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The [[demonym]]s '''Latino''' and '''Latina''' (feminine) are defined as: |
The [[demonym]]s '''Latino''' and '''Latina''' (feminine) are defined as: |
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* "a person of Latin-American or |
* "a person of Latin-American or Romance language-speaking descent."<ref name=RH>{{cite web |url=http://www.answers.com/topic/latin}} Definition source: Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.</ref> |
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* "A Latin American."<ref name=AHD>{{cite web |url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Latino |title=Latino - Definitions from |
* "A Latin American."<ref name=AHD>{{cite web |url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Latino |title=Latino - Definitions from Answers.com |accessdate=2008-03-03 |publisher=Lexico Publishing Group, LLC}} Definition source: Answers.com. All rights reserved.</ref> |
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* "A person of |
* "A person of Latin-American, descent, often one living in the United States."<ref name=AHD/> |
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* "a native or inhabitant of Latin America"<ref name=M-W>{{cite web |url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Latino |title=Latino - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary |accessdate=2008-03-03 |publisher=Merriam Webster, Incorporated}}</ref> |
* "a native or inhabitant of Latin America"<ref name=M-W>{{cite web |url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Latino |title=Latino - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary |accessdate=2008-03-03 |publisher=Merriam Webster, Incorporated}}</ref> |
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* "a person of Latin-American origin living in the United States"<ref name=M-W/> |
* "a person of Latin-American origin living in the United States"<ref name=M-W/> |
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The two words originate in [[American Spanish]] ''latino'' and ''latina'' (from [[Latin]] ''Latinus'', ''Latina''), meaning "[[Latins|Latin]]", and also possibly a clipped form of ''latinoamericano'', "[[Latin America]]n".<ref name=RH/><ref name=AHD/><ref name=M-W/> |
The two words originate in [[American Spanish]] ''latino'' and ''latina'' (from [[Latin]] ''Latinus'', ''Latina''), meaning "[[Latins|Latin]]", and also possibly a clipped form of ''latinoamericano'', "[[Latin America]]n".<ref name=RH/><ref name=AHD/><ref name=M-W/> |
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In the [[United States]], the term is in [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|official use]] in the [[ethnonym]] '''Hispanic or Latino''', defined as "a person of [[Cuba]]n, [[Mexico|Mexican]], [[Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican]], [[South America|South]] or [[Central America |
In the [[United States]], the term is in [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|official use]] in the [[ethnonym]] '''Hispanic or Latino''', defined as "a person of [[Cuba]]n, [[Mexico|Mexican]], [[Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican]], [[South America|South]] or [[Central America]]. |
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==Use in the United States== |
==Use in the United States== |
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{{main|Hispanics in the United States|History of Latinos and Hispanics in the United States}} |
{{main|Hispanics in the United States|History of Latinos and Hispanics in the United States}} |
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}}</ref> Like non-Latinos, a Latino can be of a single race of the following racial categories: [[White people|White/Caucasian]] or [[Black people|Black/African]], [[Asian people|Asian]], [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American]], or [[Pacific Islander]]. Again like non-Latinos, some may identify with more than one race, such as [[Mestizo]] (a bi-racial person of White/Caucasian and Native American descent), [[Mulatto]] (a person of White/Caucasian and Black/African American descent), [[Zambo]] (a person of Native American and Black/African American descent) or any other race or combination. |
}}</ref> Like non-Latinos, a Latino can be of a single race of the following racial categories: [[White people|White/Caucasian]] or [[Black people|Black/African]], [[Asian people|Asian]], [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American]], or [[Pacific Islander]]. Again like non-Latinos, some may identify with more than one race, such as [[Mestizo]] (a bi-racial person of White/Caucasian and Native American descent), [[Mulatto]] (a person of White/Caucasian and Black/African American descent), [[Zambo]] (a person of Native American and Black/African American descent) or any other race or combination. |
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Although as officially defined in the United States Census, the "Latino" category does not include [[Brazilian American]]s,<ref name |
Although as officially defined in the United States Census, the "Latino" category does not include [[Brazilian American]]s,<ref name="omb">{{cite web|url=http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/fedreg/1997standards.html|title=Revisions to the Standards for the Classification of Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity. Federal Register Notice October 30, 1997|accessdate = 2008-01-11|author=Office of Management and Budget|}}</ref><ref name="overview"/> and ''specifically'' refers to "Spanish culture or origin",<ref name = "omb"/><ref name="overview"/> some of the dictionary definitions may include them and/or [[Brazil]]ians in general. Furthermore, Hispanic or Latino origin is, like race, a matter of self-identification in the US, and government and non-government questionnaires, including the census form,<ref>[http://www.census.gov/dmd/www/pdf/d61a.pdf U.S. Census form] U.S. Census Bureau. See question 7</ref> usually contain a blank entry space wherein respondents can indicate a Spanish/Hispanic/Latino origin other than the few (Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Cuban) which are specified; presumably, Brazilian Americans can thus self-identify as being of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity —. However, Brazilian Americans are not included with Hispanics and Latinos in the government's population reports.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=01000US&-ds_name=ACS_2006_EST_G00_&-mt_name=ACS_2006_EST_G2000_B03001 |title=B03001. Hispanic or Latino Origin by Spedific Origin |accessdate=2008-01-20 |work=2006 American Community Survey |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref><ref name=overview/> |
