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Welcome to the Hispanic and Latino Americans portal Proportion of Hispanic and Latino Americans in each county of thefifty states, theDistrict of Columbia, andPuerto Rico as of the2020 United States census Hispanic and Latino Americans areAmericans who have aHispanic orLatin American background, culture, or family origin. This demographic group includes all Americans who identify asHispanic orLatino, regardless ofrace. According to annual estimates from theU.S. Census Bureau, as of July 1, 2024, the Hispanic and Latino population was estimated at 68,086,153, representing approximately 20% of the totalU.S. population, making them thesecond-largest group in the country after thenon-Hispanic White population. "Origin" can be viewed as the ancestry, nationality group, lineage or country of birth of the person, parents or ancestors before their arrival into the United States of America. People who identify as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race, because similarly to what occurred during the colonization and post-independence of the United States, Latin American countries have had populations made up of multiracial and monoracial descendants of settlers from themetropole of a Europeancolonial empire (in the case of Latin American countries,Spanish and Portuguese settlers, unlike theThirteen Colonies that will form the United States, which received settlers from theUnited Kingdom). In addition, there are also monoracial and multiracial descendants ofIndigenous peoples of the Americas (Native Americans),descendants of African slaves brought to Latin America in the colonial era, and post-independence immigrants fromEurope, theMiddle East, andEast Asia. (Full article...) Selected articleHow the García Girls Lost Their Accents is a 1991 novel written byDominican-American poet, novelist, and essayistJulia Alvarez. Told in reverse chronological order and narrated from shifting perspectives, the text possesses distinct qualities of abildungsroman novel. Spanning more than thirty years in the lives of four sisters, the story begins with their adult lives in the United States and ends with their childhood in theDominican Republic, from which their family was forced to flee due to the father’s opposition toRafael Leónidas Trujillo's dictatorship. The novel's major themes includeacculturation andcoming of age. It deals with the myriad hardships of immigration, painting a vivid picture of the struggle to assimilate, the sense of displacement, and the confusion of identity suffered by the García family, as they are uprooted from familiarity and forced to begin a new life inNew York City. The text consists of fifteen interconnected short stories, each of which focuses on one of the four daughters, and in a few instances, the García family as a whole. Although it is told from alternating perspectives there is particular focus throughout the text on the character of Yolanda, who is said to be both the protagonist and the author's alter ego.(more...) Selected imageDid you know...
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Selected biography Moreno was bornBlanca Rosa López Rodríguez to a wealthy family inGuatemala City, Guatemala. While still a teenager, she organized La SociedadGabriela Mistral, which successfully lobbied for the admission of women to Guatemalan universities. Rejecting her elite status, she went toMexico City in her teens to pursue a career in journalism. While there, she also wrote poetry. She married Angel De León, an artist, in 1927, and together they moved toNew York City the following year.(more...) Subcategories Select [►] to view subcategories CategoryHispanic and Latino American not found Related PortalsAssociated WikiProjects
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