Holiday in Rhode Island
Rhode Island notable latinos Castillo, Osvaldo (1949-). A native of Puerto Rico, Castillo joined the Providence police force in 1974, becoming the first Latino officer in the state. In …
Category: History
Travel to Washington
Washington Latino Political Activism Latin American political activism in Washington State did not stop with the demise of the Bracero program. The 1960s ushered in a new era of …
Oklahoma
Oklahoma chronology The first Spanish conquistadores cross western Oklahoma seeking the fabled riches of Gran Quivira. France claims vast inland empire that includes Oklahoma. Treaties that ended the Seven …
Tennessee
Jamie Winders CHRONOLOGY 1540-1541 Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto leads an expedition into Tennessee and plants the Spanish flag along the Mississippi River near present-day Memphis. 1566-1567 Juan Pardo, …
Utah Vacations
Utah notable latinos Merrill, Jerald H. (1924-2005). Catholic priest Rev. Jerald H. Merrill had a long and varied career, much of which he dedicated to serving the Latino community …
Philadelphia bibliography
Adams, Anna. Hidden from History: The Latino Community of Allentown, Pennsylvania. Allentown, PA: Lehigh County Historical Society, 2000. Alicia, Juana. Work Details: A Woman’s Place: http://www.juanaalicia.com/content/a-womans-place. Arsenault, Anne. Manuel …
Holiday in Tennessee
Tennessee NOTABLE LATINOS Cuevas Martinez, Manuel Arturo Jose (1938-). Mexican-born Manuel is a fashion designer whose work has been worn by performers from Johnny Cash and Dolly Parton to …
Rhode Island Map
Emerging Pan-Latino Coalition A 1980 study of the Latinos of Rhode Island portrayed a community rife with division: There is a great deal of divisiveness and nationalistic animosity between …