Hispanic American Diversity
Hispanic American Diversity
4/5/2009
Matthew David Shearon
Hispanic American Diversity
More than one in eight people in the United States are of Spanish or Latin American origin (Schaefer, 2006). The Infoplease (2007) Web site states as of July 1, 2007, the Hispanic population was the largest ethnic or race group at 14.5 million people. Hispanics make up 15% of the nation’s population. The Census Bureau estimates that by 2050, there will be the Hispanic population will expand to 132.8 million. (Infoplease, 2007)
The Hispanic or Latino population in the United States is very diverse. Sixty-four percent of this population is Mexican Americans, 9 percent are Puerto Ricans, 3.4 percent are Cubans, 3.1 percent are Salvadorans, and 2.8 percent are Dominicans (Infoplease, 2007). The rest of the population is of other Central and Southern American descent. This paper will discuss Mexican Americans, Puerto Rican, Cubans, and Dominican sand their linguistic, political, social, economic, religious, and familiar conventions.
Mexican Americans
Mexican Americans is the largest Hispanic group in the United States. They trace their ancestry to the emigration from poor rural areas of northern Mexico in the early 20th century and the rest can trace their ancestry to the colonists of 17th and 18th century who settled in Mexican territories which is now the southwestern parts of the United States (Stavans, 2008)
The Spanish language is very important in uniting the Mexican American community and all the other Hispanic communities in the United States. Mexican American Spanish is different from the Spanish in Mexico. Since English is a big influence, Spanglish, the combination of Spanish and English is spoken as well. According to Stavans(2008), Spanish and English is spoken in at least 70 percent Mexican American households. With the large influx of Mexican immigrants into the United States, the role of Spanish has been reinforced.
Most Mexican Americans are...
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