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The Long Michigan Recession By the end of the 1960s Michigan industries again began laying off workers. Unlike the cyclical downturns of 1920 and the 1930s, the layoffs that …
New Jersey Latino Life in New Jersey Many of the Latino migrants in New Jersey came as families, and some formed families here. This core unit was an important …
New Jersey The First Waves The beginning of a greater movement of Latinos to New Jersey took place during World War II. With so many workers in the armed …
Montana NOTABLE LATINOS Lisa, Manuel (1772-1820). Born in New Orleans, Lisa was the first successful trading and trapping entrepreneur in Montana. He established Fort Lisa (or Fort Manuel) on …
Mobility and Homeownership Latino migrants in Maine have been living in the United States for a substantial amount of time. Nearly 95.7 percent of Latinos had been living in …
Michigan The Boom in Urban Barrios The cities of Michigan, meanwhile, recruited Texas migrants to settle and work in booming factories. Jane Gonzalez, who moved to Muskegon in 1946, …
Montana historical overview The history of Latinos in Montana begins even before Montana became the 41st state of the Union, in 1889. The Blackfeet Indians interacted with the first …
Minnesota as an Emerging Gateway Though Latinos have been in Minnesota since the end of the nineteenth century, it is only recently that the population has increased at a …