Mexican ancestry
Roots from Mexico
Mexican ancestry refers to family lineage tracing back to Mexico, the country south of the United States.
The phrase appears in demographic surveys, census forms, and discussions of ethnic identity: Americans of Mexican ancestry, She's proud of her Mexican ancestry.
It encompasses people whose forebears came from Mexico regardless of how many generations ago or whether they identify culturally as Mexican.
- mariachiMexican folk ensemble
- Día de los MuertosMexican festival for ancestors
- mestizoBiracial Latin American
- Yucatán PeninsulaSoutheastern Mexican geographic projection
- Aztec EmpirePre-conquest Mexican civilization
indigenous identity · Baja California · old country · Spanish colonization · indigenous resistance · Mayan culture · genealogy · DNA test · blood quantum · mole sauce · crossed the border · tamales · carne asada · piñata · sombrero · tequila · Cinco de Mayo · quinceañera
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