mais uma crise de identidade

O US Census Bureau está a pensar incluir os portugueses no grupo étnico Hispanic Americans a partir de 2020. A PALCUS, uma organização de "American Portuguese", preparou um inquérito aos imigrantes portugueses nos EUA, e aos seus descendentes, para decidir sobre eventuais acções/reacções.

Tenho dificuldade em perceber aquela necessidade do censo dividir as pessoas nestas categorias (preto, branco, índio, indiano, chinês, filipino, etc.). Tenho ainda mais dificuldade em perceber porque é que um imigrante espanhol é um hispanic, mas um imigrante italiano ou francês é um white. E para complicar ainda mais: um imigrante romeno (vá, vocês sabem do que estou a falar...) pode dizer que é white. Hehehe.

(daqui)

Copio para aqui algumas perguntas do inquérito feito pela PALCUS aos portugueses, porque me parecem muito interessantes. Sai mais uma crise de identidade para a mesa do canto...

4. I consider myself Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin because (check all that apply): The origin of the word "Hispanic" is from the Latin word Hispanicus, that is, from Hispania or the Iberian Peninsula, which includes both Portugal and Spain. The term Hispanic is used as a form of classification for the immigrants and descendants of a wide range of ethnicities, races and nationalities of Latin origins. The U.S. Department of Transportation defines Hispanic to include, "persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central or South American, or others Spanish or Portuguese culture or origin, regardless of race. Portuguese and Spanish are both Latin-based, and therefore, both can be considered Latino/Hispanic languages. The social and economic interests of the Portuguese in America will be better served if they are identified as being a part of the growing Latino/Hispanic population. Other

5. I do not consider myself to be Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin because (check all that apply): The term Hispanic means "of or relating to, or being a person of Latin American descent living in the U.S.; especially one of Cuban, Mexican, or Puerto Rican origin, and, therefore it does not apply to Portuguese people. Hispanic is basically an American term, used by the American government only, and not recognized anywhere else in the world. The correct term is "Lusfonos" to describe people of Portuguese descent or culture. Lusitania and Portucalense are the original names of areas known today as Portugal. Hispania was the name given to our neighbor, known today as Spain. Portugal was never part of Hispania and therefore Portuguese are not Hispanic. The social and economic interests of the Portuguese in America will be better served if they are identified as white, European Americans. Other