Hispanic is a linguistic term. Not cultural or societal or racial. It just means that a person's native language is Spanish, or that person's family history includes Spanish speakers.
Latino means that someone has a "Latin", that is, Spanish/Portuguese/maybe Italian background. It's still kind of a linguistic distinction--these languages came from Latin. So the people whose background is composed of "Latin" people (people from Spain/Portugal/Italy) somewhere in their history, are Latino/a.
But Hispanic people could be, like, Germans who moved to South America or Mexico. They weren't historically Spanish speakers, but their kids, who are native Spanish speakers, are Hispanic. Not Latino, but Hispanic.
2007-01-04 11:47:18
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answered by SlowClap 6
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As has been stated, "Often the term "Hispanic" is used synonymously with the word "Latino", and frequently with "Latin" as well." It should be noted that the categories of "Latino" and "Hispanic" are used primarily in the United States to socially differentiate people. In the United States, some people consider "Hispanic" to be too general as a label, while others consider it offensive, often preferring to use the term "Latino", which is viewed as a self-chosen label. The preference of "Latino" over "Hispanic" is partly because it more clearly indicates that those it is referring to are the people from Latin America (including Brazil) and not Spain.
2007-01-04 20:48:29
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answered by Nuttie Nettie 4
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Latino nowadays refers to people from Latin America. Hispanic nowadays refers to people from Latin America
2007-01-04 19:45:11
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answered by Anonymous
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all latinos are hispanic
2007-01-04 19:43:33
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answered by Raven 5
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Lation and hispanic are two names to describe the same ethnic group. They're interchangeable, much like the African-American or just saying black.
2007-01-04 19:45:24
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answered by cjadedred 1
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