A Conversation With Olympian John Orozco
Maria Hinojosa talks with Olympic gymnast John Orozco of the Bronx. Orozco is one of two Latino athletes on the US Olympic gymnastic team competing in London.
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John Orozco is an American gymnast and the 2012 Visa National Champion. He currently trains at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO.
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Here is my basic understanding. I’m a Puerto Rican who doesn’t mind being cellad a Latino/a or Hispanic. However, a lot of other Latinos/Hispanics are extremely particular about what they’re cellad (God I’ll embarressed if I get any of this wrong):Spanish- Someone from Spain. It’s acceptable to call someone who comes from Spain Spanish, but say, a Cuban couldn’t be cellad Spanish. All Latinos/Hispanics originally do come from Spain if you trace back into their family history far enough, but the term Spanish is correct only if they come from Spain recently.Hispanic- Well, Hispanic. The word descends from Spanish, but not people neccessarily that came right from Spain. A lot of Mexicans prefer this term. Not Brazilians, Italians or Portuguese are Hispanic. I’ll explain further below Latino is a broad term- It can mean Hispanics but it also includes Portuguese, Italians, Brazilians, etc.. They can be Latino, but not Hispanic. I know a lot of Carribean Latinos (Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, etc.) prefer the term Latino. Latino/Latina comes from the language Latin.You’re going to find a lot of different answers in different places. A lot of people don’t know the difference or think they’re all the same.Good luck
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