Travel to Kansas
In 2005 Kansas City native Michael L. Barrera became president and CEO of that national organization. His father, Richard Barrera, was one of 25 businessmen who started that Kansas …
Category: History
Louisiana Vacations
Census estimates for Latinos in Louisiana during the 1990s were upwards of 93,000, though the actual numbers were probably much higher, because of the undocumented Latinos in the state. …
Holiday in Kansas
Population The Latino population of Kansas is a complex one. Although mostly Mexican in origin, it has grown through native births and migration. By 1970, when the U.S. census …
CHRONOLOGY
Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto first enters Illinois by crossing the Wabash River at Mount Carmel. This expedition was Spain’s longest into Native America. The 1850 U.S. census reports …
Indiana Travel Destinations
CULTURAL CONTRIBUTIONS Latinos moving into the state were quick to establish a rich community life in such cities as Gary and East Chicago. The maintenance of a Latino culture …
Cubans in Illinois
The history of Cubans in Illinois is poorly documented. Because of historical and geographical circumstances, Cubans represent a much smaller percentage of Latinos in Illinois. After Fidel Castro’s coup …
Indiana Guide for Tourist
Indiana Guide bibliography Aponte, Robert. Latinos in Indiana: On the Throes of Growth. Statistical Brief No. 11. Michigan State University, Julian Samora Research Institute, July 1999. Badillo, David A. …
Kansas Guide for Tourist
Kansas cultural contributions Massive public festivals such as Topeka’s Fiesta Mexicana, Garden City’s Mexican Fiesta, and greater Kansas City’s Hispanic Fiesta are the most visible Latino contribution to Kansas’s …