Seasonal Ethnic Celebrations at Disney California Adventure
edged out the 14.92 million whites ( Panzar “ It ’ s official : Latinos now outnumber whites in California ” LA Times 2015 ). Javier Panzar at the Los Angeles Times states that demographic trends have shown the growth of Latino populations at fairly consistent rates that nearly doubled every 20 years as seen with 12 % of California ’ s population in 1970 , and nearly 25 % of the state ’ s numbers by 1990 ( Panzar “ It ’ s Official : Latinos Now Outnumber Whites in California ”). According to the January 2017 report from the Public Policy Institute of California , by 2014 , Latinos surpassed non-Hispanic whites to become the state ’ s largest ethnic group ( Johnson 2 ). Predictions for the 2030 census continue to reflect this growing population while white populations may continue to decrease ( Johnson 2 ). Hans Johnson , from the Public Policy Institute , also notes that among the millennials and younger generation , Latinos are already in the majority with “ 52 percent of children age 17 and younger ” ( Johnson 2 ). This population growth has also been reflected in trends with the housing market in California and the Los Angeles region , and with legislation against immigrants and educational policies that have seen conservative white populations pushing back against such growth .
Here , defining Hispanic and Latino identities is complex and complicated . The terms themselves are multilayered and multifaceted , and have been used in many ways by bureaucracies , politicians , and activists . Typically , Hispanic has been used to describe Spanish-speakers from ethnic groups and cultures like Mexicans , Cubans , Puerto Ricans , and more , while Latino refers to members of territories and lands that were colonized by Latin nations like Spain and Portugal . While there may be cases of overlapping of the two terms , they are referring to specific histories and contexts that have been critical in the development of ethnic and panethnic
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