dillbilly123

My mom was born in mexico, my dad in el salvador, and myself in the u.s. So am i hispanic or Mexican american??

thank you

silverturtle

Can't you be both?

yawn

Why couldn't you also be El Salvadorian-American?

entomom

You are Hispanic AND Mexican-American AND ES-American.

Hispanic is an umbrella category that includes all Spanish speaking (and sometimes Brazilian) cultures. Within Hispanic there are the various countries of origin, of which you have two in your background.

Greenery

Yes, both: (See wikipedia) - Mexican Americans are Americans of Mexican descent. They account for 9% of the country's population: 28.3 million Americans listed their ancestry as Mexican as of 2006. They form the largest Hispanic or Latino group in the United States,[1] and contain the largest group of White Hispanic and Latino Americans.[2] Most Mexican Americans ultimately descend from a combination of Europeans,[3][4] especially Spaniards, and the Indigenous peoples of Mexico. Most Mexican American settlement concentrations are in metropolitan and rural areas across the United States, usually in the Southwest

dillbilly123

so which would i check on college apps and stuff?? because the other day my class and i were filling out the ap info packets and there was an option for both hispanic and mexican american.

twomules

Did it limit you to only checking one or could you have checked mex-am and other hispanic, filling in the el salvador?

entomom

The CA lets you mark all that apply, so you could indicate both M-A and Hispanic/Lationo, country, ES.

I'm not sure if the SAT gives you the option of multiple choices.

_daniel

you're both, as am i