Is Haiti Hispanic?

Question

Why or why not?

Answer 1

People from Haiti are Haitians. For the purposes of "race" on forms, you can count them as Hispanic (I would really say "African-American" though for the reasons I'm about to give), Many are of West African origin and although some have Spanish and/or French blood due to the colonizers from the past. If it's of any help, most are followers of Catholicism and Vodun (this means both, not just one or the other).

And yes, Haiti was a French colony until 1802 (+/- two years) when they were the second colony in the Americas (US being the first) to declare independence. However, Haiti was a Spanish colony before it was handed over to the French after one of those many European wars in the late 1600s.

Answer 2

For now it is not hispanic .


Haiti used to be a spanish colony
But now it's french colony

Answer 3

Is not Hispanic, since it was not a Spain (Hispania = Spain) colony. But it is, in fact, a Latin American country (Latin Europe = Portugal, Italy, France, Spain, Rumania, etc)

So, Haiti is not a Hispanic-American country, but it is a Latin American country. The same situation occurs with Brazil, and French Guyana, and so would be Quebec, if it were an independent country.

Ethimologically speaking of course

Answer 4

Hatians speak French/Creole.... Although the island that Haiti occupies is called Hispanola. They consider themselves Hatian, Caribean or West Indian.

See more info below about Hispanic and Latino/a
American Heritage Dictionary - Hispanic
Of or relating to Spain or Spanish-speaking Latin America.
Of or relating to a Spanish-speaking people or culture.

Though often used interchangeably in American English, Hispanic and Latino are not identical terms, and in certain contexts the choice between them can be significant. Hispanic, from the Latin word for "Spain," has the broader reference, potentially encompassing all Spanish-speaking peoples in both hemispheres and emphasizing the common denominator of language among communities that sometimes have little else in common. Latino—which in Spanish means "Latin" but which as an English word is probably a shortening of the Spanish word latinoamericano—refers more exclusively to persons or communities of Latin American origin. Of the two, only Hispanic can be used in referring to Spain and its history and culture; a native of Spain residing in the United States is a Hispanic, not a Latino, and one cannot substitute Latino in the phrase the Hispanic influence on native Mexican cultures without garbling the meaning. In practice, however, this distinction is of little significance when referring to residents of the United States, most of whom are of Latin American origin and can theoretically be called by either word. · A more important distinction concerns the sociopolitical rift that has opened between Latino and Hispanic in American usage. For a certain segment of the Spanish-speaking population, Latino is a term of ethnic pride and Hispanic a label that borders on the offensive. According to this view, Hispanic lacks the authenticity and cultural resonance of Latino, with its Spanish sound and its ability to show the feminine form Latina when used of women. Furthermore, Hispanic—the term used by the U.S. Census Bureau and other government agencies—is said to bear the stamp of an Anglo establishment far removed from the concerns of the Spanish-speaking community. While these views are strongly held by some, they are by no means universal, and the division in usage seems as related to geography as it is to politics, with Latino widely preferred in California and Hispanic the more usual term in Florida and Texas. Even in these regions, however, usage is often mixed, and it is not uncommon to find both terms used by the same writer or speaker

Answer 5

I've heard more French spoken in Haiti than anything else.

Answer 6

Hispanic describes a race of a person, not a country.

Answer 7

Haiti was once a Fench colony and it occupied mostly by black people

Answer 8

Haitian are Creole from my understanding.

Creole, as I interpret it, is a person of mixed black and European, specifically French or Spanish, ancestry who speaks a creolized form of French or Spanish.

The Haitians that I know speak fluent French Creole.

Answer 9

no haitian is black, so because black people speak english in the uk does that make them white i think not, there are black people who live in venezuela they speak spanish, but they are not hispanic. because white people took over a lot of countries the people eventually learned some of their language, in certain parts of africa there are a lot of european languages spoken there, but there race is still black

Answer 10

It's a former French colony.