Brown Motion

I had the opportunity to sit in on a day long series of panel discussions hosted by the Latin American diaspora showcasing the successes of many in their tribe - men and women in Silicon Valley and beyond. First point of distinction one of my audience colleagues pointed out was that a Latino or person of Latin origin was someone that linked their heritage to the Americas (specifically central or southern American continent) as opposed to the Hispanic people who claim their lineage to the European nation of Spain. Perhaps the former has more to do with the language that was spoken by certain European natives who eventually migrated to the South American continent in search of new land and opportunity. Although both speak Spanish as their first language from first hand experience I can vouch for the fact that the spoken Spanish in Spain is vastly different from the one that the muchachos south of the border communicate with. Within Spain alone there were four distinct types of langua...