Map of Iowa
Mexican Nationals and Latinos: 1940s-1950s The Latino experience in Iowa during 1940s included demographic growth, community building, and strong support for the Allied war effort when the United States …
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Map of Kentucky
Kentucky notable latinos Cardenal, Ernesto (1925-). The Nicaraguan priest and poet spent some of his formative years at a Kentucky monastery. After supporting a failed revolt against dictator Anastasio …
Iowa Subway Map
Latino Migration to Iowa: 1900-1920s The movement and development of the Latino population in Iowa is primarily a Mexican affair until the late twentieth century. Several factors contributed to …
Louisiana Map
NOTABLE LATINOS Farragut, David G. (1801-1870). Union admiral of Spanish ancestry who led the USS Hartford past the Chalmette batteries and took the port city of New Orleans by …
Iowa Map
Chicanos in Iowa and a Pan-Latino Community: 1960s-1970s According to the U.S. Census Bureau, by the end of the 1960s the Iowa Latino population had grown to over 21,000. …
Map of Kansas
Community Organization The Latino community of Kansas faced substantial discrimination in the early part of the century. They were segregated by residence and within many public facilities such as …
Kansas Subway Map
The Period of Railroads Europe and the United States had a voracious appetite for the products from Kansas’s plains. The acquisition of Kansas’s goods and their movement to urban …
Idaho Subway Map
Cultural contributions Starting in 2000, as more and more migrants of Mexican heritage found permanent work in Idaho, community activities such as parades, fiestas, and dances that expressed their …
Map of Hawaii
CULTURAL CONTRIBUTIONS As a result of the pervasive and ubiquitous ethnic diversity in the state of Hawaii, it would be difficult to affirm that there exists a distinct Latino …
Illinois Subway Map
Latino growth in Illinois and around the country has been met with feelings ranging from apathy to abhorrence. Discussions of economic matters usually evolve into a debate about U.S. …