Travel to Philadelphia
Philadelphia cultural contributions Latino cultural contributions in Pennsylvania are most evident in Philadelphia, the city with the earliest and most sustained contact with Latin America. One sees these contributions …
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Wisconsin BIBLIOGRAPHY
Berry-Caban, Cristobal. Hispanics in Wisconsin: A Bibliography of Resource Materials. Madison: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1981. Erenburg, Mark. Obreros Unidos in Wisconsin. Monthly Labor Review 91 (June 1968): …
Holiday in Virginia
Virginia notable latinos Bolivar, Fernando (c. 1810-1898). Venezuelan-born Fernando Bolivar, the nephew and adoptive son of Simon Bolivar (the great hero of South America’s wars of independence), provided the …
Texas cultural contributions
The contributions of Mexican Americans to Texas culture are reflected in the cultural mestizaje of the overall populace. Probably the most popular Latino art form is found in music. …
Philadelphia
chronology Trade between Philadelphia and Cuba intensifies during the American Revolution. Manuel Torres, the first Latin American diplomatic representative in the United States, arrives in Philadelphia. El Habanero, Philadelphia’s …
Wisconsin Travel Destinations
Wisconsin Current Events In following years, the grassroots activism of the previous era slightly faded, although the controversial debate about immigration reform has once again ignited advocacy and protest. …
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Lourdes Gutierrez Najera West Virginia chronology 1800s- 1900s As West Virginia’s railroad, coal, and zinc production industries boom at the turn of the century, the state embarks on recruitment …
Texas Travel Destinations
The Postwar Era and the Chicano Movement Post-World War II activities laid the groundwork for the later labor and civil rights movements of the 1960s and 1970s. World War …
Travel to Virginia
Congress provided $2.5 million for anti-gang efforts. Among the several hundred gangs in the area, Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), with roots in the Salvadoran community, is considered the largest and …
Virginia Travel Destinations
Virginia bibliography Goerman, P. The Promised Land? The Lives and Voices of Hispanic Immigrants to the New South. New York: Routledge, 2006. Gozdziak, Elzbieta, and Micah Bump. Poultry, Apples …