Should i capitalize the word "Latino" in my essay?

Answer 1

Yes.

Groups of People
The names of racial, linguistic, tribal, religious, and other groups of people are capitalized. Don't hyphenate them. The following list is not exhaustive.

African American or Black

Alaska Native

American Indian or Native American

Asian (from the Far East, Southeast Asia, India, China, or Korea)

Asian American

Caucasian or White

Chicana or Chicano

Hispanic

Latina or Latino

Mexican American

North African

Pacific Islander

people of color

people with disabilities (not the handicapped or the disabled)


http://creativepubs.uoregon.edu/capitalization.html

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Answer 2

Totally. Their a people, not a thing.

Answer 3

Yes, as well as the word "I."

Answer 4

yes, most definitely