Puerto Rico
1524 Estevam Gomes de Santo (Portuguese Mariner) is sent by the Spanish Crown to explore the northeast coast of the New World. 1654 The General Court of Connecticut becomes …
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Puerto Rico Guide
First Puerto Rican farmworkers are flown in to Hartford. The Hispanic Center of Greater Danbury is founded by a group of Latino community leaders as a civic center to …
California World War II and the Importation of Mexican Labor
In the 1940s, World War II produced a shift in the tide of Mexican migration. As the United States entered the war, Mexican Americans responded to a call of …
Arkansas cultural contributions
While Arkansas is commonly defined as a place of black and white, the influx of hundreds of thousands of Mexicans during the 1940s through the 1960s left a permanent …
Latinos in California
The Depression and the Mexican Repatriation Program The Depression had a profound and immediate impact on Latinos in California. As North Americans lost their jobs, Mexicans and Mexican Americans …
Diversification of California Latino Population
Throughout the 1970s, Latinos continued to be integrated into California’s growing economy. Many Latino migrants settled in California, especially in Los Angeles. By 1980, the Latino population of the …
California Ethnic Tension in the Aftermath of World War II
For Latinos living in California, World War II brought both opportunities and challenges heightened by ethnic tensions between Mexican Americans and Anglo-Americans. In part these tensions were a response …
Holiday to California US
California From Economic Prosperity to Depression At the turn of the twentieth century, California’s economy was booming as a result of several factors. First, the transcontinental railroad was completed. …