Office of Minority Health: Hispanics in the United States

Discusses Hispanics in the United States and their group characteristics. Includes information on the following: size of group and distribution, ethnic composition and historical settlement patterns, nomenclature, major stereotypes about Hispanics in the U.S., cultural commonalities among all Hispanic groups, regional cultural distinctions, Indo-Hispanic cultural areas, Afro-Hispanic cultural area (Caribbean), and Euro-Hispanic cultural area.