The Latino/Hispanic Ethnic Group Research Paper

The
Latino/Hispanic Ethnic Group Research Paper

The
Latino/Hispanic group is the only ethnic category counted separately by the
United States Census. According to the U.S. Census, a Latino/Hispanic person
can be of any race.

Research information about the ethnic and racial
variability of the larger Latin American group using at least three
outside peer reviewed sources.

Write a 625- to 725-word paper organized
with introduction, body, and conclusion paragraphs.

Describe the variability within the larger
“Latin American” group, as defined by the U.S. Census, including the
ethnic and racial differences.

Include in the paper:

• When this census category became
  official (the first time it was used in the United States Census)
• At least five distinctive subgroups
  that belong under this broad category
• How people from Africa, both slaves
  and freemen, became part of the Latino population in Mexico, Central and
  South America, and the U.S.
• How Africans in Mexico, Central and
  South America were absorbed into the Hispanic population, in contrast to
  being kept separate in the U.S.
• How colorism affects membership
  within the Hispanic/Latino group today (i.e. a Mexican who is Black)
• The role of language in understanding
  the variability in the larger Latin American group.
• The role of religion in
  understanding the variability in the larger Latin American group.
• The role of culture in
  understanding the variability in the larger Latin American group.

Cite and
reference in APA style
all sources of information used.

Format your paper consistent with appropriate
course-level APA guidelines.