History Archives - ToursMaps.com ®

Travel to Philadelphia

editor — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 04:00:00 +0000

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 in the city’s murals; cultural and political organizations; festivals; newspapers; and small businesses. However, as pockets of Latino communities continue to grow in other areas of the state, Latino cultural contributions are attaining a broader geographical visibility and importance. All that was visible of them at the time was the brass loops protruding out of the stony bottom at the base of the reef. There must be dozens of such goodies

The post Travel to Philadelphia appeared first on ToursMaps.com ®.

Wisconsin BIBLIOGRAPHY

editor — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 00:40:00 +0000

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): 17-23. In EBSCOhost (online database) in December 2006. Available from University of New Mexico Libraries. Giffey, David, and Jesus Salas. Struggle for Justice: The Migrant Farm Worker Labor Movement in Wisconsin. Milwaukee: Wisconsin Labor History Society, 1998. http://www.wisconsinlaborhistory.org/Lucha-GiffeyProject.pdf (accessed November 2007). Governor’s Commission on Human Rights. Migratory Agricultural Workers in Wisconsin: A Problem in Human Rights. Madison: Wisconsin Historical Society Web site, 1950. http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1343 (accessed January 2007). Report on testing of

The post Wisconsin BIBLIOGRAPHY appeared first on ToursMaps.com ®.

Holiday in Virginia

editor — Mon, 13 Jun 2016 21:20:00 +0000

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 first historical connection between Latin America and the Commonwealth of Virginia. In 1827 Fernando became the first Latin American to attend the University of Virginia even preferring it over West Point. Although he stayed for a brief period, Fernando always treasured his days in Charlottesville and wrote about them in his memoirs. Later, he became a distinguished South American diplomat. Today, the Bolivar Network, a University of Virginia alumni organization, is

The post Holiday in Virginia appeared first on ToursMaps.com ®.

Texas cultural contributions

editor — Mon, 13 Jun 2016 21:00:00 +0000

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. Having at its core the corrido, or ballad, the art form is based on earlier ballads from southern Spain. Peaking in popularity during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, corridos relayed the conflicts and heroes of South Texas. Modern mariachi music known for the use of guitars, violins, and brass originated with smaller regional string groups of late-eighteenth-century Mexico. In the nineteenth century, the groups gained popularity, especially in Jalisco.

The post Texas cultural contributions appeared first on ToursMaps.com ®.

Philadelphia

editor — Mon, 13 Jun 2016 17:30:00 +0000

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 first Spanish-language newspaper, is published by Padre Felix Varela, a Cuban exile. Jicotencatl, the first historical novel published in the Americas, is released by the William Stavely Publishing House in Philadelphia. No author takes credit for the anonymous work. First local chapter of the Republican Society of Cubans and Puerto Ricans is founded in Philadelphia. J.B. Lippincott & Co., a Philadelphia press, publishes Who Would Have Thought It?, a novel by

The post Philadelphia appeared first on ToursMaps.com ®.

Wisconsin Travel Destinations

editor — Mon, 13 Jun 2016 14:40:00 +0000

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. Estimates suggest that about 70,000 people marched in Milwaukee on May 1, 2006, known as Un Dla Sin Latinos (A Day Without Latinos).16 Wisconsin’s leaders, for or against immigration reform, expect more changes as the United States Congress debates national policy. It is unclear how new legislation would affect Wisconsin’s Latino population. Many Latino activists have since become professors or obtained state-appointed positions, and they continue the fight for Latino justice.

The post Wisconsin Travel Destinations appeared first on ToursMaps.com ®.

West Virginia 4

editor — Mon, 13 Jun 2016 11:20:00 +0000

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 campaigns to attract European migrants. Spanish migrants, many from the region of Asturias, migrate to West Virginia. 1903 Clarksburg becomes an important fuel producer rich in coal, natural gas, and petroleum. The area’s mines attract Spanish miners. 1900-1920 The zinc industry booms in West Virginia. Zinc production and smelting plants heavily recruit Spanish employees who were familiar with this type of work. Spanish migrants from the southern region of Andalusia, Galicia,

The post West Virginia 4 appeared first on ToursMaps.com ®.

Texas Travel Destinations

editor — Mon, 13 Jun 2016 10:30:00 +0000

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 II changed many Texans; one of these was Hector P. Garcia, founder of the American GI Forum (AGIF). Garcia had served as an army physician in Europe and had risen to the rank of major, earning a Bronze Star and six battle stars. Afterward he settled in Corpus Christi, where he joined LULAC in 1946, becoming the organization’s president one year later. He became more politically active when he realized that

The post Texas Travel Destinations appeared first on ToursMaps.com ®.

Travel to Virginia

editor — Mon, 13 Jun 2016 08:00:00 +0000

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 most violent. Emerging in Los Angeles in the 1980s, MS-13 has recently spread to northern Virginia, where there are an estimated 2,000 gang members.11 In response to this, in 2004 the Virginia General Assembly passed legislation that made it a misdemeanor for anyone of any age to recruit or coerce someone into becoming a gang member. The new law also provides that three gang convictions within 10 years is now a

The post Travel to Virginia appeared first on ToursMaps.com ®.

Virginia Travel Destinations

editor — Mon, 13 Jun 2016 04:40:00 +0000

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 and New Immigrants in the Rural Communities of the Shenandoah Valley: An Ethnographic Case Study. International Migration Review 42, no. 1 (2004): 149-164. Gozdziak, E.M., and S.F. Martin, eds. Beyond the Gateway: Immigrants in a Changing America. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2005. Kandel, W., and E. Parrado. Restructuring of the US Meat Processing Industry and New Hispanic Migrant Destinations. Population and Development Review 31, no. 3 (2005): 447-471. Landolt Marticorena, P.A.

The post Virginia Travel Destinations appeared first on ToursMaps.com ®.