[jaimebuelta]

I think that it may be a way of saying "Latino/Latina" that is used sometimes in Spanish. As Latino is the male form and Latina the female one, sometimes a "@" (which is sort of an a and an o) is used to signify inclusion.

Maybe because I'm not American the part that confuses me is the "Hispanic" vs "Latino", are they used to mean different things? Technically (very technically), Latin-American would include people talking French or Portuguese, while I guess Hispanic will only include Spanish speakers, e.g. not including Brazil. But I don't know if they are used in a different way in the US.