I wholeheartedly disagree with the following passage in E&Z page 301:

Such diversity means that there is no "Hispanic" population in the sense that there is a Black population. Hispanics have no common history, nor do they compose a single, coherent community. Rather they are a disparate collection of national-origin groups with heterogeneous experiences of settlement, immigration, political participation, and economic incorporation into the United States. Saying that someone is "Hispanic" or "Latino" reveals little about likely attitudes, behaviors, beliefs, race, religion, class, or legal situation in the United States.

I disagree!! Especially with the final statement. Although I am not "Hispanic" or "Latino", I know a lot of people who are. Everyone has a history and not everyone has the same history. This paragraph is to say that all whites have a common history and all blacks have a common history. Each and every person has a different history than the next person. I also think that being of Mexican or other latino descent does reveal a lot about attitudes, behaviors, beliefs etc.

I think that we (no matter what race) are a disparate collection of national-origin groups with heterogeneous experiences of settlement, immigration, political participation and economic incorporation into the United States.

Maybe I am just misunderstanding the meaning of this paragraph. If I am, please feel free to steer me in the right direction!