White Hispanic and Latino Americans

indicate that America will soon be characterized not by a majority of whites, but by many other ethnic and racial groups. The textbook shows a chart estimating the 2050 racial composition of the U.S., and it predicts that only 49.1% of the population will be non-hispanic whites. The video supports this by stating that “By 2044, we will be a majority non-white nation.” Both sources indicate that the majority of the population will be non-white somewhere around 2044-2050. As…

Hispanic vs. American Culture What makes the Hispanic values so distinctive? Some might believe there’s no much difference but the differences are obscure. Despite bearing some minor similarities, the differences between American and Hispanic culture are pronounced. Family’s role, religion, household composition, cuisine and wife’s role are key cultural differences between the two. There is no question about family importance in both cultures; however, Hispanics tend to live by “family is…

Hispanics/Latinos are the largest and most rapidly growing ethnic group in the United States, and Latinos/Hispanics accounted for 50% of the total population growth. The Hispanic population covers people from 26 countries. “The Hispanic culture is one of the fastest growing cultural groups in the United States. The U.S. Census data indicates that Hispanics will be the largest minority group by the year 2050” (U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1992). Hispanics in the United States includes any person of…

Hispanics form a significant portion of the millennials in the US. The number of Hispanic millennials in the past few years is proving to be an important indicator to the projections that whites will be minorities in the coming decades. Hispanics form approximately 20% of all millennials. It is expected that Hispanics shall, in the coming decades, account for 80% of the population growth in the U.S. Unlike other generations of Hispanics; the millennials are widely distributed in the country. In…

HISTORY In 1848, the victorious United Stated acquired a large part of Mexican territory, along with it, thousands of residents who were offered American Citizenship as a part of the treaty ending the war. Legal citizenship for Mexican Americans was one thing; equal treatment turned out to be quite another. Many would lose their land to unfamiliar American laws, or to swindlers. With the loss of land came the loss of status. HERNANDEZ VS. TEXAS In 1950, Pedro Hernandez, a migrant cotton…

1. Introduction Many Latinos come to the United States everyday in hopes of starting a better life, but starting over is not an easy task. There are many challenges for Latinos that come with moving to the United States that Latinos born in the United States face as well. Some of the most glaring challenges are discrimination, immigration, and the language barrier. Hispanics are mainly discriminated against by race and wage. Immigration creates many problems for them because of the difficulty…

Identity Crisis At first glance most would never think I am Mexican-American. Every person only finds out I am a Latina, when they read my name. Even though people think I am some Spanish girl, they do not realize I am actually a Mexican-American. Growing up I was never told that my ethnicity would ever have an effect on me. The term Latino and Mexican-American were the only terms I grew up knowing. Hispanic was a term that was forbidden in my house. It was viewed as a term that was meant to…

to the American culture are those in the Latino Community. According to the U.S Census Bureau (2010), about 52 million Latinos /Hispanics live in the United States, which makes them the largest ethnic minority group living in the United States. The Census Bureau also states that the Latino Community is the fastest…

Orientation Identification: The terms “Hispanic” and “Latina/o” are normally interchangeable, even though most governmental and scholarly documents have a preference for the use of “Hispanic”, while religious affiliations and grassroots incline to the latter one[ Suzanne Oboler, Ethnic Labels, Latino Lives: Identity and the Politics of (Re)Presentation in the United States (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1995), 3.]. In the past decades, those terms have come into general use in the…

means everyone in a society has the same rights and opportunities. Groups of people, such as African Americans and women, have been fighting for equality for millennial years. Currently, lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgender people are fighting for equal treatment. The obstacles faced by a person, or group of people, can determine how their life will turn out. Like any group of people, the Latinos have faced issues in the past, currently facing issues, and will face issues in the future.…