Hispanic Americans (Topical Term)

LC database, Feb. 15, 2001 (Latino Americans)

Aldama, F.L. Reel Latinxs, 2019. p. viii (" ... we use the term Latinx throughout this book to be inclusive of all genders and sexual orientation as well as to embrace a term generated and deployed by new generations of Latinxs in the US;" "the category Latinx -- along with its orthographic variants Latino/a, Latin@, 'Latin/o American,' among others ...")

Arredondo, P. "Latinx immigrants set the stage for 2050" in Latinx immigrants, 2018: p. 2 ("Latinx are the largest racial/ethnic minority group in the United States, with a population of 54.9 million or 17.8% ... and making up 51% of the 43.2 million immigrants in the country ...")

Merriam-Webster online, Oct. 17, 2019: Latinx (adjective; of, relating to, or marked by Latin American heritage -- used as a gender-neutral alternative to Latino or Latina)

OED online, Oct. 17, 2019: Latinx (noun and adjective; plural: Latinxs; as a noun: A person of Latin American origin or descent; as an adjective: a person from Latin America; of or relating to Latinxs (see sense A) collectively.)

American Heritage dictionary online, Oct. 17, 2019: Latinx (adjective; 1. Of, relating to, or being a member of one of the Spanish-speaking peoples of the Americas; 2. Of, relating to, or being a descendant of these peoples, especially when living in the United States.)

Here are entered works on United States citizens of Latin American descent. Works on citizens of Latin American countries are entered under Latin Americans. Works on citizens of Latin American countries in the United States are entered under Latin Americans--United States.

Note under Latin Americans