Talk:Frederick Lois Riefkohl

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His background

Just curious, what makes him Hispanic? Is that a racial, ethnic or cultural designation, since he does not appear to be of the first two. 66.65.53.23 (talk) 22:31, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Good question. Riefkohl was Puerto Rican, born and raised. And in the good old USA all Puerto Ricans are considered Hispanic. Regardless of what people have been misled to believe, a vast number of Puerto Ricans have French and Corsican blood lines. There is also a large portion o fthe population which are of Irish and German descent. Hispanic is an ethnic term employed to categorize any citizen or resident of the United States, of any racial background, of any country, and of any religion, who has at least one ancestor from the people of Spain or is of non-Hispanic origin, but has an ancestor from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Central or South America, or some other Hispanic origin. The three largest Hispanic groups in the United States are the Mexican-Americans, Puerto Ricans and Cubans.^[1]. Riefkohl's father was a Puerto Rican born in Maunabo, plus his uncles and aunts were all born in the island. The United States Navy has classified Riefkohl as a Hispanic ^[2], so who are we to argue with the U.S. Government? Tony the Marine (talk) 00:41, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division, United States Census Bureau
^ Hispanic Americans - 19th Century to the 1930s

[1] Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division, United States Census Bureau

[2] Hispanic Americans - 19th Century to the 1930s

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