Hispanic and Latino Americans traditions. The term "Chicano" became popular amongst Mexican Americans in the 1960s during the Chicano nationalism and Chicano Movement, and is today seen as an ethnic and cultural identity by some. Political activist César Chávez and novelist José Antonio Villarreal are famous Chicanos. Nuyoricans are Americans of Puerto Rican descent from the New York City area. There are close to two million Nuyoricans in the United States. Famous Nuyoricans include US Supreme Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor and singer Jennifer Lopez. Hispanic or Latino origin is independent of race and is termed "ethnicity" by the United States Census Bureau. According to
Asian Hispanic and Latino Americans them at 277,704. In the 2010 Census, there were 598,146 Asian Hispanic or Latino Americans, including those who are multiracial in origin. Filipino Americans, often have Spanish surnames from the Alphabetical Catalog of Surnames, due to an 1849 decree. Asian Hispanic and Latino Americans Asian Hispanic and Latino Americans are Hispanic and Latino Americans having Asian ancestry and for those Hispanics who consider themselves or were officially classified by the United States Census Bureau, Office of Management and Budget, and other U.S. government agencies as Asian Americans. Hispanicity, which is independent of race, is the only ethnic category, as opposed