Hispanic Americans are partly an ethnic minority group (i.e., identified by cultural characteristics, such as language) and partly a racial minority group (identified by their physical appearance).

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Hispanic Americans are considered both an ethnic and a racial minority group because their identity can be defined by cultural characteristics such as language and traditions (ethnicity), as well as by physical appearance and racial categorization (race).

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