Latin American Culture

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[QUOTE]Why is that many(If not most)people nowadays think that all people Latin American descent are nonwhite?I can understand if they have significant Amerindian and/or Black Admixture(As is the case with most Mexicans and Dominicans),but how can person reconcile saying that an individual like this Cuban-American gentleman(Who's phenotype is of pure Southern European inspiration and clearly Mediterranean*)or this woman(Who is also of Cuban descent and is obviously Nordic)below is not Caucasian(White)with their logic?I mean has the erroneous notion that Hispanic is a race become so embedded in the American psyche that people have completely lost touch reality?
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There are certain misconceptions about this topic, I will list them: …show more content…

For example, a person from Brazil can be considered Latina/o, but not Hispanic; whereas a person from Spain can be considered Hispanic, but not Latina/o.

Secondly, the term "Hispanic/Latina/o" does not imply race, but rather counts as an ethnicity. For example, when gathering information from the U.S. Census, the first question will ask if you are of Hispanic/Latina/o descent as a yes or no question, then you proceed to choosing the main list of races: White, Black/African-American, Asian, Native American or Alaskan Native, Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Other race, etc. This is simply because people that identify with the term "Hispanic/Latina/o" come from different race, skin tones, backgrounds, etc. "Hispanic/Latina/o" can be White, Black, and even Asian racially. There it should be treated as such. One person might have a high extraction of European ancestry. or another with Amerindian extraction; there is wide spectrum of …show more content…

For example, compare to Alexis Bledel and Anne Hathaway, both of whom are well-known actresses. The difference between the two is that one speaks Spanish (Bledel), and the other doesn't (Hathaway). In this scenario, both have light features such as skin, eyes, hair, etc. The only difference being linguistics and cultural differences, as Alexis Bledel is Argentinian from paternal side, and Mexican from maternal side. The following is a genetic composure of four different

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