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 * =__ **Topic: The Impact of Hispanics as the Largest Minority in the United States** __=
 * State / Territory || Pop. 2000 || % pop. 2000 || Pop. 2010 || % pop. 2010 || % growth 2000-2010 || % pop. 2012 || % pop. 2015 ||
 * New Mexico || 765,386 || 42.1% || 953,403 || 46.3% || +24.6% || 47.0% || 48.0% ||
 * Texas || 6,669,666 || 32.0% || 9,460,921 || 37.6% || +41.8% || 38.2% || 38.8% ||
 * California || 10,966,556 || 32.4% || 14,013,719 || 37.6% || +27.8% || 38.2% || 38.8% ||
 * Arizona || 1,295,617 || 25.3% || 1,895,149 || 29.6% || +46.3% || 30.2% || 30.7% ||
 * Nevada || 393,970 || 19.7% || 716,501 || 26.5% || +81.9% || 27.3% || 28.1% ||

__**Keywords**__

 * "Hispanic impact on America"
 * How do Hispanics impact USA?
 * Hispanics
 * Largest minority in the US?
 * What % of the population in the US is Hispanic?
 * US states with the highest Hispanic population

__Sources --__

 * https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_Grammy_Award_for_Best_Tejano_Album
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_subscribed_users_on_YouTube
 * Shakira is #42 most subscribed on YT as of March 27, 2017 w/ about 13mil subs
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_Hispanic_and_Latino_population
 * (see table above)
 * as of 2010 census:
 * 10.3% ( 31,798,258) of the population is Mexican-American
 * 1.5% ( 4,623,716) of the population is Puerto Rican
 * http://www.familiasdeterlingua.com/lydia-mendoza.html
 * http://americansabor.org/musicians/lydia-mendoza
 * Lydia Mendoza
 * was nicknamed "la alondra de la frontera" which is translated to Meadowlark of the Border
 * family was one of the first Tejano groups to record for a major label
 * an executive from Bluebird Records was so impressed by her talent when she was so young he signed her in his label
 * "She has made over 200 recordings in many styles dear to Mexican and Mexican American communities. Her powerful and soulful delivery of words accompanied by her 12-string guitar earned devoted fans on both sides of the border."
 * https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Shakira
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakira
 * is the highest selling Colombian artist of all time (has sold between 50 and 60 million records) according to Sony
 * her official song for the 2010 FIFA World Cup (//Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)//) became the biggest-selling World Cup song of all time
 * "Shakira has won [|many awards], including five [|MTV Video Music Awards] , two [|Grammy Awards] , eight [|Latin Grammy Awards] , seven [|Billboard Music Awards] , 28 [|Billboard Latin Music Awards] and has been [|Golden Globe] -nominated. She has a star on the [|Hollywood Walk of Fame] , and has sold between 70 and 125 million records worldwide (depending on the source), [|[3]][|[4]] making her the best selling South American singer and one of the best selling Latin artists of all time. She carries out well-known philanthropic activities through charity work most notably through her [|Pies Descalzos Foundation] . In 2014, she was listed as the 58th most powerful woman in the world by // [|Forbes] // . [|[5]] "
 * became the first musical act to perform three times at the FIFA World Cup in 2014
 * is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
 * is one of their global representatives
 * founded the Pies Descalzos Foundation in 1997
 * Colombian charity with special schools for poor children in Colombia
 * "According to [|Yahoo!], her song "Hips Don't Lie" is the best-selling single of the last decade. [|[45]] According to // Forbes // Magazine, Shakira was the fourth highest-earning woman in music for 2008 behind [|Madonna] , [|Barbra Streisand] and [|Celine Dion] . [|[110]] According to [|Nokia] in 2010, there were more Shakira music downloads in the prior year than for any other Latino artist in the last five years, and // [|She Wolf] // topped the Top 10 Latino downloads. [|[111]] Additionally, she is the only artist from South America to reach the number-one spot on the U.S. // Billboard // Hot 100, the Australian [|ARIA] chart, and the [|UK Singles Chart] . [|[112]] In 2010, she was ranked number five on the 'Online Video's Most Viral Artists of 2010' with 404,118,932 views. [|[113]] She has become a YouTube sensation having surpassed 7 billion views on the website with " [|Waka Waka] " accounting for over 1.2 billion views, and her channel is currently the [|49th most subscribed on YouTube] ."
 * //Hips Don't Lie// was the most played pop song in a week in American radio history (played 9,637 times in that week) according to Nielson Broadcast data systems
 * became the first ever artist in the history of //Billboard// charts to have no.1 on both Top 40 Mainstream and Latin Chart that same week with //Hips Don't Lie//
 * http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127033025
 * career spanned 8 decades
 * also became known as the "Singer of the Poor"
 * she sang the way others sang, not theatrical performers
 * NPR states:" 'It doesn’t matter if it's a corrido, a waltz, a bolero, a polka or whatever,' she said. "When I sing that song, I live that song.' "

__Introduction__

 * WOW! Hispanics and Latinos make up 17.1% of our population as of 2015! Isn't that cool?
 * Well, I wonder, if Hispanics make up that of our population, then what impact have Hispanic artists made in America?
 * In that case, let's take a look at three Hispanic music artists who have made an impact on America in any way, shape, or form.

__Paragraph Uno (Lydia Mendoza)__
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 * Born in May 31, 1916, Lydia Mendoza was nicknamed "La Alondra de la Frontera," which means "The Meadowlark of the Border."
 * Her family was one of the first Tejano (or a Spanish-American living in southern Texas) groups to record for a major label
 * American Sabor says: "She has made over 200 recordings in many styles dear to Mexican and Mexican American communities. Her powerful and soulful delivery of words accompanied by her 12-string guitar earned devoted fans on both sides of the border."

__ Paragraph Dos (Shakira) __

 * Born February 2, 1977, Shakira is the highest selling Colombian artist of all time (according to Sony, she's sold between 50 and 60 million records!).
 * She founded the Pies Descalzos Foundation in 1997, which is a Colombian charity that offers special schools to poor Colombian children
 * She is the only South American artist to have the #1 spot on U.S. Billboard Top 100, the Australian ARIA chart, and the UK Singles Chart

__Paragraph Tres (The Impacts They Have Made)__

 * both have influenced music in a great way
 * Mendoza was awarded the National Medal of the Arts
 * Shakira has earned many awards through both her music and charity work

__Conclusion__

 * Shakira and Lydia Mendoza have influenced American music
 * Mendoza combined country music style of Mexico and South Texas and Shakira has combined multiple music styles