AMST 20100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 32: Latino Usa, Latino Studies, Xenophobia
Document Summary
Latino history and culture has a big impact on american culture today. Latinos are a very diverse population, but they have recently come together under the umbrella term latino . Xenophobia and citizenship are pressing issues in latino studies. American perceptions of latinos have changed throughout history. Racial ambiguity has been a defining characteristic of the latino population. There are about 53 million latinos in the us (they make up 16. 3% of the us population) In 2011, latinos became the largest minority group in the us. Myth #1: the us is home to a cohesive latino community . Latino consists of a lot of different cultures and views. There are so many communities within the community. Myth #2: america"s latinos trace their root back to mexico. Mexican-americans are the largest percentage of latinos in america. Myth #3: latinos are recent immigrants to the us. A big section of the us was part of upper mexico.
