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The terms Latino and Latina originated in Ancient Rome. In the English language, the term Latino is a loan word from American Spanish. [7] [8] (Oxford Dictionaries attributes the origin to Latin-American Spanish. [9]) Its origin is generally given as a shortening of latinoamericano, Spanish for 'Latin American'. [10]
The US ethnic designation Latino is abstracted from the longer form latinoamericano. [43] The element Latino-is actually an indeclinable, compositional form in -o (i.e. an elemento compositivo) that is employed to coin compounded formations (similar as franco-in francocanadiense 'French-Canadian', or ibero-in iberorrománico, [44] etc.).
Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America; Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States Hispanic and Latino (ethnic categories) The people or cultures of Latin America; Latin Americans
Latino first emerged at the local level through media outlets in the early 1990s. The Los Angeles Times was one of the first major newspapers to use the term Latino instead of Hispanic. Some local panethnic institutions and Spanish-language media adopted the term for community unity and political organizing.
Latino political representation has increased at all levels, from the local city council to state legislatures and Congress, ever since the Voting Rights Act of 1965 banned electoral ...
Hispanic and Latino Americans (Spanish: Estadounidenses hispanos y latinos; Portuguese: Americanos Hispânicos e latinos) are Americans (in U.S.A.) of full or partial Spanish and/or Latin American background, culture, or family origin. These demographics include all Americans who identify as Hispanic or Latino regardless of race.
From border narratives that go beyond the immigration debate to coming-of-age quasi-musicals with puppets; from a western that confronts Chile's dark past to an adaptation of one of Mexico's most ...
Latino Victory is announcing a new leadership team Wednesday, with the organization’s founding president coming back after five years to chair its board. The group, a key player in Latino ...