We have made the census much more than a gathering of statistics.

Wherever we are, whatever we want to become, it can help us all in Lincoln's words to

better judge what to do and how to do it.

Count yourself in.

This week we start with a tricky question about identity, about how we count what we are,

and how we categorize groups of people in this country.

Just like the food coming out of the kitchen at the Barthly Thaw in Mexican Grill in Houston,

the presidential election is a hot topic with Latinos considered a key ingredient.

I am Cuban American and this past election I had a very strong reaction to the way pundits

talked about my people.

In this election, Felipe Durán is a rare and coveted breed.

He's a Republican, but they were like breaking news.

Latinos, a group of people of all different races whose families come from all different

countries, can have a diversity of perspectives.

Their experiences as a Mexican American and a Cuban American are different and that has

influenced the way they voted in the presidential election.

They were seemingly baffled by this.

You're a little counterintuitive.

How does a woman of ethnic appearance wear a magout?

The day after the election, every reporter was Columbus in a hot new take on Latinos.

Latinos were being discovered, man.

I called up this sociology professor, Christina Mora, because I wanted to see if she had an

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