If "Latino" is an ethnicity, and not a race, couldn't I be "Latina"? (Think before you answer!)?

(Think before you answer! ) Time to put your thinking caps on! I was born and raised a regular white bread Protestant Caucasian American speaking English and with a mixed European heritage.

For over half my life though, I adopted Latino culture as my own. I speak nearly fluent Spanish, eat and cook the foods, follow the traditions, celebrate the holidays, go to Catholic mass, married a Latino, etc."Latino" is officially not a race - since Latinos can be fair skinned, dark skinned and everything in between, from many different racial backgrounds, (Spanish, Indigenous Indian, African, etc. ) "Latino" is an ethnicity. Ethnicity, as defined by the dictionary is: "ethnic traits, background, allegiance, or association."

Ethnic is defined as "pertaining to or characteristic of a people, esp. A group (ethnic group) sharing a common and distinctive culture, religion, language, or the like. "So tell me, in your opinion, am I Latina?

Why or why not. This is just something I've been curious about. Asked by Anonymous 32 months ago Similar questions: Latino ethnicity race Latina answer Society > Ethnicity.

Similar questions: Latino ethnicity race Latina answer.

I can't see why not. One of the more fascinating things about life in America is that you can more or less pick your own ethnic identity, your ancestry not withstanding. For example, a number of years ago, Sen.

Webb of Virginia, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Webb wrote a book called Born Fighting, which is a history of the Scots-Irish in America and their cultural contribution to America. One of Sen. Webb's theses is that the Scots-Irish culture is very malleable and adaptive. You can be recruited into the culture through acquiring the values of the group.

Webb points out in the book that the Scots-Irish culture is the predominate culture not only in the South, but also the culture of the military and of police forces across the country. When I was a ROTC cadet eons ago, one of our cadre was an Italian-American Sergeant Major http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergeant_Major who was born in Chicago. When he spoke, he had a very distinct drawl, very similar to that of people from the Appalachian In attitude, he was the same as one of our other cadre who had grown up in West Virginia.

He had been recruited into that culture. Going back to your particular case, it seems as if you have been assimilated into the Latin culture. You identify with it.

Since cultural values are one of the prime determinants of ethnicity, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_group if you feel as if you are a member of that group, feel free to identify yourself as a member of the group. BTW, I know a man who is African American by ancestry. S mother died when he was born.

One of his father's co-workers was the son of Jewish survivors of the Holocaust. S father designated his co-worker as the guardian of his son in his will. S father died when he was three and he grew up in a very Orthodox Jewish family.

He is only really comfortable around people of a similar background even though he is now a Methodist. I rest my case. In America, you can claim to belong to whatever ethnic group fits your fancy.

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By the definition you gave yes you live the Latino culture in every way however I can honestly say most Latinos wheather they be male or female will say you are not since it's not in your blood.

2 Lena - I agree that most would not let me into the sacred circle ;) (Although my husband has awarded me honorary Latina many times, usually upon tasting the results of my cooking. ) I adopted Latino culture because I was attracted to it just like someone takes up a hobby, there was something that I felt pulled to, that I felt was a part of me, that I love. I've been attracted to many cultures and at different times in my life have adopted them as my own but when I met and married my husband, this one stuck for good.In some ways I feel that Anglo culture is lacking.

(This is my opinion and not meant to insult anyone. ) I don't feel a common thread tying us together the way other cultures seem tied to each other... At first I thought it was an immigrant community thing - that they pulled together out of necessity, but I visited my husband's home country and over and over people greeted us in the street. I would ask my husband, "Is that a neighbor?

A friend? A family member?" --- No. He didn't know them and they didn't know us.

That really touched me. There is a warmth and a love of life that I feel is different from American Anglo culture. What defines Anglo Americans?

Hollywood? Disney World? McDonald's?

Capitalism? War? .... If I try to think in a more positive light I come up with things like baseball, apple pie, freedom, rock and roll ... but I don't feel an attachment to any of it, (well, except the freedom!

)It's a difficult thing to explain, but these are ongoing thoughts and feelings I've had since I was young..

2 Lena - I agree that most would not let me into the sacred circle ;) (Although my husband has awarded me honorary Latina many times, usually upon tasting the results of my cooking. ) I adopted Latino culture because I was attracted to it just like someone takes up a hobby, there was something that I felt pulled to, that I felt was a part of me, that I love. I've been attracted to many cultures and at different times in my life have adopted them as my own but when I met and married my husband, this one stuck for good.In some ways I feel that Anglo culture is lacking.

