What was the place of other races such as latinos in the segregation of whites and blacks in the U.S?

by Ilovemushies

It is common knowledge that whites and blacks used to be segregated in the U.S, especially in the south. However, what was the place of groups that were neither black or white, such as latinos and asians within this segregation? Were they simply placed on the "whites" side?

zombiegerbils

Apparently this has been asked before and led to a 115 comment discussion, so it may be helpful:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1e38qd/what_was_it_like_to_be_asianlatino_in_the/