But there are also those who don’t fit both. For example: if a man was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and Portuguese is his first language, he is Latino because he is from Latin America, but he is not Hispanic because he speaks Portuguese. This distinction would apply to...
Several olderHispanic peoplehave called me kunandera (healer). Unos cuantosHispanosmayores me han llamado kunandera (persona que cura). The number forHispanic peopleis higher–more than 50 percent. El porcentaje parala población hispanaes aún mayor: más del 50%. ...
In practice, however, this distinction is of little significance when referring to Spanish-speaking residents of the United States, most of whom are of Latin American origin and can thus theoretically be called by either word. · Since the 1980s Latino has come to be much more prevalent than...
First, there is the bitchy, snippy caterwauling erupting betweenMAGA extremists and smug billionaires. When your political party consists of factions that have nothing in common other than a hatred of liberals, it is inevitable that disagreements will arise. But when those factions are led by po...
The day-after, of course, is no laughing matter; and this morning I read in the Times that two Spanish-surnamed members of Congress from Florida voted to disregard and disenfranchise the voters of Arizona or Pennsylvania when called upon to certify those states’ electoral votes for the democra...
Trump’s “promises of fixing what he called a broken country — even if it means abandoning long-held principles — was the whole point.” Conservatives believe it is better to let an addled lunatic do whatever he wants if it makes their fear subside, even temporarily. And Trump has gott...
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, learn about famous Hispanic people like Chile's Pedro Pascal, Colombia’s Shakira, and Spain’s Rosalía.
“The U.S. healthcare system is America’s sickness,” said Fat Joe. “Healthcare price transparency isn’t a partisan or complicated issue. It’s common sense. The only people opposed to it are healthcare industry interests profiting by keeping patients in the dark. Price transparency can ...
pretending to be newlyweds themselves. Before they know it, they’re cast as contestants, playing the part of a smitten married couple better than they could’ve imagined. Their genuine chemistry is impossible to ignore, and as the competition heats up, they quickly become America’s sweethearts...
the USA; in 2014, Hispanics comprised 17.4% of the US population (55.4 million), and this percentage is expected to increase to 28.6% (119 million) by 2060. Hispanics in the USA include native-born and foreign-born individuals immigrating from Latin America, the Caribbean, and Spain [1]....