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Do you know what a minority is or what is the largest minority in the United States? A minority is a small group of people who live in the midst of a larger group and the largest minority in the U.S is the Hispanics. Hispanic people have influenced many things in the United States like our food, entertainment, and religion. Hispanic have a big impact in this country because they are the biggest minority in the united states.(Minorities)Hispanics are also very important to this country because they bring many things to our country. Hispanics have contributed many things to the United States. You may not realize it but Hispanics are a big part of our community. Hispanic make up about 17 percent of the United States which is about 55.6 million people. Hispanics have brought many things like their culture which has changed our country for the better. The United States would be very different if Hispanics never visited America. Hispanics have changed major things in the United States.(Hispanic Culture in the U.S)

Many of the foods that we love have come from Hispanic countries. An example of this is a taco, a Hispanic food that many Americans love to eat. The taco was first introduced to the United states in 1905 when Mexican immigrants started to enter the United States. At the time, few people wanted to eat it because a taco was considered a lower-class food at the time. Between 1910 and 1950 the popularity of the taco skyrocketed in the United States.(Where Did the Taco Come From) Another popular Hispanic food in the United States is a burrito. The burrito was first brought to the United States in the early 1960s in Southern California. The burrito became popular faster than the taco in the United States. One reason why Hispanic foods are so popular is that they are easy to make. Many people love Hispanic food and we should thank those people for bringing their food into the United States. Some of my favorite foods are Hispanic foods. It is interesting to know where some of our favorite Hispanic foods have come from. Hispanic foods are great because they are easy to make and taste very good at the end.(Suzette Laboy)

Hispanics have also influenced the United States’ entertainment. A famous Hispanic entertainer is Jennifer Lopez. She shows that no matter what ethnicity you are can still become famous. Her career first took off on June 6, 1999, with her debut Latin-pop album. In early 2000 Jennifer Lopez was nominated for the best dance performance showing that anyone no matter what their ethnicity or race can become famous. She became even more famous where her album J.Lo debuted and became number one on the pop charts in 2001. Jennifer Lopez showed Hispanics that they could become famous if they tried. In addition to her work on American Idol, Jennifer Lopez continued to work on her own music. She released the album A.K.A. in June of 2014. Around this time, Jennifer Lopez also worked with Pitbull and Claudia Leitte on the song "We Are One" for the World Cup. Hispanic have had a big impact in our entertainment. Hispanics have also influenced our music in the United States.(JenniferLopez)

Hispanics are dramatically changing religion in America, even in the Catholic Church where they are making an impact on the number of members. “We are changing America, and we are doing it in Christ’s name,” said the Rev. Francis Siciliano. This is powerful quote because it is saying that they are not changing the United States for their own personal reasons. They are changing the United States for Jesus Christ. “No doubt, every denomination would have decreased in membership,” he says, “if it had not been for Hispanic growth." This is true because Hispanics make up a large part of some religions. Over a third of the 56 million Hispanics say that they have been "born-again". What that means is that they have received the sacrament of baptism and now they feel renewed. Also, a third of Catholics in the United States are Hispanics. This shows that if there were no Hispanics in the United States the number of Catholics would decrease immensely. (Moreno, Carolina)

Major things like our entertainment, food, and religion have been influenced by Hispanics. Hispanics play a big role in the United States. They have changed how we do things in the United States. If Hispanics never lived in The United States things like our food, religion, and entertainment would be different. Hispanics have had the biggest impact on our culture in the United States. Lots of people never realize how import Hispanics are to the United States. Many important things have come from Hispanic people and Hispanic places. Since the Hispanic population is so big in the United States it really changes how we do things.

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