Cubans in Illinois
The history of Cubans in Illinois is poorly documented. Because of historical and geographical circumstances, Cubans represent a much smaller percentage of Latinos in Illinois. After Fidel Castro’s coup …
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Indiana Guide for Tourist
Indiana Guide bibliography Aponte, Robert. Latinos in Indiana: On the Throes of Growth. Statistical Brief No. 11. Michigan State University, Julian Samora Research Institute, July 1999. Badillo, David A. …
Kansas Guide for Tourist
Kansas cultural contributions Massive public festivals such as Topeka’s Fiesta Mexicana, Garden City’s Mexican Fiesta, and greater Kansas City’s Hispanic Fiesta are the most visible Latino contribution to Kansas’s …
Salvadorans in Illinois
The history of Salvadorans in Chicago can be traced back to the late 1920s, with a steady flow of migration beginning in the 1950s.68 This first wave of migrants …
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Bibliography Anderson, Margo J. The American Census: A Social History. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1988. Byrd, Sam. The Plight of Mexican-American Students in Idaho’s Public Schools. In …
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HISTORICAL OVERVIEW Ames, Iowa, home to Iowa State University, a land-grant institution, is an unlikely place to begin the history of Latinos in Iowa. Perhaps this could be said …
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Latinos Adapt to a Changing Economy In the meantime, the economy of Indiana was undergoing substantial change. Jobs in manufacturing were decreasing, whereas those in services were increasing. Indiana …
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Puerto Ricans Many first-generation Puerto Rican migrants initially settled in various parts of the United States, particularly in Chicago and New York. The Jones Act of 1917 assured the …