But when you think of d. C. , you mostly think of dead white guys, am i right . Like washington, jefferson, lincoln. Well, guess what. Latinos have been here every step of the way. [upbeat latintinged music] in fact, Latinx Heroes Have fought in every war for the United States for centuries. This goes all the way back to the revolutionary war. American forces got major financial contributions from cuba, and they also got help from the spanish forces led by A Young Venezuelan commander named francisco de miranda. And then during the civil war, more than 20,000 hispanics served. Almost half of them were mexicanamerican, and that was only 13 years after the mexicanamerican war. Now wheres the monument for that . Huh . Huh . Huh . Now, today, nearly 20 of the u. S. Population is latin, and our numbers are growing. Our voting power is growing too, and about one in ten votes are being cast by latinos, and yet we still make up less than 2 of our elected officials, but the good news is, we do
of dead white guys, am i right? like washington, jefferson, lincoln. well, guess what. latinos have been here every step of the way. [upbeat latin-tinged music] in fact, latinx heroes have fought in every war for the united states for centuries. this goes all the way back to the revolutionary war. american forces got major financial contributions from cuba, and they also got help from the spanish forces led by a young venezuelan commander named francisco de miranda. and then during the civil war, more than 20,000 hispanics served. almost half of them were mexican-american, and that was only 13 years after the mexican-american war. now where s the monument for that? huh? huh? huh? now, today, nearly 20% of the u.s. population is latin, and our numbers are growing. our voting power is growing too, and about one in ten votes are being cast by latinos, and yet we still make up less than 2% of our elected officials, but the good news is, we do have some prominent figures, like ale
and it also has one of the highest percentages of latin-owned businesses of any u.s. city. being here is like being in a latinx city in the middle of the u.s., and cubans were the first latinos to arrive and imprint their culture here. and since then, latinos from all over the world have made miami their home. in fact, if you were to buy a latin compass, the needle would point to miami. and i have tons of history here, too, y all. my show ghetto klown was done here at the jackie gleason theater. i even shot my directorial debut, critical thinking, right here. i spend so much time in miami, they think i m the fifth golden girl. and miami s got unpredictable weather, different cultures, opposing political views, and maybe most importantly, dueling espresso recipes. speaking of which, i m going to meet a few locals for some cafecito in a little bit, and we re going to get so caffeinated. yo, let s go! - miami, everywhere you look, you see latin faces. latinos make up the
like washington, jefferson, lincoln. well, guess what. latinos have been here every step of the way. [upbeat latin-tinged music] in fact, latinx heroes have fought in every war for the united states for centuries. this goes all the way back to the revolutionary war. american forces got major financial contributions from cuba, and they also got help from the spanish forces led by a young venezuelan commander named francisco de miranda. and then during the civil war, more than 20,000 hispanics served. almost half of them were mexican-american, and that was only 13 years after the mexican-american war. now where s the monument for that? huh? huh? huh? now, today, nearly 20% of the u.s. population is latin, and our numbers are growing. our voting power is growing too, and about one in ten votes are being cast by latinos, and yet we still make up less than 2% of our elected officials, but the good news is, we do have some prominent figures, like alexandria ocasio-cortez, veronica
because it s almost 70% latino. dale! and it also has one of the highest percentages of latin-owned businesses of any u.s. city. being here is like being in a latinx city in the middle of the u.s., and cubans were the first latinos to arrive and imprint their culture here. and since then, latinos from all over the world have made miami their home. in fact, if you were to buy a latin compass, the needle would point to miami. and i have tons of history here, too, y all. my show ghetto klown was done here at the jackie gleason theater. i even shot my directorial debut, critical thinking, right here. i spend so much time in miami, they think i m the fifth golden girl. and miami s got unpredictable weather, different cultures, opposing political views, and maybe most importantly, dueling espresso recipes. speaking of which, i m going to meet a few locals for some cafecito in a little bit, and we re going to get so caffeinated. yo, let s go! - miami, everywhere you look, yo