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"Latino" is the umbrella term for people of Latin American descent that in recent years has supplanted the more imprecise and bureaucratic designation "Hispanic." [1] Part of the mystery and the difficulty of comprehension lie in the fact that the territory called Latin America is not homogeneous in nature or culture. [2]
The term Hispanic has been the source of several debates in the United States. Within the United States, the term originally referred typically to the Hispanos of New Mexico until the U.S. government used it in the 1970 Census to refer to "a person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race."
The culture of Latin America is the formal or informal expression of the people of Latin America and includes both high culture (literature and high art) and popular culture (music, folk art, and dance), as well as religion and other customary practices.
Hispanic Heritage Month, or “Mes de la Herencia Hispana” in Spanish, honors the history, culture, food, music and accomplishments of the Hispanic community.. Before Hispanic Heritage Month ...
Hispanic history and culture take center stage across the U.S. for National Hispanic Heritage Month, which is celebrated annually from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. The celebration recognizes the ...
Hispanic describes “a person from — or whose ancestors were from — a Spanish-speaking land or culture.” This excludes Brazil because Portuguese is the official language, but it includes Spain.
Hispanic and Latino-Jewish culture in the United States (1 C, 4 P) Honduran-American culture (8 P) L. LGBTQ Hispanic and Latino American culture (6 C, 23 P) M.
Hispanic Heritage Month is a time for people who identify as Hispanic and/or Latinx to celebrate their culture through events like community gatherings, art shows, volunteer events and more.