By Shirley Gomez – LatinTimes.com
Pew Research Center revealed that 5 million American adults with Hispanic ancestors, like a parent, grandparent, or great grandparent do not identify as Hispanic or Latino.
According to Pew, third-generation Latinos are losing their “Hispanic identity” over time if they are born in the US with parents also born in the United States and immigrant grandparents, but Latinos who came to the US from Latin America or Spain, as well as those born in the United States with at least one immigrant parent, maintain a high percentage of Latino identity, with 97% and 92%, respectively. This means that first- and second-generation Hispanics still feel identified with the culture.