(This is my opinion and not meant to insult anyone. ) I don't feel a common thread tying us together the way other cultures seem tied to each other... At first I thought it was an immigrant community thing - that they pulled together out of necessity, but I visited my husband's home country and over and over people greeted us in the street. I would ask my husband, "Is that a neighbor?

A friend? A family member?" --- No. He didn't know them and they didn't know us.

That really touched me. There is a warmth and a love of life that I feel is different from American Anglo culture. What defines Anglo Americans?

Hollywood? Disney World? McDonald's?

Capitalism? War? .... If I try to think in a more positive light I come up with things like baseball, apple pie, freedom, rock and roll ... but I don't feel an attachment to any of it, (well, except the freedom!

)It's a difficult thing to explain, but these are ongoing thoughts and feelings I've had since I was young.

Lena - I agree that most would not let me into the sacred circle ;) (Although my husband has awarded me honorary Latina many times, usually upon tasting the results of my cooking. ) I adopted Latino culture because I was attracted to it just like someone takes up a hobby, there was something that I felt pulled to, that I felt was a part of me, that I love. I've been attracted to many cultures and at different times in my life have adopted them as my own but when I met and married my husband, this one stuck for good.In some ways I feel that Anglo culture is lacking.

(This is my opinion and not meant to insult anyone. ) I don't feel a common thread tying us together the way other cultures seem tied to each other... At first I thought it was an immigrant community thing - that they pulled together out of necessity, but I visited my husband's home country and over and over people greeted us in the street. I would ask my husband, "Is that a neighbor?

A friend? A family member?" --- No. He didn't know them and they didn't know us.

That really touched me. There is a warmth and a love of life that I feel is different from American Anglo culture. What defines Anglo Americans?

Hollywood? Disney World? McDonald's?

Capitalism? War? .... If I try to think in a more positive light I come up with things like baseball, apple pie, freedom, rock and roll ... but I don't feel an attachment to any of it, (well, except the freedom!

)It's a difficult thing to explain, but these are ongoing thoughts and feelings I've had since I was young.

3 Latino/latina is a race. Webster defines it as : a native or inhabitant of Latin America a person of Latin-American origin living in the United States So, unless you live in a Latin country, you are not, strictly speaking, a Latina. I love Asian things.My household furnishings are very simple and Asian themed.

Asian food is my food of choice. My religion is an Asian religion. I love Asian literature, music, and movies - all things Asian bring me inner peace.

However, that doesn't change the fact that I am an Irish/German American. You love the Latino culture. That doesn't make you a Latina.

I have to ask. You seem to be very comfortable with the lifestyle you have chosen to adopt. Why did you go anon on this question?

If you are happy, that's all that really matters! What you would like to think of yourself as is no one's business but your own. I see you say you have adopted many cultures as your own, until you found one that fits you.

That's cool. But, that doesn't change the fact that Latino is a race, and you are not, by strict definition, a Latino.

Latino/latina is a race. Webster defines it as : a native or inhabitant of Latin America a person of Latin-American origin living in the United States So, unless you live in a Latin country, you are not, strictly speaking, a Latina. I love Asian things.My household furnishings are very simple and Asian themed.

Asian food is my food of choice. My religion is an Asian religion. I love Asian literature, music, and movies - all things Asian bring me inner peace.

However, that doesn't change the fact that I am an Irish/German American. You love the Latino culture. That doesn't make you a Latina.

I have to ask. You seem to be very comfortable with the lifestyle you have chosen to adopt. Why did you go anon on this question?

If you are happy, that's all that really matters! What you would like to think of yourself as is no one's business but your own. I see you say you have adopted many cultures as your own, until you found one that fits you.

That's cool. But, that doesn't change the fact that Latino is a race, and you are not, by strict definition, a Latino.

4 I'm mexican (Latina) and can agree with you 100% that this is a very close culture. I have had lots of friends that are not of this desent but also took on the culture and I for one did not judge them. My advice for you is live your life any way you feel fit and don't worry about what anyone thinks.At least you know that one other person (me) will not judge you for what you believe is the rite culture for u:) .

I'm mexican (Latina) and can agree with you 100% that this is a very close culture. I have had lots of friends that are not of this desent but also took on the culture and I for one did not judge them. My advice for you is live your life any way you feel fit and don't worry about what anyone thinks.At least you know that one other person (me) will not judge you for what you believe is the rite culture for u:).

What ethnicity does my ex girl friend look like.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.