Hispanic and Latino Americans
Let an agent explain Hispanic and Latino Americans, relay definitions, history, demographics, diversity and terminology debates from Census and scholarly sources with positions attributed, describe the named groups neutrally, and distinguish Hispanic and Latino Americans from Latin Americans outside the US, Spaniards, race categories and Brazilian Americans in many definitions.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain Hispanic and Latino Americans, relay definitions, history, demographics, diversity and terminology debates from Census and scholarly sources with positions attributed, describe the named groups neutrally, and distinguish Hispanic and Latino Americans from Latin Americans outside the US, Spaniards, race categories and Brazilian Americans in many definitions.
People in the United States who trace their origin or heritage to Spain or Spanish-speaking Latin America, an ethnicity defined by self-identification in the US Census since 1970 and separate from race, so Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the largest groups are of Mexican, Puerto Rican, including Nuyoricans in New York, Cuban, Salvadoran, Dominican and other origins, alongside long-established communities such as Hispanic Texans or Tejanos and descendants of Canary Islanders in Louisiana and Texas, and subgroups the registry aliases name for demographic reporting. Terms such as Hispanic, Latino, Latina and Latinx are debated, and population figures should be checked against current Census data, with positions attributed.
What it is for: Not applicable; a population group.
It can be explain definitions and history; relay demographics with sources; describe named groups; present terminology debates with attribution.
Distinguishing features
Ethnicity not race
Many national origins
Long history in the US
Terminology debates
What it looks like
Not a single appearance; a diverse population of many races and origins.
Physical character
Census ethnicity question: from 1970 note - self-identification
OMB standards revision: 2024 year - combined question, check implementation
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo: 1848 year
How it is recognised
US ethnicity of Hispanic or Latin American origin
Disabled Hispanic or Latino American, Puerto Ricans, Hispanic and Latino American teenage boys, Hispanic and Latino Americans in Texas, Canarian Americans, Nuyorican
Latin Americans live in Latin America; Spaniards are from Spain; race categories are separate in the Census; Brazilians are often classed separately
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
includes -
includes -
is contrasted with -
In practice
Families and kinds
Mexican Americans
Puerto Ricans
Cuban Americans
Central and South American origin groups
long-established communities such as Tejanos and Isleños
Standards and regulation
OMB race and ethnicity standards
Civil rights laws
Voting Rights Act language provisions
Failure modes and hazards
Stereotyping a diverse population
Partisan framing of immigration and politics
Stale population figures
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand Who Hispanic and Latino Americans are.
Attribution.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- Who are Hispanic and Latino Americans, and how does the category differ from Latin Americans abroad, Spaniards, race categories and Brazilian Americans? definition
- Is the question about demographics, history, identity or policy? boundary
Groups
Named groups.
Groups
Groups.
- Who are Puerto Ricans, Nuyoricans, Canarian Americans and Hispanic Texans, and why do reporting subgroups exist? definition
- Which entry fits the specific group? action
History History.
Sources.
Early history
Early communities.
Early history
Early history.
- How did Spanish-origin communities exist in the Southwest before US annexation? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Migration
Migration waves.
Migration
Migration.
- How did Puerto Rican, Cuban and Central American migration shape communities? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Identity Identity and terms.
Attribution.
Terms
Hispanic, Latino and Latinx.
Terms
Terms.
- What do surveys and advocates say about preferences for Hispanic, Latino and Latinx, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
Race
Race and ethnicity.
Race
Race.
- How does the Census separate race and ethnicity, and what changed in 2024 standards? provenance
- Which entry fits race and ethnicity in the United States census? action
Context Society.
Context.
Census
Current data.
Census
Census.
- What do current Census estimates show, checked against current sources? provenance
- Is the information current? boundary
Culture
Culture.
Culture
Culture.
- How have Hispanic and Latino Americans shaped US music, food and literature? provenance
- Which entry fits Nuyorican Poets Cafe? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should subgroup aliases be split off as demographic categories?
- How should Census data be linked and kept current?
- How should Latinx debates be presented?