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 …
Category: History
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 …
Salvadorans in Illinois
The history of Salvadorans in Chicago can be traced back to the late 1920s, with a steady flow of migration beginning in the 1950s.68 This first wave of migrants …
Illinois Vacations
Puerto Ricans Many first-generation Puerto Rican migrants initially settled in various parts of the United States, particularly in Chicago and New York. The Jones Act of 1917 assured the …
Indiana Vacations
Indiana notable latinos Samora, Julian (1920-1996). As Notre Dame professor in the Department of Sociology from 1959 to 1985, Samora trained several generations of Latino researchers who went on …
Travel to Indiana
Religion Brings Latinos Together Nationalism and religious beliefs have helped Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, and other Latinos forge a sense of community. Some of the first organizations that earlier Mexicans …
Holiday in Illinois
Historically, new settlement experiences have occurred due to personal economic need on the part of Mexican American and Mexican nationals as well as to fiscal security interests on the …