Are Filipinos people Hispanics?

Question

It was a Spanish Colony for hundreds of years.

Americans are Anglos, not Euro?

Answer 1

Hispanic means a derived from Spain.
Filipino is a term that originally referred to people who settled in the Philipines, or their ancestors did, and who were of Spanish descent. After independence from Spain the term filipinos generally came to mean the general population of the Philipines.
You are not as crazy as previous answerers implied. Technically, not all people from the Philipines are Hispanic, or of Spanish heritage, but a large portion of filipinos can trace their lineage to Spanish settlers.
As common practice, however, the term hispanic is typically used to refer to the peoples of South and Central America whose heritage can be traced to Spanish settlers, often in combination with the Natives of this region.
I believe that the answer to your question is that filipinos could technically be considered Hispanic, practically speaking they are typically not included when the term is used,

Answer 2

Americans are Euro there is a huge mixture and of people in America that are Euro and Anglo is like the same thing almost. Though the Philippines where colonized the Spanish did leave some influences on their culture and language but they are still Asian.

Answer 3

Your question isn't as stupid as some people think it is.

"Hispanic" has two rough definitions.

1) Having to do with Spain
2) the people and culture of Spanish-speaking Latin America

The use of "Hispanic" to mean people was invented in the United States to refer to the Spanish-speaking folk of our hemisphere.

So, though the filipinos were subjected to Spanish colonization and centuries of Spanish culture, they are NOT considered Hispanic by most Americans.

Please check out the usage note of the word from Dictionary.com:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hispanic

Culturally and linguistically, the filipinos have been refered to as Malay, as they share a similar culture and language to the people of the Malay peninsula. The root culture and language of the area (Malay peninsula, Philippines, Indonesia) is called Austronesian.

Answer 4

The Filipinos or the Filipino people are the native inhabitants and citizens of the Republic of the Philippines located in Southeast Asia.

Answer 5

Are Americans Britons?

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Take a look at a map and then see if you want to ask that question again.

Answer 8

No. They are Pacific Islanders.

Answer 9

No, the Philippines is in Asia, so they are Asain.

Answer 10

we are asians, not hispanics. hispanics are those people who live in spain. :p