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Latinos are now publishing scores of Spanish-language papers in communities large and small, and a number of all-Spanish radio stations and television channels have appeared in major cities. Public …
HISTORICAL OVERVIEW The history of Latinos in South Dakota starts in 1492 with the arrival of Christopher Columbus (c. 1451-1506) in the Americas. As a result of his discoveries, …
Philadelphia HISTORICAL OVERVIEW The history of Pennsylvania’s contact with Latin America begins in Philadelphia, the port city that had strong commercial ties with Cuba dating back at least to …
Colonial Texas In 1519, Spanish explorer Alonso Alvarez de Pineda explored and mapped the Texas coastline. However, the first true exploration of Texas occurred some nine years later. A …
North Dakota notable latinos Mayo, Sonia (1959-). A community leader in Fargo-Moorhead for over 20 years, she worked with migrant families from 1983 to 1987. She was the first …
South Carolinians’ relationship with Latin America continued after most of the former Spanish colonies in the Americas achieved their independence from Spain in the early nineteenth century. A number …
Latinos migrating to Massachusetts faced a plethora of difficulties, both when they arrived and as they tried to integrate themselves into the greater community. One of these difficulties with …
Mississippi Organizing for change Mississippi’s Latinos have not been able to use the traditional bases of Latino political power in the United States. No national Latino advocacy organization has …
New Mexico CULTURAL CONTRIBUTIONS Religion and Religious Art Catholicism was brought to New Mexico by Spanish Franciscan missionaries whose presence and dominance in New Mexico would place a unique …
New Mexico Legends Like folk medicine, local lore and oral traditions were always very strong in New Mexico. This was due to the lack of a printing press and …