What does your family claim on the census or other surveys?

OP, just mark it if it gives an advantage.

It's such a BS identifier anyway. One of my friends whose family are wealthy immigrants from Spain and lives in a high rise in NYC delights in identifying as hispanic, despite being lily-white, not speaking Spanish, and being a trust-fund kid.

I think it's a garbage way to classify people and should be done away with. If you have any claim at all (Venezuelan ancestors sounds like one) claim it.

Anonymous wrote:You are Hispanic if you or your parents are from a Spanish speaking country. There is no more to it. It doesn't matter how you look like. I am a white, caucasian Hispanic because I am originally from Argentina.
I you are from Spain, you are also Hispanic. Is about language, not race.
This said a person from Spain is Hispanic but not Latino. Latino means your ancestry is from Latin America.

Therefore a person from Trinidad is Latino, but not Hispanic.

You are Hispanic if you or your parents are from a Spanish speaking country. There is no more to it. It doesn't matter how you look like. I am a white, caucasian Hispanic because I am originally from Argentina.
I you are from Spain, you are also Hispanic. Is about language, not race.
This said a person from Spain is Hispanic but not Latino. Latino means your ancestry is from Latin America.

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Anonymous wrote:Or more accurately, half Hispanic. My mother was from Trinidad, which is an English speaking country. Her looks were what most people would consider to be Hispanic (family was Venezuelan immigrants who had lived in Trinidad for a few generations). Does it matter that Trinidad is not Spanish speaking? I would think most people would consider all Caribbean/Central/South American countries Hispanic, regardless of the actual language spoken.

No, the Caribbean countries, such as Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Dominica, Bahamas, Aruba, Anguilla, Trinidad, etc. are not Hispanic.

OP here. That's what I'm wondering, if the Caribbean countries are considered to be Hispanic. But to further complicate matters, my mother comes from a family that immigrated to Trinidad from Venezuela generations ago. They identify themselves as Trinidadian not Venezuelan, but they "look" Venezuelan. Would that be considered Hispanic?

Are you the college applicant or the applicant's mom?

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Anonymous wrote:Or more accurately, half Hispanic. My mother was from Trinidad, which is an English speaking country. Her looks were what most people would consider to be Hispanic (family was Venezuelan immigrants who had lived in Trinidad for a few generations). Does it matter that Trinidad is not Spanish speaking? I would think most people would consider all Caribbean/Central/South American countries Hispanic, regardless of the actual language spoken.

No, the Caribbean countries, such as Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Dominica, Bahamas, Aruba, Anguilla, Trinidad, etc. are not Hispanic.

OP here. That's what I'm wondering, if the Caribbean countries are considered to be Hispanic. But to further complicate matters, my mother comes from a family that immigrated to Trinidad from Venezuela generations ago. They identify themselves as Trinidadian not Venezuelan, but they "look" Venezuelan. Would that be considered Hispanic?

Anonymous wrote:Check it.

Trinidad culture is a mix of Native, African and Venezualean (sp.) culture. You're half and your family recently immigrated.

A few generations is recently immigrated?

Check it.

Trinidad culture is a mix of Native, African and Venezualean (sp.) culture. You're half and your family recently immigrated.

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Anonymous wrote:Or more accurately, half Hispanic. My mother was from Trinidad, which is an English speaking country. Her looks were what most people would consider to be Hispanic (family was Venezuelan immigrants who had lived in Trinidad for a few generations). Does it matter that Trinidad is not Spanish speaking? I would think most people would consider all Caribbean/Central/South American countries Hispanic, regardless of the actual language spoken.

No, the Caribbean countries, such as Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Dominica, Bahamas, Aruba, Anguilla, Trinidad, etc. are not Hispanic.

I agree. I'm hispanic and have never thought of them as hispanic. Son del Caribe.

No, you cannot claim to be Hispanic because you are not Hispanic.

Anonymous wrote: An honest question, I'm curious, why are you so interested in claiming to be Hispanic?

You gotta be kidding. Probably worth 5 percent or more in the college admissions process.
But then you get people with very weak, borderline claims. I wonder if the schools check that closely.

Anonymous wrote:Or more accurately, half Hispanic. My mother was from Trinidad, which is an English speaking country. Her looks were what most people would consider to be Hispanic (family was Venezuelan immigrants who had lived in Trinidad for a few generations). Does it matter that Trinidad is not Spanish speaking? I would think most people would consider all Caribbean/Central/South American countries Hispanic, regardless of the actual language spoken.

No, the Caribbean countries, such as Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Dominica, Bahamas, Aruba, Anguilla, Trinidad, etc. are not Hispanic.

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Anonymous wrote: An honest question, I'm curious, why are you so interested in claiming to be Hispanic?

She's hoping the higher her percentage of Hispanic that she can claim means she looks more attractive in college apps. Which means a tuition break. Clearly heritage wasn't important to her until now

You don't know that. OP didn't say anything about it. No need to be an asshole.

Anonymous wrote:There's not much of a preference at most schools but it honestly doesn't sound to me like you're Hispanic. Trinidad isn't considered Hispanic and, yes, the language spoken matters. Hispanic, by definition, means from a Spanish-speaking country.

True, but OP's family could have maintained Spanish language and culture even while living in Trinidad.

My family and I are doing that while living in DC

You should check Hispanic if you identify as Hispanic. Doesn't sound like you do.