Infobase Publishing - Hispanic-American Experience On File™

Summary

This volume provides a compelling and highly visual overview of Hispanic Americans since their arrival in the New World. The unique blend of hundreds of images and explanatory text details their histories and experiences.

Coverage includes:

Latin American and Caribbean Background: Political maps and social timelines of present-day Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean, Spain, and Portugal
Overview of Latino Immigration: Male vs. female immigration figures; the total number of Hispanic immigrants compared to the number of other immigrants through time; and the happenings surrounding the Pueblo revolts
North America Up to the Mexican War: Columbus' rule in Hispañola; the Triangle Trade route; St. Augustine; the Franciscan and Jesuit missions; and the Texas independence movement
1846-1897: The Mexican War and its aftermath; the 1883 strike by Mexican-American cowboys against Texas cattle companies; the surge in Mexican immigration; and the 1898 U.S. invasion of Puerto Rico
1898-1945: The rapid expansion of Hispanic immigration; the 1917 Jones Act grants U.S. citizenship to Puerto Ricans; the arrival of Bahamians in Miami between 1900 and 1920; the U.S. Border Patrol in 1924; and repatriation to Mexico in the 1930s
1946-1965: The question of Puerto Rican statehood; Cesar Chavez founds the National Farm Workers Union; Cuban political refugees following Castro takeover; and the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
1966-Present Day: The Mariel boatlift in 1980 from Cuba, and Cuban and Haitian refugees in the 1990s; the changing racial make-up of Little Havana following the rise of Afro-Cubans in the 1980s; and the Immigration Act of 1986
Cultural Contributions Section: English words with Spanish or Caribbean roots; calendar of Hispanic and African-Caribbean festivities and holidays that are celebrated in the U.S.; and prominent Latino-American individuals.

Specifications

Black-and-white illustrations, maps, charts, and graphs. Index. Bibliography. Chronologies.

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