Nevada bibliography
Acuna, Rudolfo. Occupied America: A History of Chicanos. New York: Longman, 2006. Armas, Genaro. Tongues besides English Rise in Use. Las Vegas Review-Journal, October 9, 2003, 7A, 8A. Arrillaga, …
Category: History
New Hampshire Map Tourist Attractions
New Hampshire Socioeconomic Characteristics and Migration The following socioeconomic portrait of Latinos in New Hampshire suggests the possible emergence of a Latino middle class in the state, even though …
Travel to Mississippi
Mississippi The Poultry Industry As the state’s most important employer of Latinos during the 1990s, the poultry industry provides a useful window into the critical issues affecting Latinos in …
New Mexico
New Mexico CHRONOLOGY Some members of the Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca expedition wander from Texas to the Pacific through the Southwest. The Vasquez de Coronado expedition goes to …
Nevada Holidays
Latino cultural traditions have a social and psychological impact on Nevada’s Latino community. Traditional mariachi and conjunto bands perform at the annual Cinco de Mayo and Mexican Independence Day …
Nevada Religion
The Catholic Church has always been an important Latino social institution. As the Latino population has grown and settled, the Church has taken on a bigger role in the …
Holiday in Michigan
Michigan notable latinos Barbosa, Jose Celso (1857-1921). Puerto Rican intellectual and politician known for his position in favor of statehood, Barbosa lived in Michigan for 4 years, between 1876 …
Travel to New Mexico
New Mexico Food Chile is the most noted component of Nuevomexicano cuisine, if only for its prominence and intensity. It is not clear when chiles were introduced to New …
Missouri
Missouri chronology 1541 Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto visits the Missouri area in 1541. 1770 The Spanish government takes control of the Territory of Louisiana. 1821 Captain William Becknell …
Map of Nevada
Nevada Latinos and Ranching Mexicans worked on many of Nevada’s cattle and sheep ranches during the late 1800s, some of which were owned by Latinos. One such ranch was …