Speech on Latino
Taco Bell, Dora the Explorer and even Napoleon Dynamite have Spanish influence. How much has the Latin American culture influenced the United States of America? Gerardo T. Cummings, Assistant Professor of the ISU Department of Languages, Literature, and Linguistics, explored this very topic Wednesday evening in Root Hall. In a room crammed with both students and faculty, Cummings described the history of the term “latino,” which could be traced to mean speakers of Latin languages, or Romance languages.
HispanicTrending: Speech on Latino prevalence in American culture opens eyes