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Some authorities of [[American English]] maintain a distinction between the terms "Hispanic" and "Latino": |
Some authorities of [[American English]] maintain a distinction between the terms "Hispanic" and "Latino": |
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===Controversy=== |
===Controversy=== |
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The term Latino is rejected by some, for various reasons. It is rejected by some indigenists who state that [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American]] 'Latinos' are disappropriated from their Native American origins and histories by the application of what they consider a [[Racism|racist]], [[Eurocentrism|Eurocentric]] |
The term Latino is rejected by some, for various reasons. It is rejected by some indigenists who state that [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American]] 'Latinos' are disappropriated from their Native American origins and histories by the application of what they consider a [[Racism|racist]], [[Eurocentrism|Eurocentric]].<ref name = "mexica movement">{{cite web |
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that improperly associates people of different races, i.e. associating both the [[Spain|Spanish]] colonizers and the indigenous inhabitants, especially the descendants of both groups, as the same ethnic group.<ref name = "mexica movement">{{cite web |
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| title = The Crimes of Hispanic and Latino Racist Labels: Everything You Need To Know About The Racism Of Hispanic And Latino Labels as Applied to People of Mexican and “Central American” Descent |
| title = The Crimes of Hispanic and Latino Racist Labels: Everything You Need To Know About The Racism Of Hispanic And Latino Labels as Applied to People of Mexican and “Central American” Descent |
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* "A Latino or Latina." |
* "A Latino or Latina." |
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"[[Latin America]]n" may also not mean the same as "Latino," depending on which definition of the latter is used. A |
"[[Latin America]]n" may also not mean the same as "Latino," depending on which definition of the latter is used. A French, for example, though a "Latino" by English and French definitions , does not need to have Latin American heritage. The term "Latin American" is applied to inhabitants of Latin America and is also preferred by some Latino individuals and organizations in the United States,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lulac.org/index.html |title=LULAC-League of United Latin American Citizens |accessdate=2008-03-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.latinamericanassoc.org/html/english/home.asp?gclid=CO65xqiD55ECFRykQAodzhscWg |title=Latin American Association |accessdate=2008-03-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.layc-dc.org/ |title=Latin American Youth Center |accessdate=2008-03-05}}</ref> as one of ways ‘Latino’ can be used is as a shortening of the term Latin American. Another term that Latinos are defined by [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Latino] and use to self-identify is Latin, as Latino also means Latin.[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=latino&searchmode=none] [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/latin][http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Latino], Latin is also defined as "a member of any of the Latin peoples, or those speaking chiefly Romance languages, esp. a native of or émigré from Latin America. Although "Latino" is almost always used to refer to those from a Spanish background, the way in which the word should be used, is to refer to anyone of Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, or Romanian descent. "Latin American" is defined as: |
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* "A native or inhabitant of Latin America."<ref name=AHDLA>{{cite web |url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Latin%20American |title=Latin American - Definitions from Dictionary.com |accessdate=2008-03-03 |publisher= Lexico Publishing Group, LLC}}. Definition source: Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.</ref> |
* "A native or inhabitant of Latin America."<ref name=AHDLA>{{cite web |url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Latin%20American |title=Latin American - Definitions from Dictionary.com |accessdate=2008-03-03 |publisher= Lexico Publishing Group, LLC}}. Definition source: Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.</ref> |
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The demonyms Latino and Latina (feminine) are defined as:
- "a person of Latin-American or Romance language-speaking descent."[1]
- "A Latin American."[2]
- "A person of Latin-American, descent, often one living in the United States."[2]
- "a native or inhabitant of Latin America"[3]
- "a person of Latin-American origin living in the United States"[3]
- "someone who lives in the US and who comes from or whose family comes from Latin America"[4]
- "Latin inhabitant of the United States" [5]
The two words originate in American Spanish latino and latina (from Latin Latinus, Latina), meaning "Latin", and also possibly a clipped form of latinoamericano, "Latin American".[1][2][3]
In the United States, the term is in official use in the ethnonym Hispanic or Latino, defined as "a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central America.
