A Brief Note On The Race And Ethnicity

After reading your post, I went ahead to find out the definition for Latina and Hispanic. It seems like they both have the same definition with the only difference of Hispanic being Spanish-speaking. I never thought about those terms before either, so thank you for sharing your experience.

It could go either way it matters what the person who you are talking to prefers what to be called. The author of this article likes to stay neutral when addressing Hispanic or

A lot of people consider me a Latina,but what they don't know is that I'm a Hispanic female not a Latina. I am Hispanic because I come from a country that it's standard language is Spanish.All my life I've consider myself a Latina because I thought there was no difference. For example, a person from El Salvador is a Latino not a Hispanic because El Salvador is part of Latin America.While a person from Mexico is Hispanic because spanish is

For long there has been a notion that the minority groups are usually poor and have a low living standard as well as contribute less to the economy of the USA. However, there is a group that is fast growing and is surmounting odds in overturning this notion. They are striving hard to attain the highest possible academic and economic levels in order to match the majority white population. Indeed they are surpassing a significant number of the white population; the Asian Americans.

Above is a link to a fun video to watch dealing with this weeks forum. I have always had the impressions that latina's are from Latin America, those that are spanish are from Spain, mexican's from Mexico, and so on. Hispanic to me meant that someone spoke spanish, not necessarily determining where a person was from. Surprisingly I have never heard the word chicano so I decided to look it up and saw that it referred to Mexicans. I have a close friend who puerto rican and she gets very annoyed when people refer to her as mexican or call her a latina. She proudly corrects them and will let someone know in

“ Yeah but you don't speak Spanish. It’s like we cant let in a white girl even if she speaks really good Spanish and we cant let you in because even though you are kind of Mexican you don't speak Spanish, you just wouldn't get it.”

I myself identify as mixed race but I truly don’t have any idea the percentages that make up my racial profile. From my father’s side there is Mexican and Apache Mascalero coupled with my mother’s side there is caucasian and through searching much of the lineage hails from England and Ireland with rumors of some Native American. Looking at myself in the mirror I don’t feel like I stand out as anything inparticular but many times during my years of working customer service and a grocery store in Florida I was often asked the question “What are you?”. I would also have people try to guess my race and would get everything from Puerto Rican, Brazilian, Colombian, Greek, Italian,

Most people in our society believe the common misconception that race and ethnicity are synonymous. Race and ethnicity are related, but are not equivalent. Race by definition means “a socially constructed category of people who share a biologically transmitted trait that members of society consider important” (Macionis 296). Ethnicity by definition means “a shared cultural heritage” (Macionis 298). In shorter terms, race is social physical appearance, while ethnicity is the cultural aspect. Social conflation of these two terms is important to me because society often mistakes ethnicity and race for the other or just considers it as one. This is relevant to me because I have dealt with this issue has come up quite a few times in my life. Racially and socially, I appear to be a “White” or “Caucasian” female, but ethnically I am Mexican and this is relevant because of the confusion between Race and Ethnicity people do not understand or are confused. People usually are a bit confused or shocked when they hear this. Their response is always somewhere along the lines of “You can’t be Mexican. You’re white.” or “But you’re white.” I may not “look” Mexican because I do not have dark hair or skin, but I am Mexican: my mother is from Mexico, and we visit when we get the opportunity, which is maybe once every year. I am familiar with the Mexican culture and I am able to speak somewhat decent Spanish. Most of American and Mexican society (possibly other societies but I have not had many

According to the overview notes, race and ethnicity are different terms often used interchangeably. Ethnicity describes a group with a common culture, language, and physical characteristics. Race refers to a social construct based on culture and it is not biological according to Module 2 powerpoint. In addition, humans share 99.9% similarity and the differences lie in “cultural creations” according to the overview notes. Both terms are used in everyday life. For example, people are required to identify themselves according to their race or ethnicity, with the terms being used interchangeably like the DMV. It is important to understand that the two terms are different. Ethnicity can be learned according to the overview notes. Babies can learn

