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The Latins were an ancient Italic people of the Latium region in central Italy (Latium Vetus, "Old Latium"), in the 1st millennium BC. Although they lived in independent city-states, they spoke a common language (Latin), held common religious beliefs, and extended common rights of residence and trade to one another. [2]
- Latin Rights
Casinum, in Latium adiectum, in today's Latin Valley.A Latin...
- Latin Americans
Latin Americans (Spanish: Latinoamericanos; Portuguese:...
- Hispanic and Latino Americans
People who identify as Hispanic or Latino may be of any...
- Latin Rights
Latin Americans (Spanish: Latinoamericanos; Portuguese: Latino-americanos; French: Latino-américains) are the citizens of Latin American countries (or people with cultural, ancestral or national origins in Latin America).
People who identify as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race, because similarly to what occurred during the colonization and post-independence of the United States, Latin American countries had their populations made up of descendants of white European colonizers (in this case Portuguese and Spaniards), Native peoples of the Americas ...
The term Latins has been used throughout history to refer to various peoples, ethnicities and religious groups using Latin or the Latin-derived Romance language...
- Finding The Right Word to Be Counted in The Census: Hispanic
- Finding The Right Word For My Family: Mexican American/Chicano
- Finding The Right Word in The Community: Latino
- Finding The Right Word to Be Inclusive: Latinx
People often want to know which term — Hispanic, Latino or Latinx — is the most respectful. But it really depends on the person and context. I’ll sometimes say I’m Latino or Hispanic. Or I’ll be more specific and say Mexican American. Mora in the video above uses a similar range of terms. Of all of these, I use the term Hispanic the least. Yet this...
On the most recent U.S. census, I checked off Mexican American/Chicano for my chosen ethnic identity. For me, this most accurately fits with how I think of myself in relationship to other Americans. Mora notes that “[Latinx] communities have identified themselves with much more localized identities. So, for example, national identities such as Mexi...
Between Hispanic and Latino, I will tend to describe myself as a Latino most, particularly when wanting to express solidarity with other Latinx groups in the United States. In contrast to Hispanic, the term Latino describes any person with ancestry in Latin America, a politically defined region usually unified by the predominance of Romance languag...
I have come to embrace the term Latinx. I understand why many in the community feel it’s not quite right. For some, the pronunciation of the word is cryptic: la-TEENGKS? LA-tin-EX? For others, it represents a kind of language imperialism by imposing a new English word onto a Spanish word and rendering it unpronounceable. Latinx is essentially a non...
Quick Reference. Inhabited Latium Vetus. They formed a unified ethnic group with a common name a common sentiment, and a common language; they worshipped the same gods and had similar political and social institutions.
Euskaldunak, or Euskotarak. Key People: Charles Bordes. Related Topics: jai alai. Basque, member of a people who live in both Spain and France in areas bordering the Bay of Biscay and encompassing the western foothills of the Pyrenees Mountains.
