Hispanic Americans

Examples of Hispanic Americans in the following topics:

• Hispanics in WWII

  • Hundreds of thousands of Hispanic American men and women served in the U.S.
  • In the European Theater, the majority of Hispanic Americans served in regular units.
  • In 1940, Hispanic Americans constituted around 1.5% of the population in the United States.
  • The American GI Forum was started to ensure the rights of Hispanic World War II veterans.
  • Describe the role of Hispanic Americans - and especially Hispanic women - in the military and labor force during World War II.

• Race and Ethnicity in the U.S.

  • As both legal and illegal immigrants with high population numbers, Hispanic Americans are often the target of stereotyping, racism, and discrimination.
  • Since its early history, Native Americans, African Americans, and European Americans were considered as different races in the United States.
  • Hispanic Americans come from a wide range of backgrounds and nationalities.
  • Mexican Americans form the largest Hispanic subgroup, and also the oldest.
  • By contrast, Cuban Americans are often seen as a model minority group within the larger Hispanic group.

• Hispanics as a Political Force

  • Some political organizations associated with Hispanic and Latino Americans are LULAC, the NCLR, the United Farm Workers, the Cuban American National Foundation, and the National Institute for Latino Policy
  • Due to the homogeneity among Hispanic voters, they have the ability to be an influential force in American politics.
  • Statistics indicate that the American Hispanic population is increasing and will continue to do so steadily over the ensuing decades of the 21st century .
  • Mexican Americans, Puerto Rican Americans, and Dominican Americans, on the other hand, tend to favor liberal views and to support the Democratic party.
  • That being said, because the latter groups are far more numerous (Mexican Americans account for 64% of Hispanics in the U.S.) the Democratic Party is considered to be in a far stronger position with Hispanics overall.

• Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the U.S.

  • Census, White Americans (non-Hispanic/Latino and Hispanic/Latino) are the racial majority, with an 72% share of the U.S. population, per 2010 US Census.
  • Hispanic and Latino Americans compose 15% of the population, making up the largest ethnic minority.
  • The United States Census Bureau also classifies Americans as "Hispanic or Latino" and "Not Hispanic or Latino", which identifies Hispanic and Latino Americans as a racially diverse ethnicity that composes the largest minority group in the nation.
  • Hispanic and Latino Americans have origins in the Spanish-speaking countries of Latin America and Spain .
  • "Hispanic or Latino origin" is a self-designation made by 47 million Americans, as of 2008.

• Using Impartial Language

  • For instance: In clinical studies, the drug was less effective in Asian, Hispanic, and African American women.
  • After editing: In clinical studies, the drug was less effective in Asian, Hispanic, and African American women.

• Racial Groups

  • Six races are officially recognized: white, American Indian and Alaska Native, Asian, black or African American, Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, and people of two or more races.
  • The United States Census Bureau also classifies Americans as "Hispanic or Latino" and "Not Hispanic or Latino," which identifies Hispanic and Latino Americans as a racially diverse ethnicity that composes the largest minority group in the nation.
  • From the beginning of U.S. history, Native Americans, African Americans, and European Americans were classified as belonging to different races.
  • Respondents also indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin, which the census considers separately from race.

• The Diversity of the West

  • The Exodus was not universally praised by African Americans.
  • In some cases, Hispanics were simply driven off their land.
  • In New Mexico, only six percent of all claims by Hispanics were confirmed by the Claims Court.
  • In response, some Hispanics joined labor unions, and in a few cases, led revolts.
  • Workers from England experienced little difficulty, as they shared a common language and Protestant religion with many Americans and, thus, faced little prejudice and assimilated into American society easily.

• Ethnic Groups

  • For example, various ethnic, "national," or linguistic groups from Africa, Asia and the Pacific Islands, Latin America, and Indigenous America have long been combined together as racial minority groups (currently designated as African American, Asian, Latino and Native American or American Indian, respectively).
  • Most prominently in the U.S., Latin American descended populations are grouped in a "Hispanic" or "Latino" ethnicity.
  • The terms "Black" and "African American," while different, are both used as ethnic categories in the U.S.
  • This category has been split into two groups: Hispanics and non-Hispanics (e.g.
  • White non-Hispanic and White Hispanic. )

• The Caucus

  • One of the best-known is the Congressional Black Caucus, a group of African-American congressmen.
  • Another prominent example is the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, whose members advance issues affecting Hispanics.

• Immigration and Border Security

  • Though immigration to the United States has been a major source of economic growth and cultural change throughout American history, the recent discourse surrounding immigration deals mostly with illegal immigration.
  • According to a Pew Hispanic Center report, in 2005, 56% of illegal immigrants were from Mexico; 22% were from other Latin American countries, primarily from Central America; 13% were from Asia; 6% were from Europe and Canada; and 3% were from Africa and the rest of the world.
  • While the majority of illegal immigrants continue to concentrate in places with existing large Hispanic communities, an increasing number of them are settling throughout the rest of the country.