The Struggle of Self-Identifying
There have been various terms that attempt to identify and categorize the Latinx population in the United States. Hispanic is an umbrella term A word used to refer to a large variety of unique peoples, usually used to simplify a more complex subject created by the U.S. government in the early 1970s in an attempt to group together to a large, multinational, multiracial population with connections to the language and culture of Spanish-speaking countries.
Since then, the term Latino, which describes people with roots in the countries of Latin and South America, has become more widely accepted. Still, within the diverse Latinx community, individuals tend to view themselves primarily in terms of national heritage.