The terms Latino and Latina originated in Ancient Rome. In the English language, the term Latino is a loan word from American Spanish. (Oxford Dictionaries attributes the origin to See more

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Both Hispanic and Latino are generally used to denote people living in the United States. Marcelo M. Suárez-Orozco and Mariela Páez write that "Outside the United States, we don't speak of Latinos; we speak of … See more

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• Latino Cultural Heritage Digital Archives
• What's in a name?
• Yale University – Understanding Ethnic Labels and Puerto Rican Identity
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Attempts have been made to introduce gender-neutral language into Spanish by changing the ending of Latino, as in the terms Latin@, Latine, Latino/a, and Latinx. Both supporters and opponents of Latinx have cited linguistic imperialism as a reason for … See more

• The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States, 4 Vols., Oxford University Press, 2006, ISBN 0-19-515600-5 See more