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contexts > demography > ethnic groups > Hispanic Americans
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Hispanic Americans  

Definition

  • Hispanics, also known as Chicanas/os or Latinas/os, are the largest ethnic minority group in the United States. In 2001, the U.S. Census reported that Hispanics constituted 12% of the U.S. population, with 66% of these identifying as Mexican-heritage. [Source: Encyclopedia of Educational Psychology; Hispanic Americans]

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  • Latino Americans

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Hispanic_Americans

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