Difference between revisions of "Latino/Hispanic label"
From Dissertation in Progress
Lombanaphd (Talk | contribs) |
Lombanaphd (Talk | contribs) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
Address the diversity of the latino/hispanic experiences and realities in the USA. In particular, I focus on the diversity of the Mexican American realities in the state of Texas. A distinct group in the imagined national community. | Address the diversity of the latino/hispanic experiences and realities in the USA. In particular, I focus on the diversity of the Mexican American realities in the state of Texas. A distinct group in the imagined national community. | ||
| + | |||
| + | The US Census Bureau (2010) defines the label Hispanic or Latino in the following way: | ||
| + | <blockquote> | ||
| + | “Hispanic or Latino” refers to a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race. (2) | ||
| + | </blockquote> | ||
* [[Oboler, N. (1995) Ethnic Labels, Latino Lives : Identity and the Politics of (Re) Presentation in the United States. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.]] | * [[Oboler, N. (1995) Ethnic Labels, Latino Lives : Identity and the Politics of (Re) Presentation in the United States. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.]] | ||
Revision as of 17:25, 2 April 2013
Address the diversity of the latino/hispanic experiences and realities in the USA. In particular, I focus on the diversity of the Mexican American realities in the state of Texas. A distinct group in the imagined national community.
The US Census Bureau (2010) defines the label Hispanic or Latino in the following way:
“Hispanic or Latino” refers to a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race. (2)
