What is it like to be Latino in LA? (live, legally)

[TripleSec]

Originally Posted by kttam186290

Not written in stone, but "as a rule" -- city -- ethnic group by order of influence:

Miami -- Cuban American, Dominican, South American, Puerto Rican, Spanish
Orlando -- Puerto Rican, Central American
Boston -- Puerto Rican, Dominican
Houston -- Mexican American, Dominican, Central American
Dallas -- Mexican American, Central American, Dominican
New York -- Puerto Rican, Dominican, South American
San Francisco -- Mexican American, Central American
Sacramento -- Mexican American
Fresno -- Mexican American
Los Angeles -- Mexican American, Central American, South American
Riverside -- Mexican American
San Diego -- Mexican American
Phoenix -- Mexican American
Tuscon -- Mexican American
Las Vegas -- Mexican American, Central American
El Paso -- Mexican American
San Antonio -- Mexican American
Albuquerque -- Spanish, Mexican American, Central American
Denver -- Mexican American
Chicago -- Puerto Rican, Mexican American

Spanish/Spaniard is not Latino. Spanish is from Spain. Latinos are from Latin America. It would be like calling Americans and Canadians "English".

[homenj]

Originally Posted by Clown Question Bro

To be fully American an immigrant must forsake any allegiance to his/her country of origin. Bottom line. Anyone who is unwilling to do that does not deserve to be called an American or to live here.

What is your race or ethnic origin?

[sean1the1]

Originally Posted by homenj

What is your race or ethnic origin?

I bet they are a "real" American. Lol

[Bert_from_back_East]

Being Latino in Los Angeles County is equivalent to being white in the rest of the country.

[DCAMIA]

Originally Posted by homenj

What is your race or ethnic origin?

How is that relevant to this discussion?

[DCAMIA]

Originally Posted by TripleSec

Spanish/Spaniard is not Latino. Spanish is from Spain. Latinos are from Latin America. It would be like calling Americans and Canadians "English".

Don't Latinos call Americans and Canadians "Anglos?" Isn't that the same thing?

[Count David]

Originally Posted by homenj

Do Mexicans intermarry a lot with the Hispanos and Anglos? Also are Hispanos people of pure Spanish descent?

No, but many of them would tell you that they are of pure Spanish descent (they object to being called/having it implied they are Mexican, or are "like" Mexicans).

I think CA has more intermarriage to be honest. Overall the Latino culture in CO is very Americanized; any foreign influence is rather muted in comparison to CA.

[Pro1000]

Financially is another story but being Latino in LA culturally should be heaven

[kttam186290]

Originally Posted by TripleSec

Spanish/Spaniard is not Latino. Spanish is from Spain. Latinos are from Latin America. It would be like calling Americans and Canadians "English".

Excuse me???

They ARE the reason Latinos are called "Latin" in the first place, as they carried a Latin-based language from Southern Europe to the Americas!

OMG!

[Hiruko]

Originally Posted by TripleSec

Spanish/Spaniard is not Latino. Spanish is from Spain. Latinos are from Latin America. It would be like calling Americans and Canadians "English".

People from Spain living in the Americas are most certainly Hispanics or Latinos if they choose to be. Americans and Canadians are also Anglos if they choose to be. I consider myself Anglo-American despite of partial French, Portuguese, and Brazilian ancestry. In my opinion, if you grew up speaking primarily English, you are Anglo. If you grew up speaking primarily French, Spanish, or another Latin (Romance) language, you are Latino, but some will quibble.