Map of Indiana
Puerto Ricans and Cubans Join the Mexicans The United States emerged as a superpower after World War II. A period of rapid economic growth and modernization started at the …
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Indiana Metro Map
HISTORICAL OVERVIEW Until recently Indiana had been a state with a solid white majority of over 90 percent. However, a steady shift in the demographic composition of the state …
Maryland Map
NOTABLE LATINOS Fernandez Cavada, Federico (1831-1871). A lieutenant colonel in the Union Army until his capture in the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863, Fernandez Cavada fought in the battles …
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 …
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 …
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 …