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Question: Am I considered hispanic!?
My family are of Spaniard (SPAIN) origin!. We are dark featured and have olive skin!. We also have a bit of Adai Indian in us (if you do not know what Adai Indians are look them up they are from Louisiana and are part of Spaniard culture in LA)!.

My relatives speak Spanish, but only when needed!.Www@QuestionHome@Com


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yup

During the 1970s, the United States Government defined the term "Hispanic" to identify Latin American individuals, and their descendants, living in the U!.S!., regardless of race!.[6]

The ethnic label Hispanic was the result of efforts by a New Mexican U!.S!. Senator, Joseph Montoya, who wanted a label that could be used to quantify the Spanish-speaking population for the US Census!. The label Hispanic was chosen in part because in New Mexico, people of Spanish descent such as Montoya referred to themselves as hispanos which was anglicized as "Hispanic"!.

The U!.S!. Office of Management and Budget currently defines "Hispanic or Latino" as "a person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race"!.[7]

The terms Hispanic and Latino tend to be used interchangeably in the United States, due largely to a syntax inconsistency between the English language and the Spanish language!.[citation needed] Some define the term "Latino" as a shortened version of the noun '"Latin American"!. Others define the word "Latin" as the name of the language used by the ancient Romans, while "Latino" is the name given to the people who spoke the language!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

kind of, but people from spain are white europeans!. BTW latino is a mixture of spanish and and the natives of south america so you would not be considered latina!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Great answer from mikey! Noticing that "hispanic" and "latino" seem to be used interchangeably in North America, I had occasionally wondered if there were nuances in the meaning of the terms!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Yes Hispanic means direct origin in Spain!. are you from the Isleno Hipanic culture of LousianaWww@QuestionHome@Com

I think you would be spanish not hispanic!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Yup!. You sound like some of my friends!.!.!.!.which are considered hispanic!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Yes!.Www@QuestionHome@Com