People of Spanish speaking origin. Includes Spain. Excludes Brazil.
What is HISPANIC?
100
Actress who master’s thesis was entitled, "Success STEMS From Diversity: The Value of Latinas in STEM Careers." She played Gabrielle Solis on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. In an interview with Mario Lopez shared that family values are central to the Latino culture.
What is Eva Longoria
100
Country in Latin America that has the largest representation in the United States
What is Mexico
200
People of Latin American origin. Includes Brazil. Excludes Spain.
What is Latino?
200
Supreme Court Justice who graduated with the highest honors from Princeton University and received her juris doctorate from Yale Law School. And who thought President Obama would never nominate her.
What is Sonia Sotomayor
200
According to US Census, this group is the nation's largest ethnic or race minority
What is Hispanics/Latinos
300
Primarily a language spoken by people with origins in Spain and Latin America.
What is SPANISH?
300
American musician, poet, rapper, and activist best known as the vocalist and lyricist of rap metal band Rage Against the Machine who spoke out against the Senate bill in Arizona.
What is Zack de la Rocha
300
50.5 Million
What is The Hispanic population in the United States
400
Name of popuplar music originating among the Mexican-American populations of Central and Southern Texas.
What is Tejano Music?
400
Latina author of The House on Mango Street that was first published in 1984. Selling over six million copies since its initial publication and is still selling strong. She wrote the book because she never herself/culture in the books she read.
What is Sandra Cisneros
400
1.1 Million
What is number of Hispanics or Latinos 18 and older who are veterans of the U.S. armed forces as of 2011.
500
SB1070 Arizona
What is Senate bill in Arizona that required police officers to check the immigration status of anyone whom they arrest or detain and allows them to stop and arrest someone if they believe that he is an undocumented immigrant;
500
Author born in Dominican Republic and author of the critically acclaimed Drown; The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, and This Is How You Lose Her.
What is Junot Díaz
500
$345.2 billion
What is estimated amount of money generated by Hispanic-owned businesses in 2007, up 55.5 percent from 2002.