So everyone who has a passport from a country south of the US-Mexico border is actually Spanish?
Today, organizations in the United States use the term as a broad catchall to refer to persons with a historical and cultural relationship either with Spain and Portugal or only with Spain, regardless of race.
The term "Hispanic" is broadly used to refer to the culture, peoples, or nations with a historical link to Spain. The term is commonly applied to those countries which were once colonized by Spain, particularly the countries of Latin America which were colonized by Spain.
Today, organizations in the United States use the term as a broad catchall to refer to persons with a historical and cultural relationship either with Spain and Portugal or only with Spain, regardless of race.
"American imperialists who erase the wealth of cultural and racial differences in Latin America."
"American imperialists who erase the wealth of cultural and racial differences in Latin America."
My tea is always fresh
The term "Hispanic" is broadly used to refer to the culture, peoples, or nations with a historical link to Spain. The term is commonly applied to those countries which were once colonized by Spain, particularly the countries of Latin America which were colonized by Spain.
Saying all Latin American people are the same race simply because they're from there and their families have lived there for centuries (I've seen people do this) is like saying all Americans (USA Americans) are the same race simply because they're from there and their families have lived there for centuries. Ignoring that you have Native Americans, descendants from Irish, Italian, English, German, etc families, black people, descendants from Asian immigrants, etc, etc. Like if you meet a white, blue-eyed, blonde-haired Bolivian girl with a German surname she sure as hell is not the same race as Michelle Rodriguez.
