Any Hispanic Pre-meds???

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Hey all representing latinos from MI...what latin areas are you guys from?
 
I'm from Texas! Yeah, yeah!!! Good luck to all you guys!
 
From balmy Minnesota here!
 
Alright, fellow Valleyite. I'm from McAllen. But I'm fortunate to no longer be a pre-med. I'll be moving to San Antonio in a few weeks to start med school. Good luck to you all!
 
Hispanic from Chicago, although most of my family is from southern tx
 
I am from Albuquerque, NM, and I attend the University of New Mexico! 🙂
 
xcel said:
Alright, fellow Valleyite. I'm from McAllen. But I'm fortunate to no longer be a pre-med. I'll be moving to San Antonio in a few weeks to start med school. Good luck to you all!
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did go to utpa also?, when did you graduate?
 
I went to Columbia. Just graduated last month. I thought I was ready to come back to Texas, but I'm scared of the hot weather. I actually like the New York cold!
 
xcel said:
I went to Columbia. Just graduated last month. I thought I was ready to come back to Texas, but I'm scared of the hot weather. I actually like the New York cold!
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columbia huh?? o wow, im already impressed. so did you go to hs in the rgv?....and coincidence, i interviewed at san antonio on nov. 28th, wat about you?
 
amartinezz43 said:
just wanted to give a shout out to all the hispanics out there, wat up
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I have a question about the word Hispanic... Why are you hispanic? You look like you're caucasian to me and in fact, you live in the U.S. I don't understand the designation.
 
benzene2008 said:
I have a question about the word Hispanic... Why are you hispanic? You look like you're caucasian to me and in fact, you live in the U.S. I don't understand the designation.
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lol
 
benzene2008 said:
I have a question about the word Hispanic... Why are you hispanic? You look like you're caucasian to me and in fact, you live in the U.S. I don't understand the designation.
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well, when i say HISPANIC i mean anyone that has mexican or southern,central amican heritage yes, i know this is not the literal definition of the word but thats the way i take it. nowadays the lines between ethnicities are hard to distinguish. fyi, there are 35million plus HISPANICS in the US. on the other hand, caucasian is used to decribe people who have light skin according to the US census bureau. i wouldnt consider myself caucasian. GRACIAS
 
amartinezz43 said:
well, when i say HISPANIC i mean anyone that has mexican or southern,central amican heritage yes, i know this is not the literal definition of the word but thats the way i take it. nowadays the lines between ethnicities are hard to distinguish. fyi, there are 35million plus HISPANICS in the US. on the other hand, caucasian is used to decribe people who have light skin according to the US census bureau. i wouldnt consider myself caucasian. GRACIAS
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:cry:
 
amartinezz43 said:
well, when i say HISPANIC i mean anyone that has mexican or southern,central amican heritage yes, i know this is not the literal definition of the word but thats the way i take it. nowadays the lines between ethnicities are hard to distinguish. fyi, there are 35million plus HISPANICS in the US. on the other hand, caucasian is used to decribe people who have light skin according to the US census bureau. i wouldnt consider myself caucasian. GRACIAS
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Interesting. So when you marry a, lets say French / English woman, what will you consider your kids to be?

I don't seem to get why people who live in a country, especially those who were actually born here, consider themselves a designation used to "group" people for affirmative action. The word Hispanic is like a slur to me.
 
benzene2008 said:
Interesting. So when you marry a, lets say French / English woman, what will you consider your kids to be?

I don't seem to get why people who live in a country, especially those who were actually born here, consider themselves a designation used to "group" people for affirmative action. The word Hispanic is like a slur to me.
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lets get this straight, its not about labeling myself with a specific ethnicity. being HISPANIC to me is alot more than just a designation. its about remembering my heritage and the struggles that those who have come before ME have gone through. alot of the times it matters in what context HISPANIC is used. lets say someone says,"hey, look at those HISPANICS over there, they look dirty" then,i would consider it a racial slur. but on official documents, i am proud to check the box HISPANIC(like on the amcas or TMDSAS). especially since it is one of the most underrepresented minorities in healthcare......and if i marry a french/english woman then my kids will be hispanic/french or english!!! but no matter what they will be AMERICAN!
 
norcal here but going to school on the east coast😀
 
benzene2008 said:
Interesting. So when you marry a, lets say French / English woman, what will you consider your kids to be?

I don't seem to get why people who live in a country, especially those who were actually born here, consider themselves a designation used to "group" people for affirmative action. The word Hispanic is like a slur to me.
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I'm sorry you consider a certain group of people to be a "slur," then it seems to me you've been exposed to certain biases.

Also, if Americans call themselves Polish, or Italian or Irish, why do you have a problem with others calling themselves Hispanic?

