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Missouri Historical overview The history of Latinos in Missouri is a narrative of community creation and cultural reinvention, as well as a search for identity, equality, and economic …
Massachusetts HISTORICAL OVERVIEW In spite of its small size and distance from Latin America, Massachusetts boasted the 12th largest population of Latinos in the United States in the year …
New York Survival in the City From the earliest days, migrants have resorted to ethnic group solidarity to find ways of surviving in the metropolis. For those who established …
Kansas City has the most established Latino population in Missouri, according to the 2000 census, with a population of 92, 910.4 Kansas City became an important transportation, commercial, and …
Michigan Depression, Repatriation, and War During the Great Depression Michigan’s farms and factories began to lay off workers, pushing thousands into homelessness and hunger. Meanwhile, across the United States …
Modern Nebraska The postwar years led to technological improvements in farm methods and machinery. Over the years Nebraska’s small farmers found it difficult, if not impossible, to keep up …
Mississippi historical overview Though the Spanish had a colonial presence in Mississippi, Latinos had little influence on Mississippi culture until the 1920s. Then, Mexican and Mexican American workers came …
New Jersey Latinos in the Labor Market The main attraction of New Jersey for this growing influx of Latinos has been economic opportunities, as the state has one of …