The document discusses Hispanic racial identity in the US according to the US Census. It notes that Hispanics were not counted until the 20th century but are now the fastest growing minority. The census may list Hispanic as a racial identifier in 2020. Hispanics share traits like immigration experience, language, and traditions from Latin America. However, race is a social construct and Hispanics trace their origins to Native Americans, Europeans, and African slaves brought to Latin America. The document examines the complex racial histories and classifications that influence how Hispanics identify racially in the US.

1. Hispanic
Racial
Identity
in The
U.S.
Geo 106
By: Michelle Suarez

2. History of US Census
Hispanic Identification
US Census Determines funds
allocation and government
resources.
Hispanics Not Counted Until 20th
Century
Fastest Growing Minority in the US
Today
The US Census
will make
Hispanic a racial
identifier.
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3. History of Race in Latin America
• European Spaniards began Conquest in
1492
• Native Population of the Americas
estimated to be between 10 million and
112 million! With the Majority residing in
Central and South America.
• Nearly 11 Million African Slaves were
brought to Latin America.

4. Hispanic
in The
U.S.
Mexico
Puerto
Rico
Cuban
Dominican
Other
Central
American
Other
South
American
Country of OriginHispanic Population
by Country of Origin in
2010 US Census
• 59% Identified as Mexican
• 9.6% Puerto Rican
• 3.5% as Cuban
• 2.2% Dominican
• 4.8% Other Central American
• 3.8% Other South American
• 0.3% Spaniard
• 17.3% Other Hispanics

5. Conclusions
The US Census Bureau
will most likely list
Hispanic as a racial
identifier on the 2020
Census.
• Hispanics are unified by
immigration experience
• Language
• Traditions common in Latin
America.
• Race is a Social construct.

6. References
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briefs/c2010br-04.pdf
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looking-at-big-changes-in-how-it-asks-about-race-and-ethnicity/
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features/2014/cb14-ff22_graphic.pdf
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factbook/geos/mx.html

7. References
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http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Americas
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Accessed on April 5, 2015. Accessed from
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blackness-in-latin-america-and-the-u-s.htm
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classifications/
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census-groups-try-to-figure-out-how-to-classify-hispanics/