Nevada Travel Destinations
Nevada The New Latino Power Brokers In the late 1970s and early 1980s the increasingly conservative business and professional classes in the Latino community emerged, and with them the …
Category: History
Holiday in New Jersey
New Jersey notable latinos Unanue, Joseph (1925-). Businessman Joseph Unanue, a Puerto Rican, fought in World War II and received a Bronze Star Medal for bravery. He then received …
Minnesota Travel Destinations
Minnesota cultural contributions Latinos have contributed to Minnesota’s culture through music, food, and commodity production. Beginning in the 1950s Latin music could be heard throughout the Twin Cities. In …
The Impact of the Latino Population on Nevada Today
A new energy is being injected into the state of Nevada by a rapidly increasing Latino population. They are impacting not only the economic, social, educational, and political systems …
New York
New York CHRONOLOGY 1823 Cuban Father Felix Varela y Morales arrives in New York City as an exile. During the next 30 years he would work on behalf of …
Massachusetts Vacations
Massachusetts Migration of Central Americans In the 1980s a new wave of migrants began to stream into Massachusetts from Central America as a result of the growing confliMassachusetts Migration …
Montana
Montana chronology 1800s Spanish speakers from Louisiana and Nuevomexicanos from what is now New Mexico arrive to hunt and trade. 1807 Manuel Lisa, business owner of Spanish descent born …
Travel to Nebraska
Nebraska Cultural Contributions The visibility of Latinos is evident in the number of tiendas (small stores) and Mexican restaurants that dot the landscape of Nebraska’s towns and cities. Tienda …