Hispanic Identity Fades Across Generations as Immigrant Connections Fall Away
Immigrant generations and U.S. Latinos
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- Hispanic Identity Fades Across Generations as Immigrant Connections Fall Away
- Nationality labels used most often among Latinos to describe their identity
- Neither speaking Spanish nor having a Spanish last name makes one Hispanic
- Eight-in-ten non-Hispanics with Hispanic ancestry have never thought of themselves as Hispanic
- Across generations, fewer say parents talked about their pride in their roots
- Childhood experiences at Latino cultural celebrations decline across generations
- Immigrant, second-generation Latinos most likely to say their parents encouraged them to speak Spanish
- English becomes dominant language among later immigrant generations as Spanish declines
- Foreign-born and second-generation Hispanics feel more connected to family’s country of origin
- Majority says Hispanic heritage hasn’t made much of a difference in their lives
- Most Hispanics say passersby see them as Hispanic, though that share falls across generations; 59% of self-identified non-Hispanics say they’re seen as white
- Experience with discrimination more common among self-identified Latinos
- Foreign-born Hispanics most likely to say they have Hispanic friends
- Living in Latino neighborhoods
- Among Americans with Hispanic ancestry, share that identifies as Hispanic or Latino falls across immigrant generations
- Non-Hispanic heritage more common among higher generations of those with Hispanic ancestry
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