Audience Quote by Sandra Cisneros

I usually refer to myself as Hispanic.

— Andres Serrano

I'm often mistaken for Spanish or Latin descent.

— Rita Ora

I have many friends who are both Mexican and Mexican-American and others who, I guess you would say, are somewhere in between. The ironic…

— Conor Oberst

I was raised in Chicago, so always used Latina. It's what my Father and brothers called ourselves, when we meant the entire Spanish-speaking community…

— Sandra Cisneros

When you talk about me as a fighter, I like being known as a Mexican fighter. I think 'Mexican' or 'Hispanic' should be mentioned.

— Cain Velasquez

I've always been mistaken for being Latino.

— Sky Blu

The word 'Chicano' was originally a derisive term from Mexicans to other Mexicans living in the United States.

— Cheech Marin

The term Hispanic, coined by technomarketing experts and by the designers of political campaigns, homogenizes our cultural diversity (Chicanos, Cubans, and Puerto Ricans become…

— Guillermo Gomez-Pena

I'm bicultural, and everyone sees me as a Latina, but in my head I see myself as both Latina and American.

— Genesis Rodriguez

If I'm performing in the United States, I'm able to speak Spanglish, and the crowd comprehends. If I'm in the Dominican Republic or Puerto…

— Romeo Santos

'Hispanic' is English for a person of Latino origin who wants to be accepted by the white status quo. 'Latino' is the word we…

— Sandra Cisneros

I'm not Mexican, and I'm not Central American. I'm from California.

— Cary Fukunaga