My name is Basil Onyia. To describe myself in a few words, I am a black African male from Nigeria. This profile will focus on race, ethnicity, and national origin differences between myself and the community I intend to discuss about. The topic of discussion is the community of Mexican-Americans in America. Before jumping into the profile, I believe that a definition of the three diverse characteristics should be done, especially since some of the terms are used interchangeable with others in society and carry relative meanings. Ethnicity is a population group in which its people identity through a common culture, nationality, language, or ancestor. The community focused on here is generally identified as Hispanic and on a smaller scale the

My mom is full Hispanic. My grandparents are fluent in Spanish and English, but my mom speaks more of a hybrid language called Spanglish. Unfortunately, I am not fluent in Spanish/Spanglish, but I have taken several Spanish classes throughout my education and I am unable to pick up the language. I can read and write in Spanish, but I cannot speak it or comprehend it. My dad on the other hand, is as White as it gets. He is blonde, green eyed, and White. My grandparents on his side are both White/German. Thus, I am a perfect cross of my parents. My skin tone is white like my dad and I have freckles/dark hair like my mom. On the other hand, my younger sister looks more like my mom. My sister’s skin tone is a darker tone, has dark eyes, and dark hair. I feel like I have the upper hand in my family because I am a cross of White/Hispanic. This week’s reading made me realize exactly how privileged I am to look like a White person, but I also feel like I still fit in here in New Mexico because of my ethnicity. I like to identify as Hispanic more than I do White. Since my mom’s side of the family is from here, I was raised with the Hispanic culture. I even get offended when my peers call me a “white girl,” even though that is exactly what I

Race refers to the categorization of people based on physical characteristics passed down from previous generations. (Genetic ancestry.) Conversely, ethnicity refers to the shared cultural or historical identification of a group of people based on their ancestry. Prior to reading this chapter, I held the common belief that race and ethnicity were interchangeable: they meant the same thing. Besides the most obvious thing (learning the difference between race and ethnicity), I was aware of most of the information in this chapter. After reading it however, I was able to gain a more in-depth understanding of each individual

I was born in Mexico. My ancestry is different to the people who Adrian Piper was talking about in the video. I moved to the United States when I was 18 years old. In Mexico, racial classification never crossed my mind. The very first time I ever encounter the question about my race was when I apply in my first job here in the Unites States. I had no idea what to do or how to classify myself. Am I Caucasian? My skin is kind of white but not as white as other people. Then very often after the race question there’s something that reads are you Hispanic or Latino? Can I be both, white and Latino. I consider myself Latino, but I’m white so what this makes me? In Mexico my nickname was “guero” which refers to people with blond or light hair color. When I was little I used to be blood, like many of my sister, why we don’t know and never question it. In Mexico there’s not as much diversity maybe that’s the reason why there’s no classification of races.

I am a student, I am a woman, I am a child of divorce, I am an older sibling, I am a person. I am a person full of different characteristics by which one can choose to define me but by far the most popular choice is my race. When I meet someone the first couple questions are the same as they are for everyone; “What’s your name?”, “Where are you from?”, or some variation of “What do you do?”, however, as soon as they get comfortable, the questions shift to “What are you?” and “Where are you from?” That is not to say that it bothers me. Growing up as a biracial person, particularly one of Caucasian and African-American descent, in a society that uses race to categorize and define people, I tend to be a little more difficult to place at first

Being a girl who was born in the United States but parents from another country. I grew up with many thoughts in my head following the practices of a kid from the United States but parents coming from another. It took a while to get used to the practices of my home. I am a girl with African descent who seems to have been raised by the culture I was born in from my parent’s background. My family comes from West Africa, (the Gambia and Senegal).Growing up me would always define my race as an AMERICAN, not an African. While going to school as a young kid, the students around me would define being African in a harsh way to the point where I would not like to tell anyone that I am African. I am an American raised girl but there was also that girl who is African .My parents came to the united states