Hispanic American
Spanish-heritage US resident
Hispanic American refers to a U.S. resident or citizen of Spanish-speaking ancestry, particularly from Latin America or Spain.
The term emerged in the late 20th century as an official census category and remains common in government and institutional contexts: Hispanic American voters, Hispanic American communities.
Some prefer Latino or Latina, which emphasizes Latin American heritage without centering Spain or the Spanish language.
Latin American by heritage
- LatinxGender-neutral Hispanic identifier
- ChicanoMexican-American with activist heritage
- NuyoricanStateside Puerto Rican identity
- TejanoTexas-Mexican musical style
Puerto Rican · hyphenated · diaspora · first-generation · second-generation
Family line of descent
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- genealogyStudy of family descent
legacy · origins · mestizo · indigenous · Afro-Latino · immigration · abuela · generational
Fifteenth birthday celebration
- Día de los MuertosMexican festival for ancestors
- salsaSpicy tomato condiment
- merengueLatin partnered dance
- bachataDominican romantic music genre
cumbia · reggaeton · telenovela · mariachi · murals · lowrider · carne asada · tamales
Language of Iberia
- bilingualismProficiency in two languages
- SpanglishHybrid of two languages
- code-switchingAlternating between linguistic varieties
- EnglishBritain's native tongue
fluency · dual-language · multilingual · interpreter · translation · dialects · accent · proficiency
Pleading for a cause
- representationDepiction or likeness
- farmworkersAgricultural manual laborers
- AOCOrigin designation abbreviation
- censusOfficial population count
Sonia Sotomayor · underrepresented · empowerment · solidarity · organizing · neighborhood · enclave
Latino
Latin American by heritage
- LatinxGender-neutral Hispanic identifier
- ChicanoMexican-American with activist heritage
- NuyoricanStateside Puerto Rican identity
Tejano · Puerto Rican · hyphenated · diaspora · first-generation · second-generation
ancestry
Family line of descent
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- lineageDescent from progenitors
genealogy · legacy · origins · mestizo · indigenous · Afro-Latino · immigration · abuela · generational · ancestral
quinceañera
Fifteenth birthday celebration
- Día de los MuertosMexican festival for ancestors
- salsaSpicy tomato condiment
- merengueLatin partnered dance
bachata · cumbia · reggaeton · telenovela · mariachi · murals · lowrider · carne asada · tamales · empanadas
Spanish
Language of Iberia
- bilingualismProficiency in two languages
- SpanglishHybrid of two languages
- code-switchingAlternating between linguistic varieties
English · fluency · dual-language · multilingual · interpreter · translation · dialects · accent · proficiency · Tex-Mex
advocacy
Pleading for a cause
- representationDepiction or likeness
- farmworkersAgricultural manual laborers
- AOCOrigin designation abbreviation
Sonia Sotomayor · census · underrepresented · empowerment · solidarity · organizing · neighborhood · enclave
Hispanic AmericanAnglo-American
British and American combined
White American · European American · WASP · Anglo · Native American
Hispanic, American, America, Hispanics, Americans, Americanism, Americanize, Americanization, un-American