Use in the United States
The term Latino was officially adopted in 1997 by the United States Government in the ethnonym Hispanic or Latino, which replaced the single term "Hispanic".[6] U.S. official use of the term "Hispanic" has its origins in the 1970 census. The Census Bureau attempted to identify all Hispanics by use of the following criteria in sampled sets:[7]
Neither "Hispanic" nor "Latino" refers to a race, as a person of Latino or Hispanic ethnicity can be of any race.[8][9] Like non-Latinos, a Latino can be of a single race of the following racial categories: White/Caucasian or Black/African, Asian, Native American, or Pacific Islander. Again like non-Latinos, some may identify with more than one race, such as Mestizo (a bi-racial person of White/Caucasian and Native American descent), Mulatto (a person of White/Caucasian and Black/African American descent), Zambo (a person of Native American and Black/African American descent) or any other race or combination.
Although as officially defined in the United States Census, the "Latino" category does not include Brazilian Americans,[10][9] and specifically refers to "Spanish culture or origin",[10][9] some of the dictionary definitions may include them and/or Brazilians in general. Furthermore, Hispanic or Latino origin is, like race, a matter of self-identification in the US, and government and non-government questionnaires, including the census form,[11] usually contain a blank entry space wherein respondents can indicate a Spanish/Hispanic/Latino origin other than the few (Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Cuban) which are specified; presumably, Brazilian Americans can thus self-identify as being of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity —. However, Brazilian Americans are not included with Hispanics and Latinos in the government's population reports.[12][9]
Some authorities of American English maintain a distinction between the terms "Hispanic" and "Latino":
"Though often used interchangeably in American English, Hispanic and Latino are not identical terms, and in certain contexts the choice between them can be significant. Hispanic, from the Latin word for "Spain," has the broader reference, potentially encompassing all Spanish-speaking peoples in both hemispheres and emphasizing the common denominator of language among communities that sometimes have little else in common. Latino—which in Spanish means "Latin" but which as an English word is probably a shortening of the Spanish word latinoamericano—refers more exclusively to persons or communities of Latin American origin. Of the two, only Hispanic can be used in referring to Spain and its history and culture; a native of Spain residing in the United States is a Hispanic, not a Latino, and one cannot substitute Latino in the phrase the Hispanic influence on native Mexican cultures without garbling the meaning. In practice, however, this distinction is of little significance when referring to residents of the United States, most of whom are of Latin American origin and can theoretically be called by either word."[13]
Controversy
The term Latino is rejected by some, for various reasons. It is rejected by some indigenists who state that Native American 'Latinos' are disappropriated from their Native American origins and histories by the application of what they consider a racist, Eurocentric.[14][15]
In many instances "Latino" is used interchangeably with the terms "Latin" (e.g. "Latin jazz", "Latin Cuisine",[16] "Latin music", "Latin Grammy Awards") and "Latin American",[17]. Latino is also defined in the English language as a "Latin inhabitant of the United States".[18] As a demonym, though, "Latin" can have other meanings:[19][20]
- "a native or inhabitant of Latium; an ancient Roman."
- "a member of any of the Latin peoples, or those speaking chiefly Romance languages, esp. a native of or émigré from Latin America."
- "a member of the Latin Church; a Roman Catholic, as distinguished from a member of the Greek Church."
- "A Latino or Latina."
"Latin American" may also not mean the same as "Latino," depending on which definition of the latter is used. A French, for example, though a "Latino" by English and French definitions , does not need to have Latin American heritage. The term "Latin American" is applied to inhabitants of Latin America and is also preferred by some Latino individuals and organizations in the United States,[21][22][23] as one of ways ‘Latino’ can be used is as a shortening of the term Latin American. Another term that Latinos are defined by [1] and use to self-identify is Latin, as Latino also means Latin.[2] [3][4], Latin is also defined as "a member of any of the Latin peoples, or those speaking chiefly Romance languages, esp. a native of or émigré from Latin America. Although "Latino" is almost always used to refer to those from a Spanish background, the way in which the word should be used, is to refer to anyone of Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, or Romanian descent. "Latin American" is defined as:
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Definitions in other languages
Latino (feminine latina) in the Romance languages, such as Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish, literally translates as "Latin". Portuguese dictionaries define the demonym latino to refer to natives of Romance-speaking nations influenced by Roman civilization, and to the natives or inhabitants of ancient Latium (modern Lazio).[25][26] Italian dictionaries define the demonym latino as: the ancient Latins and Romans, and their language, Latin, as well as the neo-Latin nations.[27][28] The dictionary of the Real Academia Española defines ten meanings for latino, including the ancient peoples of Latium and the modern Romance-speaking European and American nations.[29] In these languages, latino, just like any other demonym, is by convention not capitalized.
