 A very common stereotype as well as mentality is that all Hispanic/Latino individuals have the same ethnic background, race, and culture when in reality there are numerous sub-groups with unique identities.People in the United States tend to explain all of Latin America in terms of the nationalities or countries that they know.For instance in the Midwest and Southwest, Latin Americans are largely perceived as Mexicans ; in the East, particularly in the New York and Boston areas, people consider Latin Americans through their limited interactions with Dominicans and Puerto Ricans; in Miami, Cubans and Central Americans constitute the reference group for interpreting Latin America.