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Oklahoma Issues in the Latino Community Today The Latino community of Oklahoma is increasingly making a visible mark, moving from transience and itinerancy to settling and permanence. The Latino …
Wyoming chronology 1840s Texas longhorns are driven to Independence, Westport, and Kansas City to meet needs of Oregon Trail emigrants. 1843 Spanish and American mountain men Louis Vasquez and …
Notable latinos Mendez, Frank S. (1925-). Born of Mexican migrant parents, Mendez grew up in Lorain, Ohio. He joined the armed forces during World War II and eventually became …
West Virginia historical overview West Virginia’s population is among the most homogenous in the country, with over 95 percent reporting themselves as white in the 2000 census. The Latino …
Virginia Latino Migration in the Contemporary Era Until World War II, Virginia had been an area historically defined by black and white dichotomies, with no previous history of Latino …
HISTORICAL OVERVIEW In 1932, President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945) visited South Dakota and observed the damage caused by erosion and silt on navigation and agriculture. As a result, he …
West Virginia chronology El Ateneo (the Athenaeum), a civil organization, is formed in Beckley to promote the cultural, educational, and recreational interests of local Spaniards. The group also served …
Latinos in South Carolina in the Late Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries Despite the long-term Latino presence in South Carolina and the ongoing connections between South Carolina and Latin America, …
Bibliography Arounnarath, Meiling. Alderman Wants Vote for Noncitizens. News & Observer, May 18, 2006. http://www.newsobserver.com (accessed December 27, 2006). Arrizon, Alicia. Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. Niggli, Josefina Maria. …
South Carolina notable latinos Farragut, Jorge (1755-1817). Captain Jorge Farragut participated in the battle of Savannah during the U.S. Revolutionary War. Farragut, who was born on the Spanish island …