See also
- Latino Australian
- Latino Canadian
- Latino Studies
- Latin Union
- Race and ethnicity in the United States Census
- Racial and ethnic demographics of the United States
References
- ^ a b http://www.answers.com/topic/latin.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) Definition source: Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. - ^ a b c "Latino - Definitions from Answers.com". Lexico Publishing Group, LLC. Retrieved 2008-03-03. Definition source: Answers.com. All rights reserved.
- ^ a b c "Latino - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary". Merriam Webster, Incorporated. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
- ^ "Cambridge Dictionaries Online - Cambridge University Press". Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Cambridge University Press 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
- ^ Harper, Douglas (2001). "Online Etymology Dictionary". Retrieved 2008-08-22.
- ^ Office of Management and Budget. "Revisions to the Standards for the Classification of Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity. Federal Register Notice October 30, 1997". Retrieved 2008-01-11.
Terminology for Hispanics.--OMB does not accept the recommendation to retain the single term "Hispanic." Instead, OMB has decided that the term should be "Hispanic or Latino." Because regional usage of the terms differs -- Hispanic is commonly used in the eastern portion of the United States, whereas Latino is commonly used in the western portion -- this change may contribute to improved response rates.
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Gibson, Campbell (2002). "Historical Census Statistics on Population Totals By Race, 1790 to 1990, and By Hispanic Origin, 1970 to 1990, For The United States, Regions, Divisions, and States". Working Paper Series No. 56. Retrieved 2006-12-07.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|coauthor=ignored (|author=suggested) (help); Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ U.S. Census Bureau. "U.S. Census Bureau Guidance on the Presentation and Comparison of Race and Hispanic Origin Data". Retrieved 2007-03-18.
Race and Hispanic origin are two separate concepts in the federal statistical system. People who are Hispanic may be of any race. People in each race group may be either Hispanic or Not Hispanic. Each person has two attributes, their race (or races) and whether or not they are Hispanic.
{{cite web}}: line feed character in|quote=at position 87 (help) - ^ a b c d United States Census Bureau (March 2001). "Overview of Race and Hispanic Origin" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2007-07-15.
- ^ a b Office of Management and Budget. "Revisions to the Standards for the Classification of Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity. Federal Register Notice October 30, 1997". Retrieved 2008-01-11.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ U.S. Census form U.S. Census Bureau. See question 7
- ^ "B03001. Hispanic or Latino Origin by Spedific Origin". 2006 American Community Survey. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
- ^ "American Heritage Dictionary". Retrieved 2007-03-18.
- ^ Tezcatlipoca, Olin (2003-08-13). "The Crimes of Hispanic and Latino Racist Labels: Everything You Need To Know About The Racism Of Hispanic And Latino Labels as Applied to People of Mexican and "Central American" Descent". Retrieved 2007-03-18.
- ^ "The Taino People: A Jatibonicu' Taino History in Puerto Rico & New Jersey". indigenouspeople.net. June 8, 2004. Retrieved 2007-07-15.
- ^ McCormick Latin Cuisine Recipe Collection
- ^ Oboler, Suzanne. Ethnic Labels, Latino Lives: Identity and the Politics of (Re) Presentation.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Douglas Harper. "Online Etymology Dictionary". Retrieved 2008-06-08.
- ^ "Latin - Definitions from Dictionary.com". Retrieved 2008-01-28.
- ^ "Latin - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary; Latin[2,noun]". Retrieved 2008-01-28.
- ^ "LULAC-League of United Latin American Citizens". Retrieved 2008-03-05.
- ^ "Latin American Association". Retrieved 2008-03-05.
- ^ "Latin American Youth Center". Retrieved 2008-03-05.
- ^ a b "Latin American - Definitions from Dictionary.com". Lexico Publishing Group, LLC. Retrieved 2008-03-03.. Definition source: Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
- ^ "Dicionário de Língua Portuguesa da Porto Editora". Porto Editora. Retrieved 2008-05-01.
- ^ "UOL - Michaelis - Moderno Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa". Editora Melhoramentos Ltda. Retrieved 2008-05-01.
- ^ "De Mauro - latino". PARAVIA. Retrieved 2008-05-01.
- ^ "Sapere.it - Dizionari". De Agostini Scuola. Retrieved 2008-05-01.
- ^ "Real Academia Española. Diccionario Usual". Real Academia Española. Retrieved 2008-05-01.
Bibliography
- The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States, 4 vls, Oxford University Press 2006, ISBN 0195156005
External links
- Dia De La Mujer Latina Hispanic or Latino?
- Latin America Network Information Center
- Latin Union
- Latino Cultural Heritage Digital Archives
- Latino Issues Forum Nonprofit Public Policy and Advocacy Institute
- Latinomigrante.com Latino Community Portal in US, Canada
- PBS 'A Cultural Identity' Examines the creation of the Hispanic label by Richard Nixon.
- What's in a name?