Virginia chronology
During the September 11 terrorist attacks, two of three hijacked planes crash into the New York World Trade Center, while the other crashes into the Pentagon, killing thousands and …
Category: History
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, …
Holiday in West Virginia
West Virginia bibliography Arego-Asturian, Luis. West Virginia. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGTYYIsqaFs. Asturian-American Migration Forum: http://www.asturianus.org. 4-H Club. http://www.wvu.edu/~facdis/newsletters/April07newsletter.pdf. Gonzalez, Gavin. Pinnick Kinnick Hill: An American Story. Morgantown: West Virginia University Press, 2003. …
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 …
Philadelphia Travel Destinations
Taller Puertorriqueno Taller Puertorriqueno, which translates to Puerto Rican Workshop, was established in 1974 by Latino artists and activists in the North Kensington area of Philadelphia. They created a …
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 …