The twenty-first century has brought a historic change in the United States. Hispanics now outnumber blacks as the nation's largest ethnic or racial minority group. They are also the nation's fastest-growing minority.
The Census Bureau estimates that more than forty-eight million people of Hispanic heritage were living in the United States as of July of last year.
At that time Hispanics were sixteen percent of the population. By the middle of twenty fifty, the agency predicts that Hispanics will be thirty percent of the population. They are expected to number nearly one hundred thirty-three million people.
Hispanic Heritage Month is observed from September fifteenth through October fifteenth. It celebrates the history and culture of people with ancestry in Spain, Mexico and the Spanish-speaking countries of the Americas.
September fifteenth was chosen as the starting date because several Latin American countries celebrate their independence on or near that date. This year marks the two hundredth anniversary of Mexico's declaration of independence from Spain on September sixteenth, eighteen ten.
Each year the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute honors three members of the Hispanic community. One of this year's honorees is actress Eva Longoria Parker. She is one of the stars of the television series "Desperate Housewives. "
Eva Longoria Parker recently learned something new about her Hispanic heritage. On the TV talk show "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" she said she had a DNA test done to confirm her ancestry.
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