Portal:Hispanic and Latino Americans

Welcome to the Hispanic and Latino Americans portal Proportion of Hispanic and Latino Americans in each county of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico as of the 2020 United States census 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. As of 2020, the Census Bureau estimated that there were almost 65.3 million Hispanics and Latinos living in the United States and its territories. "Origin" can be viewed as the ancestry, nationality group, lineage or country of birth of the person or the person's parents or ancestors before their arrival in 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 had their populations made up of multiracial and monoracial descendants of white European colonizers, indigenous peoples of the Americas, descendants of black African slaves, and post-independence immigrants from Europe, Middle East, and East Asia. As one of the only two specifically designated categories of ethnicity in the United States, Hispanics and Latinos form a pan-ethnicity incorporating a diversity of inter-related cultural and linguistic heritages, the use of the Spanish and Portuguese languages being the most important of all. The largest national origin groups of Hispanic and Latino Americans in order of population size are: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Salvadoran, Dominican, Brazilian, Colombian, Guatemalan, Honduran, Ecuadorian, Peruvian, Venezuelan, or Nicaraguan origin. The predominant origin of regional Hispanic and Latino populations varies widely in different locations across the country. In 2012, Hispanic Americans were the second fastest-growing ethnic group by percentage growth in the United States after Asian Americans. (Full article...) Selected article Oscar de la Renta Dominican Americans (Spanish: domínico-americanos, norteamericanos de origen dominicano or estadounidenses de origen dominicano) are Americans who have full or partial origin from the Dominican Republic. Although their emigration began in the sixteenth century, thousands of Dominicans passed through the gates of Ellis Island in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The most recent movement of emigration to the United States began in the 1960s, after the fall of the Trujillo regime. In 2010, there were approximately 1.41 million people of Dominican descent in the US, including both native and foreign-born. Dominican Americans are the fifth-largest Hispanic group in the United States, and the largest group of Hispanics of African ancestry (both full and partial African ancestry). (more...) Selected image Mia St. John image credit: Mia St. John Did you know... ... that Crash actress Arlene Tur played professional beach volleyball during her time at Florida International University? ... that Arizona SB1070, the state's new immigration enforcement law, has attracted national attention as the broadest and strictest anti-illegal immigration measure in decades within the United States? (protest pictured) ... that Eliseo Medina is the first Mexican American to serve on the executive board of the Service Employees International Union? ... that playwright Josefina Niggli is believed to be the only Mexican-American woman to have a theatre named after her? ... that a co-founder of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Mario G. Obledo, organized a boycott of the Taco Bell Chihuahua, citing the dog's stereotypical Mexican accent? ... that San Diego artist Salvador Torres led the movement to paint murals on the support columns of a freeway in Chicano Park? ... that an entire regiment of the Mexican Army was despatched to expel Mexican folk healer and mystic Teresa Urrea from the country? 2010 Things you can do Join any of the above associated WikiProjects. Suggest portal content here Help maintain the Hispanic and Latino Americans portal. Volunteers are always welcome - ¡Gracias! Selected biography Selena Quintanilla-Pérez (April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995), known simply as Selena, was an American singer-songwriter. She was named the "top Latin artist of the '90s" and "Best selling Latin artist of the decade" by Billboard for her fourteen top-ten singles in the Top Latin Songs chart, including seven number-one hits. She was called "The Queen of Tejano music" and the Mexican equivalent of Madonna. Selena released her first album, Selena y Los Dinos, at the age of twelve. She won Female Vocalist of the Year at the 1987 Tejano Music Awards and landed a recording contract with EMI a few years later. Her fame grew throughout the early 1990s, especially in Spanish-speaking countries, and she had begun recording in English as well. Selena was murdered at the age of 23 on March 31, 1995 by Yolanda Saldívar, the former president of her fan club. On April 12, 1995, two weeks after her death, George W. Bush, governor of Texas at the time, declared her birthday "Selena Day" in Texas. Warner Bros. produced Selena, a film based on her life starring Jennifer Lopez, in 1997. Selena's life was also the basis of the musical Selena Forever starring Veronica Vazquez as Selena. In June 2006 Selena was commemorated with a life-sized bronze statue (Mirador de la Flor) in Corpus Christi, Texas, and a Selena museum opened there. She has sold over 90 million albums worldwide, making her one of the best-selling artists of all time. She is the 3rd best selling Latin artist of all time, just behind Shakira in 2nd place and Gloria Estefan in 1st place. She is also the only female artist to have five albums on the US Billboard 200 at the same time. The Albany, NY Times Union named her one of "100 Coolest Americans in History". (more...) Subcategories Category puzzle Select [►] to view subcategories Category Hispanic and Latino American not found Related Portals Associated WikiProjects WikiProject Latinos WikiProject Mexican-Americans Please join either of these WikiProjects to help create and improve content related to Hispanic and Latino Americans. 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