MODERATOR’S NOTE:
At this point, the OP has his/her answer, or at least has made a decision as to what to do (as listed in post #40). All subsequent posts have been unrelated to the original question, so I am closing the thread.
That said, there is a very extensive thread re: what makes one Latin@ [url=<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/hispanic-students/641650-hispanic-latino-defined-aka-am-i-hispanic.html#latest%5Dhere%5B/url”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/hispanic-students/641650-hispanic-latino-defined-aka-am-i-hispanic.html#latest]here[/url] where additional questions regarding clarification as to what makes one Latin@ can be posed.