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Can I call myself Hispanic if I come from the 3% category?

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I know some Hispanic people who listen to Finnish black metal, watch Bollywood movies and American TV shows, so those things don't make them Hispanic, just their native language / mother tongue being Spanish. read more

A simple way of remembering the difference is this: though every Latino is a Hispanic, not every Hispanic is a Latino. Hispanic is the more inclusive term. Please note that Brazilians are Latins, not Latinos as "Latinos" is used when speaking English in the U.S. Brazilians are Latins because they speak Portuguese, which is a "Latin" language. read more

In short, Cardozo would have had no “Hispanic” box to check — and thus no official way of identifying himself as Hispanic. So, by the ever shifting laws of the land, Sotomayor would indeed appear to be the first Hispanic nominated to the high court. read more

Hispanic/Latino is an ethnic category, not a racial category, and you may be of any race. For purposes of the NHRP, you must be from a family whose ancestors came from at least one of these countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, Uruguay, or Venezuela. read more

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