Category: History
Wyoming Twentieth-Century Industrialization Migrant labor increasingly became a mainstay of U.S. economic development at the turn of the twentieth century; the domestic labor supply could not keep up with …
Utah bibliography Adams, Eleanor B. Fray Francisco Atanasio Dominguez and Fray Silvestre Velez de Escalante. Utah Historical Quarterly, 44 (Winter 1976): 40-58. Arrington, Leonard J. The Commercialization of Utah’s …
Wyoming Community Building, 1900-1960 Wyoming’s territorial and early statehood eras were generally welcoming to migrants due to these workers’ critical role in the region’s economic development. This view changed …
South Dakota cultural contributions The successful integration of Latinos into the Huron community is due directly to the diligent efforts of the city council, the local school district, the …
Wyoming Livestock Industry At the end of the 1830s, early Wyoming settlers increasingly looked to raising livestock as a viable economic activity. Spaniards had introduced longhorn cattle to Texas …
Wyoming cultural contributions The Mexican movement north to and settlement in Wyoming has added much to the state’s cultural landscape. Mestizaje, or the mixing of cultures, became a common …
Cultural contributions As the Latino population of Rhode Island has grown, so has its influence on the state’s culture. The Rhode Island School of Design museum began showing the …
Oklahoma cultural contributions There is an enormous amount of talent in the Latino community of Oklahoma but bringing Latino culture, music, language, and other artistic expressions to the mainstream …