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Latino Interviews
A Personal Chat With Hispanics Who Are Influencing the U.S.

This page of Latino interviews is a source for you to know about Hispanics who are making a mark in U.S. culture through their work.

Some famous Latinos listed here are people like you and me who started with a dream and pursued it with passion. Some became famous by simply doing what they enjoy and love the most.

This page is an inspirational source as well as a vehicle for you to know which Latinos are forging the future of Hispanic-Americans in the U.S.

Famous Hispanic Authors

Patricia McCausland Gallo. Author of Secrets of Colombian Cooking and Passion for Coffee, winner of the Silver medal by Independent Publisher Book Awards in 2008.

Hispanic Entrepreneurs

Molly Robbins. Creator of Palomita and Chucho brands. Winner in 2009 of the Woman Owned Business of the Year for San Rafael, CA and creator of the Palomita Educational Fund that helps Latinos achieve their dream of education.

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Hispanic Facts
in the U.S.

One in seven people in the United States is of Hispanic origin.


Hispanics are a mix of European, African and Native American people.


In 204 B.C. Romans created the term Hispanic to identify inhabitants from the Iberian Peninsula
which encompass Spain and Portugal today.


The term Hispanic was adopted in the U.S. in the 1970s by the federal government in its census questionnaires.


The U.S. is the fifth largest Hispanic country in the world.


St. Augustine and Santa Fe were Hispanic cities founded before Plymouth.


Spanish is the fourth most frequently spoken language in the world.


Twenty countries speak Spanish as their first language.


70% of the Hispanic population lives in five states: California, Texas, New York, Florida and Illinois.


Hispanics are the largest minority in the U.S.