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Have you considered you are actually Hispanic, but didn't know it? Census Definition: "The 2010 Census asked if the person was "Spanish/Hispanic/Latino". The U
by linuxftw 7y ago
Have you considered you are actually Hispanic, but didn't know it?
Census Definition: "The 2010 Census asked if the person was "Spanish/Hispanic/Latino". The United States Census uses the ethnonym Hispanic or Latino to refer to "a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race."
"other Spanish culture" can mean literally anything. I personally consider California heavily influenced by Spanish culture, so by virtue of you living there, you are Hispanic according to that definition. Race is not a component of of being Hispanic, only culture.
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- commandlinefan 7y ago> Hispanic, but didn't know it? The flip side of this is that my son can legitimately (in the eyes of anybody who might question that legitimacy) claim hispanic heritage: his mother immigrated to the US from Mexico 25 years ago. I’m pushing him to study as hard as he can because I suspect that any college he applies to will accept him just to tick the “admitted a hispanic” checkbox on their annual diversity report, and I’m worried that he’s going to end up surrounded by people who have more academic achievement than he has and find himself struggling to keep up.
- linuxftw 7y agoOnly you and your family will know how well your son is prepared. It's up to you to help guide him into the best decision.