Puerto Rico Maps
As one of the first areas of the New World to be discovered by Spain, Puerto Rico has a long and complex colonial history. Christopher Columbus’s party landed on …
Hawaii Map
NOTABLE LATINOS Camacho Souza, Blase (1918-). Camacho Souza founded the Puerto Rican Heritage Society in 1980, and he is also the project director of the Puerto Rican House at …
Powhatan c. 1540–1618
Powhatan was the most powerful man in eastern Virginia, or Tsenacommacah, when Jamestown was founded there in 1607. Powhatan was the father of Pocahontas and the brother of Opechancanough, …
Florida BIBLIOGRAPHY
Arnade, Charles W. Florida on Trial, 1593-1602. Coral Gables, FL: University of Miami Press, 1959. Boswell, Thomas D., and James R. Curtis. The Cuban-American Experience: Culture, Images, and Perspectives. …
Latin America Map
Current Issues In a number of ways the dispension of the new social class and professional status of the recent wave of Latino migrants is reflected in the residential …
Latinos at the Millennium on California
In a similar fashion to the anti-immigrant campaigns of the 1990s that triggered the passing of Proposition 187, the popular discourse presented in the media in the new millennium …
Map of Georgia
Georgia’s Response to Latino Migration Although the business community has embraced the Latino market, other sectors of Georgian society have been slower to welcome the new residents. Overall, the …
Florida Guide For Tourist
Florida historical overview Hurricanes and the fountain of youth were at the heart of the Spanish colonial enterprise of Florida, and in many ways, nearly 500 years later, those …
Georgia and Latin America
With the ousting of the Spanish in the eighteenth century, the history of Latinos living in Georgia remains largely unrecorded from 1742 until modern times. The history of relations …
Latin American cultural contributions
Multiple community-based Latino associations hold community festivals celebrating the Latino culture heritage and national identity. One of the oldest community festivals is the Latino Festival Fiesta DC in Mt. …