Wisconsin Vacations
The struggle for Latino recognition and worker’s rights continued into the 1970s. A report from the Governor’s Investigating Committee on Problems of Wisconsin’s Spanish Speaking Communities in 1971 sums …
Maine, a Unique Fish Place
Maine is unique among the eastern states in preserving large areas of relatively unspoiled woods and waters. Ninety percent of Maine is forested, a higher percentage than any other …
Virginia Guide for Tourist
In Virginia, Salvadorans represent the largest share of Latino newcomers. For them, religious institutions have been particularly instrumental, given the circumstances surrounding their exit from El Salvador and arrival …
Travel to Texas
Statehood, the Civil War, and the Late Nineteenth Century Both the Mexican War and statehood complicated the relationship between the United States and Texas. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo …
Bait for Freshwater Species Fishing
Maine laws concerning the use and gathering of minnows and other fish to be used as bait are complex and often illogical. For example, spiny-rayed fish may not be …
Virginia Subway Map
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 …
South Dakota Map Tourist Attractions
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 …
Maine Wildlife
Maine wildlife is generally inoffensive. Maine has no poisonous snakes, although timber rattlers did inhabit western Maine many years ago. Still, big-game animals such as black bear and moose …
Wisconsin Guide for Tourist
Wisconsin NOTABLE LATINOS Samudio, Alcario (1937-). Alcario Samudio, a longtime advocate for Latinos in the Midwest and Texas, grew up in Mercedes, Texas, but migrated with his family for …
Oregon Vacations
Oregon cultural contributions The cultural and political landscapes of Oregon are quite different in this new century than they were fifty years ago. Today, the Mexican and Latino American …