tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9051910413872751516.post125327319135284839..comments2023-09-06T01:31:38.653-07:00Comments on Comics, Beer, and Shakespeare: So, I guess I'm HispanicLance Christian Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14662783824480475026noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9051910413872751516.post-8663920303813414972014-07-18T20:48:11.209-07:002014-07-18T20:48:11.209-07:00It's been a while, but I remember being really...It's been a while, but I remember being really careful about that census. There might have been a category for something like "European Hispanic" or something to that effect.<br /><br />And you don't think that our great-grandparents look Hispanic?Lance Christian Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662783824480475026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9051910413872751516.post-72040141976324799682014-07-18T20:19:50.426-07:002014-07-18T20:19:50.426-07:00Hey, those pics look familiar! :oD I think the U...Hey, those pics look familiar! :oD I think the U.S. Census tends to think of Spaniards as "European" as opposed to Hispanic (Latin American). After all, Julio and Teodora didn't look very "hispanic"...and their daughter (my grandmother) was a blue-eyed blond (like me!) despite being a full-blooded Spaniard! Which is true of many folk of Castillian Spanish decent. In fact when I went to Spain, I was struck by the fact that there's just as much diversity in "Spanish" people as there is here in America. Actually, there are probably more light-skinned folk in Spain than there are here now. When people tell me "you don't LOOK Spanish" I say "think of Charo!" Or I used to anyway. That doesn't seem to work so well with the younger generation today...LOL. I've been tempted a time or two to tick the "Hispanic" box on those surveys. But I'm pretty sure that my ethnic background isn't the one they have in mind. ;o)<br />Connienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9051910413872751516.post-41963089173410600992014-07-16T23:41:02.276-07:002014-07-16T23:41:02.276-07:00You are a little bit more than 25 percent Spanish ...You are a little bit more than 25 percent Spanish because my grandfather (the picture on my timeline) was half Spanish, which makes me one eights Spanish. It's only by blood though in my case. In yours, there was a lot of influence of Spanish culture in your grandmother. Ingrid Johnsonnoreply@blogger.com