hispanic is mainly a matter of race, while 29% said it is mainly a matter of ancestry. Another 42% ...
Hispanic is a term created by the U.S. federal government in the early 1970s in an attempt to provide a common denominator to a large, but diverse, population with connection to the Spanish language or culture from a Spanish-speaking country. The term Latino is increasingly gaining acceptance among Hispanics, and the term reflects the origin of the population in Latin America.
Hispanics would grow by 2060 to an estimated 111 million people, significantly exceeding the proportions of other ethnic or racial minorities. And while Hispanic Americans now account for one of every six persons in the United States, their impact—social, cultural, political, and economic—is much more profound because of their concentration ...
Hispanics in the United States: Origins and Destinies | Gilder Lehrman ...
Hyperallergic: Rare 18th-Century Soul Sculptures Go on View at the Hispanic Society
Manuel Chili, known as Caspicara, “Four Fates of the Soul: Death; Soul in Heaven; Soul in Purgatory; Soul in Hell” (ca. 1775) (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) Maggots spill from the bare ...