Oh, and a last comment: Hispanic isn't a race. Hispanic people can be white, brown, black, or any shade in between. Having blond hair/blue eyes doesn't exclude a person from being Hispanic.
 
I am half Cuban so I do have a hispanic heritage. I consider myself hispanic.
 
I am Hispanic and no one would ever know it unless they asked.... I am like 90% Puerto Rican... both my parents and their parents and their parents were born and raised in Puerto Rico... but I was born and raised in CT

benzene2008 said:
I have a question about the word Hispanic... Why are you hispanic? You look like you're caucasian to me and in fact, you live in the U.S. I don't understand the designation.
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baylormed said:
Oh, and a last comment: Hispanic isn't a race. Hispanic people can be white, brown, black, or any shade in between. Having blond hair/blue eyes doesn't exclude a person from being Hispanic.
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Right, it is a ethnicity 🙂
 
tinylilron said:
Right, it is a ethnicity 🙂
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Ethnicity of where? Where is Hispania? When you find it please let me know I want to go there and visit... sounds like a cool place.

Quick history lesson. The word "HISPANIC" was CREATED by the Nixon administration for purposes of combating affirmative action.

Baylor made a good point, what is wrong with saying you are Italian or Polish or lets say P.R. American? Nothing. In fact that makes sense, especially if you or perhaps your parents are atleast from there. But Hispanic? What is that?

Furthermore, there are other terms that are more correct to race and or ethnicity, i.e. Latin American or just American. I mean do white people say they are english? NOOOO lol, because it would be silly to say you are "English American." Why are only the England decendents the only ones who get to be plane ole Americans while everyone else struggles and stupifies to obtain a desgination that was only developed to help the gov. designate groups of people from other places.

It reminds me of all the flag waving, t-shirt wearing, and cd hanging from the rear view mirror non-sense that people do everyday.

If you're here your American, now if you came from another country I understand the respect and homage from ones home country but the generations of kids that keep saying their this and that is ******ed.
 
benzene2008 said:
Ethnicity of where? Where is Hispania? When you find it please let me know I want to go there and visit... sounds like a cool place.

Baylor made a good point, what is wrong with saying you are Italian or Polish or lets say P.R. American? Nothing. In fact that makes sense, especially if you or perhaps your parents are atleast from there. But Hispanic? What is that?

Furthermore, there are other terms that are more correct to race and or ethnicity, i.e. Latin American or just American.

If you're here your American.
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how is "Latin American" more correct? i'm cuban, i'm not latin. latin america generally refers to central and south america, with emphasis in the former. i'm from the caribbean. why not call myself a carribean american? because the term most commonly used for those of us from the carribean--dominicans, cubans, puerto ricans--is hispanic.

where is hispania? well, where is latinia? when you find it, let me know. i understand what you're saying about latin america, but it's a cluster of countries. why not just say mexican american? 'latin' works to generalize, why can't 'hispanic'?

there is nothing wrong in saying i am cuban american, but when it comes down to the question on the app, there aren't that many selections. hispanic does the job just well, while 'white' or 'black' does the job for race.

i am an american. but i can't deny my history. why can't i be hispanic? it's not taking away from my being an american.
 
cinematographie said:
how is "Latin American" more correct? i'm cuban, i'm not latin. latin america generally refers to central and south america, with emphasis in the former. i'm from the caribbean. why not call myself a carribean american? because the term most commonly used for those of us from the carribean--dominicans, cubans, puerto ricans--is hispanic.

where is hispania? well, where is latinia? when you find it, let me know. i understand what you're saying about latin america, but it's a cluster of countries. why not just say mexican american? 'latin' works to generalize, why can't 'hispanic'?

there is nothing wrong in saying i am cuban american, but when it comes down to the question on the app, there aren't that many selections. hispanic does the job just well, while 'white' or 'black' does the job for race.

i am an american. but i can't deny my history. why can't i be hispanic? it's not taking away from my being an american.
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I understand what you're saying but my point is latin is a real term used througout the world. Hispanic was really a word termed and created by the Nixon administration.

As well, saying you are cuban American well, that depends... Were you born here? Because if you are then I would have to say you're American. Right?
 
From Webster's:

Main Entry: His·pan·ic
Pronunciation: \hi-ˈspa-nik\
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin hispanicus, from Hispania Iberian Peninsula, Spain
Date: circa 1889
: of, relating to, or being a person of Latin American descent living in the United States; especially : one of Cuban, Mexican, or Puerto Rican origin

And if benzene is going to rant about the meaning of the word Hispanic, then I get to rant about incorrect grammar and spellings of words. Is it really that difficult to.... you know what? Forget it. I'll just take it as people making mistakes.


