Latinos have been struggling to get more names in Hollywood. But we think Hollywood's horror movie stereotypes just won't fit the culture most Latinos grew up in.
This COVID-19 does not hinder Latino families from celebrating special events especially if it is a "quinceañera" celebration. They've even made the tradition more creative, meaningful and memorable.
Millennials find themselves at a cultural crossroads, the intersection between identifying with their roots while increasingly acculturating to the U.S. mainstream.
By Stephanie K. Meeks, President and CEO, National Trust for Historic Preservation
"Preservation of one's own culture," Cesar Chavez once said, "does not require contempt or disrespect for other cultures." For too long, we in America did not live by this golden rule. The official histories of our nation tended to exclude more people than they kept in. At the National Trust for Historic Preservation, we are working to remedy this deficit, and to engage with Americans from all backgrounds to help save and revitalize diverse places that matter.
Each individual cultivates a cultural identity from their experiences, observations, passions, familial history and heritage. And while that identity may be predetermined for some, others choose a different path. Tracy López, creator of Latinaish.com, for instance, opted to earn her own sense of cultural identity.
While the use of Spanish has grown and been incorporated into many aspects of life in the U.S., researchers project that the number of Hispanics speaking Spanish will drop from three-fourths to about two-thirds by 2020.
