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Have you ever wondered what would happen to the U.S. culture if there were no Hispanics in the United States? The culture we have today will be much different if there were no Hispanics. The things you like to eat, listen to, or do, might not be here if there were no Hispanics in United States or even them being one of the largest minorities. Everything has an influence on something and the Hispanics have clearly shown that. There are many ways Hispanics have impacted the U.S. culture by being the largest minority in the United States, such as making a big impact on U.S. foods, language, and entertainment.

With the rising of Hispanic culture, it is leading to a big integration of Hispanic food into American culture and it's really changing the way we eat. Today, tortillas are now outselling burger and hot dog buns.This shows the impact of Hispanics on U.S. foods because burgers and hot dogs are America's favorites, and now tortillas are outselling burger and hot dog buns making Hispanic foods just as popular. Foods such as tacos and burritos have become so "American", a lot of people don't consider it ethnic anymore. In 2013, Hispanic foods and beverages were an eight billion dollar market. In 2017, that number reached up to eleven billion dollars (Suzette Laboy). Since Hispanics have influenced our food choices, the place where we eat has also changed. Fast-food restaurants such as Chipotle and Taco Bell are becoming very popular in the United States making it one of America's favorite fast-food restaurants. Hispanic foods are also becoming popular at home because it is relatively easy to make at home and it's one of America's favorite food. Hispanic foods are becoming much popular as U.S. food choices (Chumley).

Hispanics have made an enormous impact on Spanish language in the United States. Spanish is the second most spoken language in the U.S., following right behind English. In 1980, there was roughly eleven million Spanish speakers in the United States. By 2012, that number has increased to over thirty-eight million Spanish speakers (Latino/Hispanic Culture). This makes the United States the third largest country with the most Spanish speakers in one country. This shows that Hispanics have greatly influenced the language in the United States. The Spanish language is growing because most Hispanic families teach their children Spanish, and Spanish is also taught in school as school subjects so students can learn the language of Spanish and use it outside of school. There are a lot more Spanish speakers in the U.S. than speakers of German, French, Italian, Hawaiian, varieties of Chinese, and Native American languages combined. Later waves of emigration from other Hispanic countries helped strengthened the role of Spanish language in the United States (Spanish Language).

Hispanics have also made a big impact on U.S. entertainment. They greatly influenced our choice in music because Spanish music is a lot more popular now then it was before. A huge reason why Spanish music is so popular is because Billboard magazine introduced the "Hot Latin Songs" chart in 1986. This chart ranks the best performing songs on Spanish-language radio stations. As time went on, Billboard magazine introduced the "Top Latin Albums" chart in 1993, which ranks the top selling Latin albums in the United States. With these charts, the U.S. has a variety of Spanish music on the radios. The U.S. also has a lot of Spanish-language media outlets. The two largest Spanish broadcasting networks are Univision and Telemundo, this provides Spanish-language television to the majority of the U.S., making Spanish television much more popular. Having Spanish-language television made it possible for Hispanics to follow the sport of soccer in the United States. This influenced the growth in popularity of soccer in the U.S. The Hispanic influence on U.S. entertainment definitely changed the U.S. culture for the better (Latino/Hispanic Culture).

Hispanics have made such an enormous impact on the U.S. culture, and we don't even notice how much it changed. Spanish foods aren't even considered ethnic anymore because Hispanics have influenced U.S. food choices. The language of Spanish is the second most spoken language in the United States making Spanish important to our culture. Hispanics have also changed U.S. entertainment making Spanish music and television popular. Our culture has greatly changed with Hispanics being the largest minority in the United States. Hispanics have greatly influenced U.S. food, language, and entertainment. Without the growth in Hispanic population, we wouldn't be able to enjoy the things we love that are Hispanic. If we did not have the influence of Hispanics on our culture, the U.S. would definitely not be the same.

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