Oh, and to amartinez, I went to the IB school in McAllen. You're from Harlingen? Good luck with Ohio. It'll be cold but you'll get used to it. After being home for a few weeks, I actually miss New York winters. Oh, I should have told you to apply to the Lanzate scholarship from HACU. Yesterday was the deadline, but you can look it up and perhaps ask for an extension. Check it out.
 
benzene2008 said:
I understand what you're saying but my point is latin is a real term used througout the world. Hispanic was really a word termed and created by the Nixon administration.

As well, saying you are cuban American well, that depends... Were you born here? Because if you are then I would have to say you're American. Right?
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sure, i was born here. i'm american. but i was not raised american. i was raised with cuban customs, traditions, speak spanish fluently. so, when it comes down to it, i have an ethnicity, apart from being american, that also does not take away from being american.

it may not be a term used throughout the world, but all i have ever had to use it for are american applications and forms, so it really hasn't been a problem. 🙂
 
xcel said:
From Webster's:

Main Entry: His·pan·ic
Pronunciation: \hi-ˈspa-nik\
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin hispanicus, from Hispania Iberian Peninsula, Spain
Date: circa 1889
: of, relating to, or being a person of Latin American descent living in the United States; especially : one of Cuban, Mexican, or Puerto Rican origin
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Webster now has the word bitch in it too and fornication under consent of the king. Ok, fine.

But what are you saying, people from south American are really from Spain? So, they should be called hispania from the Iberian Peninsula.

Ok, hmmmm, so let me get this straight Cuban's, Mexican's and P.R.'s are from Spanish decent but have come here from the respective countries and now should be termed on where they originally came from of prior generations?

Ok!
 
benzene2008 said:
Webster now has the word bitch in it too and fornication under consent of the king. Ok, fine.

But what are you saying, people from south American are really from Spain? So, they should be called hispania from the Iberian Peninsula.

Ok, hmmmm, so let me get this straight Cuban's, Mexican's and P.R.'s are from Spanish decent but have come here from the respective countries and now should be termed on where they originally came from of prior generations?

Ok!
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oh... my... jesus... this isnt what this thread is about. drop it.
 
Hispanic (Castilian Hispano, Portuguese Hispânico, Catalan: Hispà, from Latin Hispānus, adjective from Hispānia, the Roman name for the Iberian Peninsula) is a term that historically denoted relation to the ancient Hispania and its peoples. However, when the modern day country of Spain was created in the 15th century, it inherited the term, and thus, since then, Hispanic is also related to Spain, its people and its culture.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispanic
It is a real word. Why are we arguing about something so trivial? You don't like your heritage for some reason? The word hispanic, like many words has evolved. It has evolved to include all spanish speaking countries. What the hell is wrong with that? It isn't an insult. That's like saying being an Anglo is insulting because you are not from Europe. Yet people are still often called Anglo-american. I don't see anybody coming with torches and pitchforks with that one.
 
Why even argue? Everyone, stop using the term Hispanic, because it is unsettling to someone on a studentdoc forum. Please ... *sarcasm*
 
atalkinghead said:
Why even argue? Everyone, stop using the term Hispanic, because it is unsettling to someone on a studentdoc forum. Please ...
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excuse me but if someone doesnt like the word HISPANIC.......THEN THEY CAN STAY THE HELL OUT OF MY THREAD!!! YA HEARD!
 
greg1184 said:
Hispanic (Castilian Hispano, Portuguese Hispânico, Catalan: Hispà, from Latin Hispānus, adjective from Hispānia, the Roman name for the Iberian Peninsula) is a term that historically denoted relation to the ancient Hispania and its peoples. However, when the modern day country of Spain was created in the 15th century, it inherited the term, and thus, since then, Hispanic is also related to Spain, its people and its culture.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispanic
It is a real word. Why are we arguing about something so trivial? You don't like your heritage for some reason? The word hispanic, like many words has evolved. It has evolved to include all spanish speaking countries. What the hell is wrong with that? It isn't an insult. That's like saying being an Anglo is insulting because you are not from Europe. Yet people are still often called Anglo-american. I don't see anybody coming with torches and pitchforks with that one.
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So you're saying that people that decended from Rome who went to Spain and then called themselves Hispania and moved to Mexico later on are now imigrants in the U.S. and should be called Hispanic.

OK
 
jewfro2008 said:
So you're saying that people that decended from Rome who went to Spain and then called themselves Hispania and moved to Mexico later on are now imigrants in the U.S. and should be called Hispanic.

OK
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Nice new name benzene the Hispanic!
 
exi said:
:laugh:

I have nothing nice to say in this thread, so even though I'm also a TX resident like our dear OP, I shall stafoo.
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Yes, please do.

It's amazing how many racist/prejudicial/idiotic things people will say when on an anonymus internet forum.
 
Wow...no wonder we had to start a URM forum- this is getting brutal.
 
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