Hispanic Roundtable essay winner: I am Latino. I am American. I understand: Juan Caminero

I would like to know that the Taino chief says that he can see him now. Does he acknowledge that I am mine? Can his tongue's tongue understand my broken Spanish? What happens if he can walk with me all day long? I imagined that he was standing behind me in the class, and I placed a check next to the box called "Other". When I saw that my village was made of concrete and bricks, we thought that we went home from school and saw his face. I like to pretend that he will cross the language barrier at the end of the day; he puts one hand on his chest and the other on my chest and then said: "Boricua "

I was born and raised in Latin American-American. As an American Latin American, you have pride and spirituality. That is why the same pride keeps traditional vitality. That is why Abuela's house smells like a goya spice. This is the reason for the flags hanging on festivals and windows on the street. He does not know the meaning of speaking Spanish, but I want to know.

We may live on a new land, but there is a reason to leave an old wave here. This is neither political nor rebellious, but I like to call it cultural understanding. When I passed another Latin American on the street, I was able to see it, and he nodded quickly. He did not say a word, but he did not say. This is the way we talk to each other, "I understand." America is a struggle, victory and travel between the two. For young Latino Americans this journey means knowing your sources and managing your destinations. This means living in a crucible of culture and keeping the tradition that you inherited. This is the meaning of being a Latin American in America.

Juan Caminero of Cleveland graduated last year from Mc2 Stem High School in the city and currently enrolled at Cuyahoga Community College. He is the legacy of Puerto Rican and Dominican. This article won first prize in a recent essay contest hosted by the Hispanic Roundtable.

Of the Hispanic and Latino population, Puerto Ricans did not expect to be the largest group; they accounted for 87.5% of San Huang's Hispanic population. The Dominican Republic accounts for 12.2% of the Hispanic population, but the descendants of Cuba account for 1.7% of the Hispanic population. Other Hispanic and Hispanic groups make up 3.2% of San Juan's Hispanic population. A total of 13,304 non-Hispanic whites reside in San Juan and 10,571 non-Hispanic blacks live in San Juan. Non-Hispanic whites and blacks accounted for 3.2% and 2.6% of the San Juan population, respectively. There are about 562 non-Hispanic Asians in San Juan, but they account for only 0.1% of the population. However, there are 6,342 Asians of Hispanic and non-Hispanic origins. The majority of San Juan's Asians are Chinese, 4,928 of the 6,342 Asians are Chinese. The population of China accounts for 1.4% of the total population

Following Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans are the second fastest growing ethnic group in America. Hispanic / Latino is generally the second largest ethnic group in the United States, the second after non-Hispanic whites (it is composed of dozens of different nationalities like Es Panic and Hispanic) ). Spaniards have lived in the United States since St. Augustine was founded in Spain in 1565. After Native American, Hispanic is the oldest ethnic group, and today lived in most parts of the United States of America. Many people have native American families. Spain colonized the southwestern part of the United States, the west coast, and a wide area of ​​Florida. Its holdings include today's California, New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona and Texas, and they are all part of the independence of the Mexican Republic of Mexico from 1821 to 1848 - part of the end of the American War