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New Mexico The Modern Period (1810-2000) New Mexico immediately came under the control of Mexico, but the new national state was considerably weakened. The northern provinces in New Mexico, …
New Hampshire Educational Attainment and Schools Education is one factor that influences economic success. Some Latinos have high levels of education, whereas others have not finished high school. Over …
Map of Mississippi Mississippi Tejanos and Braceros, 1940s-1960s Though Mississippi farmers were comparatively slow to take advantage of the guest worker program that would come to be known as …
New Jersey Latinos and Education Latinos have played an important role in education in New Jersey, as they have made contributions to teaching. In 2000 there were more than …
Minnesota The First Wave of Latino Migration The first wave of Latinos began to arrive in Minnesota in the late 1800s. The majority of them were Mexican Americans recruited …
New Mexico NOTABLE LATINOS Benavides, Alonso de (c. 1570-c. 1636). Benavides was the founder of the Franciscan mission to New Mexico and, by extension, the founder of the Catholic …
New Hampshire Business Development and Labor Force Participation Latinos have made significant contributions to the development of new businesses in southern New Hampshire. After the recession of the early …
Michigan The Growth of Latino Diversity Until 1950 nearly all Latinos in Michigan were either Mexican migrants or Mexican Americans. After mid-century other Latino groups began to arrive in …
New Mexico Later Colonial Period (1680-1810) Recent work by historians has suggested that the longtime image of colonial New Mexico as a cultural and economic backwater is an unfair …
Nebraska Territory and Statehood The earliest migrants to the Nebraska Territory were primarily those of European origin. Some of these individuals emigrated from other parts of the United States, …