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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As I was driving home from the gym today, I heard an advertisement on WTOP (103.5 PM) from a national Hispanic organization.  I was stuck that the ad emphasized that its members did not have to 1) speak Spanish or 2) look Hispanic in order to join. I did not catch the name, but it was fascinating that this is now entirely normal to identify as Hispanic without any meaningful connection.

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My son is Hispanic and doesn't speak much Spanish. His dad (from Mexico) moved away when he was little so he only learned Spanish in school. Some of my Hispanic students don't speak any or much Spanish. They tend to be the ones with older siblings who speak English to them.

I am not Hispanic. My son is light skinned (like me) but with black hair and light brown eyes. He tans a lot easier than I do. I teach Hispanic students and they all look so different. A few look like my son (so maybe one of their parents isn't Hispanic) and some are black (from the Dominican Republic) and some look like native Americans. Every few years, I have a red headed Hispanic student.

The point is that the term Hispanic covers a wide variety of people. Colleges can probably figure out a likely story for applicants by looking at other information. For example, they will see that my name is not Hispanic and I have a Master's degree. They will see my ex's very Hispanic name and that he doesn't have a high school diploma. They will see that I'm a teacher and a single parent and that we live in a decent zip code but we are probably the poorest people here. He won't get first generation status but if they are short on Hispanic male applicants, they'll take him for their quota no matter what his story is. All I have to do is come up with the $$$ to finance this.[/quote]

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