Chapter 2
Hispanics Living in the United States
Warm up
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Who can describe someone they know who is Hispanic and living in the
United States?
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Who can name someone who is famous and of Hispanic descent who lives in
the United States?
Hispanics and Latino Americans
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Hispanics and Latinos constitute __________% of the total United States
population, or _________ million people, forming the second largest
ethnic group after White Americans.
People of Hispanic or Latino heritage have lived in the territory of
present-day United States since ____________.
Terminology
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In the United States, _____________ and _______________ are the main
terms used to define any person, or any racial or ethnic background, who
is of Hispanic American or Spanish origin or descent.
The term Hispanic was first adopted by the administration of Richard
Nixon, and has been used since __________ by the government. The term
Latino has become more popularized, and has been used by the government
since ___________.
Spanish-speakers
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Most U.S. Hispanics speak Spanish, but not all, and most Spanish-speaking
people are Hispanic, but not all.
Neither term (Hispanic/Latino) refers to race. A person of Latino or
Hispanic descent can by of any Spanish-speaking race.
Demographics
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The projected population of Hispanics in the United States for the year
2050 is _______________ million people, or ____________% of the nation’s
total projected population on that date.
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Of the nation’s total Hispanic/Latino population, 49% lives in
____________________ or _________________. _____________________ is the
State with the highest percentage of Hispanic population, with 45%.
Percentages
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Of the large population of Hispanics in the US, the breakdown is as
follows:
- 64% (about 28.5 million) are ______________________
- 9% (about 4 million) are ________________________
- 3% (about 1.5 million) are ______________________
- 3% (about 1.5 million) are ______________________
- 2.7% (about 1.2 million) are Dominican
- 2% are Guatemalan
- 1.8% are Colombian
- 1.1% are Honduran
- 1.1 % are Ecuadorian
- 1% are Peruvian
- 0.8% are Spaniard
(all other countries are represented, however they are below 0.7%,
with _______________ being the least found Hispanic origin in the
United States with just 15,700 Paraguayans in the country)
Notable Hispanics in the US
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Hispanic and Latino Americans have made many contributions to the US in
all major fields.
Politics
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There are many Hispanics involved in the US politics, including some in
the House of Representatives (such as _________________________ from New
York), US Senators (such as Ken Salazar from Colorado), and Governors
(such as ____________________________ from New Mexico).
Music
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Many famous musicians in the United States are from Hispanic descent.
They include ___________________ (Mexican), Marc Anthony (Puerto Rican),
Ricky Martin (Puerto Rican), ________________________ (Mexican), Enrique
Iglesias (Spaniard), ___________________________ (Cuban) and
___________________________ (Ecuatorian)
Actors and Actresses
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Some famous actors and entertainers from Hispanic descent are:
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__________________________ (1/2 Mexican)
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Jennifer Lopez (Puerto Rican)
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_______________________ (Cuban)
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Salma Hayek (Mexican)
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_______________________ (Spaniard)
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Eva Longoria Parker (Mexican)
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_______________________ (Puerto Rican)
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George Lopez (Mexican)
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_______________________ (Cuban)
Sports
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There are Hispanic athletes in every sport in the United States.
are:
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Major League Baseball
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Manny Ramirez
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Alex Rodriguez
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David Ortiz
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__________________________ (Hall of Famer)
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NFL
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______________________ (1/2 Mexican)
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Jeff Garcia
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Tony Gonzalez
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Anthony Munoz (Hall of Famer)
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NBA
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______________________ (Spain)
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NHL
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Scott Gomez
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Others
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_________________________ (boxer)
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Chi Chi Rodriguez (hall of fame golfer)
A few
Political trends
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57% of Hispanics in the US define themselves as
_________________________.
23% define themselves as Republicans.
In the most recent presidential election in 2004, Democratic nominee John
Kerry received ______________% of the votes from Hispanics.
In the Gallup tracking poll, 59% of Hispanics prefer
__________________________ over _____________________________ in this
year’s Presidential Election.
Hispanic Media in the US
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_____________________ is the number one Spanish-language television
station in the US.
__________________________ is the second-largest.
_________________________ is the largest Spanish newspaper in the US
(largely popular in California)
_________________________ is a popular magazine distributed in the
Southern US.