In addition to political challenges and accomplishments, the Gilded Age and Progressive Era in Colorado also brought industrialization. Latinos played crucial roles in the shaping of a modern industrialized …
In California, as in other states across the country, Latino migration has always been met by ambivalence. On the one hand, California’s economic industries have welcomed Latino laborers throughout …
Spanish and Mexican Eras The earliest Spanish forays into the land that would become the state of Colorado began as early as 1776 the year North American revolutionaries issued …
Negron, Edna (1944-). An educator and a politician, Negron was born in Puerto Rico and came to the United States in 1955. Her family settled in Hartford, where she …
Latinos have contributed to the vibrancy of California culture. They have contributed to the socioeconomic, political, and cultural life of California in multiple ways through the arts, culinary traditions, …
Vast changes have occurred in the opportunities and cultural venues for Latinos in Connecticut. From cultural clubs, which predominated in the 1950s and 1960s, to the twenty-first century’s rich …
Background The earliest known explorer to the Connecticut coastline was a Portuguese captain, Estevam (Estevao) Gomes de Santo (name changed in Spain to Esteban Gomez). Gomes sailed with Ferdinand …
Repression and Regeneration: Depression and World War II The Great Depression during the 1930s proved extremely challenging for Colorado’s Latino community on a variety of levels. Most obvious was …
Though bracero contracts included an array of guarantees and protections regarding wages, housing, and working conditions, stating that discrimination based on ancestry or nationality would not be tolerated, the …
Mexicans in Bauxite The Great Migration of African Americans out of the South prompted some Arkansas farmers and employers to seek Mexican laborers immediately following World War I. The …
