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To: RobinMasters

My Cuban friends do not want to be labelled as Latinos.


3 posted on 10/01/2010 6:30:41 PM PDT by Salvey
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To: Salvey
My Cuban friends do not want to be labelled as Latinos.

Yes, this is a little know fact. Many Cubans consider themselves Europeans. Cuba was a very mixed-race place but many of the early refugees to the United States after Castro's takeover were of pure Spanish descent and do not like to be classified as Latinos. It's a sensitive subject so I won't go further.

Also many Indians (from India) do not consider themselves Asian even though they are often classified as such. I know an Indian Engineer (from the very upper class of India) who considers himself a European. He even looks more European than Asian. This is also a sensitive subject so I won't go further.
22 posted on 10/01/2010 6:48:32 PM PDT by truthguy (Good intentions are not enough.)
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To: Salvey
My Cuban friends do not want to be labelled as Latinos.

What do they prefer to be called?

34 posted on 10/01/2010 7:16:44 PM PDT by The_Media_never_lie
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