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Well, whether or not latino is being used as inclusive of all latin-derived languages or not, the answer is NYC. NYC even has a comparatively large Romanian population, along with French and Italian speakers.
Well, whether or not latino is being used as inclusive of all latin-derived languages or not, the answer is NYC. NYC even has a comparatively large Romanian population, along with French and Italian speakers.
The term latino has nothing to do with Latin the language, it has to do with the term "Latin America". It doesn't include anywhere in Europe. It does however include Haiti, Brazil, etc. because it's not a language specific term; "hispanic" on the other hand is Spanish-specific and does include Spain.
Well, if we are to accept that Haitians are Latinos, then doesn't that mean that Miami's Latino population becomes that much more diverse than Boston's?
LOL Haitians are African or Caribbean and so are Puerto Rican and Cuban. None of these countries are in Latin America they are all in the Caribbean. I don't even know why they lump them in with people born in Latin America if they are born in the Caribbean which is a separate region.
Let me give you and example. If I am in Peru and I wanted to take a trip to Dominican Republic or Puerto Rico then I would be taking a trip from Latin America to the Caribbean. Puerto Rico is technically a commonwealth of the United States.
The term latino has nothing to do with Latin the language, it has to do with the term "Latin America". It doesn't include anywhere in Europe. It does however include Haiti, Brazil, etc. because it's not a language specific term; "hispanic" on the other hand is Spanish-specific and does include Spain.
It actually has everything to do with language because all the languages are Latin based but Haiti is not in Laitn America it is in the Caribbean and Haitians identify as Africans. Dominicans and Haitians don't even get along but both are located in the Caribbean and not Latin America. Haitians speak a Creole language. Remember that Latin America is from Mexico to Argentina and the Caribbean is a different region and this is why if you look at most old text books and maps it was America Latina y el Caribe or Latin America and the Caribbean.
If we're going to call certain groups "Latino" based on any tenuous connection to Spanish colonialism, then we should also call Jamaicans, Bajans and Trinidadians "Latinos." Where do you think Spanish Town and Ocho Rios got their names from? Barbados is said to be a Spanish reference meaning "the Bearded Island." And Trinidad was founded by the Spanish, which explains (1) the heavy Catholicism on the island (largely owing to French influence as well) and (2) why so many Trinis have Spanish surnames.
So basically, this whole idea of Haitians being "Latinos" is pretty bogus. "Latino" would be more appropriately applied to Filipinos than Haitians.
No Caribbean island should be included as part of Latin America and Latino/Hispanic are generic pan-ethnic labels used for commercialism. It is better to break it all down by regions.
1. Mexicans North America
2. Central Americans Guatemalans, Salvadoreans, Honduras, Nicaragua and all the other in Central Am
3. Brazil South America Portugues
4. South America - Spanish speaking Colombia, Argentina, Venezuela, Peru, Uruguay, Bolivia, Chile and all others
5. Caribbean - Spanish speaking Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and Cuba.
Haiti is independent - could fall under French Caribbean even though they speak creole
Dutch Caribbean - Curacao, and other dutch islands
Anglo Caribbean - English speaking Jamaica
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No Caribbean island should be included as part of Latin America and Latino/Hispanic are generic pan-ethnic labels used for commercialism. It is better to break it all down by regions.
1. Mexicans North America
2. Central Americans Guatemalans, Salvadoreans, Honduras, Nicaragua and all the other in Central Am
3. Brazil South America Portugues
4. South America - Spanish speaking Colombia, Argentina, Venezuela, Peru, Uruguay, Bolivia, Chile and all others
5. Caribbean - Spanish speaking Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and Cuba.
Haiti is independent - could fall under French Caribbean even though they speak creole
Dutch Caribbean - Curacao, and other dutch islands
Anglo Caribbean - English speaking Jamaica
So Latin America doesn't exist to you since Latino is just a generic pan-ethnic label used for commercialism?
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