but what about us latinos? we ve been here in this city, and we ve got every kind of latino. you want your puerto ricans? wepa. you want your cubans? dale! dominicans? que lo que tigre. colombianos? todo bien, todo bien. mexicanos? no manches, guey. and this is where i grew up, too. and when i was a kid, i don t know what the streets were paved with, but it damn sure as hell was not gold. but that didn t stop latinx new yorkers from making big contributions. basquiat, rita moreno puerto rican. cardi b dominican. supreme court justice sotomayor, nuyorican from the bx. even the very first non-indigenous person to live and work in the island of manhattan in the 1600s was juan rodriguez, a dominicano. mira eso, right from the start, we ve been here making this city great. now, i don t know what new york would be without latinos, but it sure as hell wouldn t smell as good, it wouldn t taste as good, and it definitely wouldn t sound as good. that s right, cause salsa music was in
Basquiat, Rita Moreno Puerto rican. Cardi bdominican. Supreme Court Justice sotomayor, nuyorican from the bx. Even the very first nonindigenous person to live and work in the island of manhattan in the 1600s was juan rodriguez, a dominicano. Mira eso, right from the start, weve been here making this city great. Now, i dont know what new york would be without latinos, but it sure as hell wouldnt smell as good, it wouldnt taste as good, and it definitely wouldnt sound as good. Thats right, cause salsa music was invented here in new york, thats right. [vocalizing along to salsa music] youre welcome. I wanna retrace my steps from queens, where i grew up, all the way to the Bright Lights of broadway and show you how latinos have contributed to the culture of the greatest city on earf. Thats right, i said earf. And you cant tell Latino Stories without plenty of good food, music, and dancing. So come on, lets go, lets go. Come on. [upbeat music] welcome to Jackson Heights. Thats right, this i
as we get down to some business. - beautiful. - amazing. - so good. - all right, y all, i m so glad you made it here to the special restaurant home. i brought you here because you all represent different aspects of my life, and i wanted to share because you know, latin people, we don t get our flowers. we don t get our dues like we deserve. to me, sergio represents broadway. and legendary rapper fat joe and tony, they re all about hip-hop. and aida, she s the comedy world. we dive in, starting with something that seems like it s pretty basic what we call ourselves. but it s not that simple. for years, the words hispanic, latino, and latina were most common. now, some younger folk in particular are gravitating towards a new term, latinx. but not everybody is on board. - latinx. are you for it or against it? or you prefer other terms? - i don t really know really what it is. - that s honest. - i kinda moved to the beat of my own drum. you know, if it sticks, it sticks. i do my thing.
- so good. - all right, y all, i m so glad you made it here to the special restaurant home. i brought you here because you all represent different aspects of my life, and i wanted to share because you know, latin people, we don t get our flowers. we don t get our dues like we deserve. to me, sergio represents broadway. and legendary rapper fat joe and tony, they re all about hip-hop. and aida, she s the comedy world. we dive in, starting with something that seems like it s pretty basic what we call ourselves. but it s not that simple. for years, the words hispanic, latino, and latina were most common. now, some younger folk in particular are gravitating towards a new term, latinx. but not everybody is on board. - latinx. are you for it or against it? or you prefer other terms? - i don t really know really what it is. - that s honest. - i kinda moved to the beat of my own drum. you know, if it sticks, it sticks. i do my thing. - labels don t mean anything to you. - i don t like the nam
- talk about the perfect meal to share with my homies as we get down to some business. - beautiful. - amazing. - so good. - all right, y all, i m so glad you made it here to the special restaurant home. i brought you here because you all represent different aspects of my life, and i wanted to share because you know, latin people, we don t get our flowers. we don t get our dues like we deserve. to me, sergio represents broadway. and legendary rapper fat joe and tony, they re all about hip-hop. and aida, she s the comedy world. we dive in, starting with something that seems like it s pretty basic what we call ourselves. but it s not that simple. for years, the words hispanic, latino, and latina were most common. now, some younger folk in particular are gravitating towards a new term, latinx. but not everybody is on board. - latinx. are you for it or against it? or you prefer other terms? - i don t really know really what it is. - that s honest. - i kinda moved to the beat of my own drum