Editing Mestizo (section)

=== United States ===

[[File:Fiestas Patrias Parade, South Park, Seattle, 2017 - 045 - Joyas Mestizas.jpg|thumb|The dance group Joyas Mestizas ("Mestiza jewels") performs at the Fiestas Patrias Parade, South Park, [[Seattle]], 2017]]

In the United States, a number of [[Latino Americans]] of Mexican or Central American or South American descent have family histories bound to categories such as ''mestizaje''. The term ''mestizo'' is not used for official purposes, with [[Mexican Americans]] being classed in roughly equal proportions as "white" or "some other ethnicity".<ref>[https://www.heritage.org/civil-society/commentary/the-invention-hispanics-what-it-says-about-the-politics-race Article title] “[the] race idea is somewhat at odds with the experience of Mexican Americans, over half of whom designate themselves racially as white.”</ref>

A 2015 report by the [[Pew Research Center]] showed that "When asked if they identify as "mestizo," "mulatto" or some other mixed-race combination, one-third of U.S. Hispanics say they do". These were more likely to be U.S. born, non-Mexican, and have a  higher education attainment than those who do not so identify.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gonzalez-Barrera |first1=Ana |title='Mestizo' and 'mulatto': Mixed-race identities among U.S. Hispanics |url=https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/07/10/mestizo-and-mulatto-mixed-race-identities-unique-to-hispanics/#:~:text=The%20term%20mestizo%20means%20mixed,European%20and%20an%20indigenous%20background. |website=Pew Research Center |date=10 July 2015 |access-date=5 June 2022}}</ref>