Marie Arana
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So he, you know, he had a variety of roles and was always present.
Well, who are we?
Well, Ricardo, that is a deep and complicated question, because it not only involves the term Latino, Hispanic, Latinx, or whatever, but also its origins.
It requires a long answer.
Let's not forget that the name of Latin America
fue acuñado por un francĂ©s en la Ă©poca napoleĂłnica, cuando Francia tenĂa los ojos puestos en las repĂșblicas reciĂ©n liberadas.
La Europa Latina, vamos a decir, Francia, Italia, Portugal, querĂa crear un vĂnculo con AmĂ©rica del Sur y convencerla de que tenĂamos raĂces comunes y debĂamos hacer frente comĂșn contra la Europa teutĂłnica y la AmĂ©rica anglosajona.
So being Latino, what does that mean?
It's an imposed name.
But even though we accept the term Latin America, no one in our region of origin has ever been called Latino or Hispanic when they arrive in this country.
Correct.
Yes, it's an imposed name by the US government as a result of the census, really.
to tell people of Hispanic origin for endless reasons, both political and economic and cultural.
Well, it's the same way that the American government in the 19th century began to tell Afro people as simply black people, even though they came from many places, from Africa and the Caribbean.
Well, we feel, you ask me, we feel that link of being Latino
Creo que hasta cierto punto sĂ.
Esta es la unidad muy laxa, vamos a decir, pero potencialmente fuerte que describo en mi libro Latino Land.
Como peruana, puedo pensar que no comparto mucho con nicaragĂŒense, pero una vez que empiezas a analizar la historia, una vez que te sientes, que te sientas al lado de una persona
NicaragĂŒense en cualquier lugar descubres que sĂ, sĂ, tenemos mucho en comĂșn y hay que decir juntos.
Somos la segunda mås grande nación de hispanohablantes en el mundo, solo superada por México.