An Encyclopedia
Edited by David J. Leonard and Carmen R. Lugo-Lugo, both Washington State University
Includes: Topic Finder, A-Z entries, photos, chronology, bibliography
Reviews:
“This important resource is suited to middle school and high school students, but is also appropriate for more specialized audiences—college students, graduate students, academics, and librarians--interested in the history and culture of Latinos and Latinas in the United States. Recommended to anyone seeking a balanced view of U.S. history.” Library Journal
“Fills the need for a current, comprehensive work that both addresses the role of Latinos in U.S. history and culture and seeks to rectify the imbalanced treatment of Latinos in most American-history textbooks. By presenting germane facts on notable events, people, groups, and movements in a lucid, well-organized arrangement, the editors have provided an impressive resource. ... This set will surely be of assistance to students conducting cultural research projects as well as to general readers.” School Library Journal
“Recommended for high-school, public, and college libraries.” Booklist
“Offers a broad perspective and understanding of the contributions of Latinos/Latinas in US history and culture. ... Recommended. Lower-level undergraduates, high school students, and general readers.” Choice
Description: Latinos constitute the fastest-growing population in the United States today. Latino History and Culture covers the varied national and ethnic groups that make up the Latino population. It explores issues such as labor, legal and illegal immigration, traditional and immigrant culture, health, education, political activism, art, literature, and family, as well as historical events and developments. A-Z entries cover eras, individuals, organizations and institutions, critical events in U.S. history and the impact of the Latino population, communities and ethnic groups, and key cities and regions.
Contents
A-Z Entries
Chronology
Master Bibliography
A-Z Entries
Acculturation and Assimilation
Acosta, Oscar
Acuña, Rodolfo
Afro-Latinos
Afro-Mexicans
AIDS/HIV
Alamo, Battle of the
Albizu Campos, Pedro
Algarín, Miguel
Alvarez, Julia
American GI Forum
Anaya, Rudolfo Alfonso
Anzaldúa, Gloria
Arenas, Reinaldo
Argentines
ASPIRA
Aztlán
Baca, Judith F.
Balseros
Baseball
Basketball
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Bear Flag Revolt
Bilingualism
Blair House Attack
Blowouts
Bolivians
Boricua
Boxing
Bracero Program
Brazilians
Brothers to the Rescue
Brown Berets
Carnalismo
Castellanos, Rosario
Castillo, Ana
Castro, Fidel
Central American Resource Center
Chávez, César
Chávez Ravine
Chicago
Chicanisma
Chicanismo
Chicano/a
Chicano Art
Chicano Movement
Chicano Studies
Chileans
Cholos
Cinco de Mayo
Circular Migration
Cisneros, Henry
Cisneros, Sandra
Clemente, Roberto
Cofer, Judith Ortiz
Colombians
Communist Party
Community Service Organization
Congressional Hispanic Caucus
Conquest of the Americas
Consumerism
Corona, Bert
Corridos
Costa Ricans
Coyotes
Cruz, Celia
Crystal City, Texas
Cuban Adjustment Acts (1966, 1996)
Cuban American National Foundation
Cuban Refugee Center
Cuban Refugee Program
Cubans
Culture Clash
De La Hoya, Oscar
Del Rio Independent School District v. Salvatierra (1930)
Día de la Raza
Día de los Muertos
Dominican Day Parade
Dominicans
East L.A. Thirteen
East Los Angeles
Ecuadorians
Education
Escalante, Jaime
Estefan, Gloria
Family and Community
Farah Strike
Farmingville, New York
Feminism
Ferrer, José
Film
Flores Magón, Ricardo
Foods and Beverages
Foraker Act (1900)
Foreign Miners' Tax (1850)
Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional (FALN)
Galarza, Ernesto
Gamio, Manuel
Gangs
Garcia, Cristina
García, Héctor P.
Gay and Lesbian Organizations
Gonzales, Rodolfo “Corky”
González, Elián
Gonzalez, Henry Barbosa
Gonzalez, Jose-Luis
Graffiti
Grape Strikes and Boycotts
“Greaser Act”(1855)
Gringo
Grito, El
Guagua Aérea
Guatemalans
Guevara, Ernesto “Che”
Gutiérrez, José Angel
Health and Health Care
Hijuelos, Oscar
Hip-Hop
Hispanic Heritage Month
History: 1492—1900
History: 1900—1965
History: 1965—Present
Hondurans
Housing and Living Conditions
Huerta, Dolores
Identity and Labels
Illegal Immigration
Immigration Act of 1924
Immigration Act of 1990
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
Immigration Enforcement
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
Indigenismo
Internal Colony
Jones Act (1917)
Justice for Janitors
Kahlo, Frida
Kennedy, Robert F.
King, Martin Luther, Jr.
La Raza
La Raza Unida Party
Latinidad/Latinaje
Latinization
Latino/a
Latino Studies
League of United Latin American Citizens
Lemon Grove Incident
Lesbianas Unidas
Levins Morales, Aurora
LLEGÓ
Lopez, Jennifer
Los Angeles
Lowriders
Macheteros, Los
Machismo
Malinche, La
Manifest Destiny
Marianismo
Mariel Boatlift
Marielitos
McCarran-Walter Act (1952)
Medrano v. Allee (1972)
Mendez v. Westminster School District (1946)
Mestizo/a
Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund
Mexican-American Movement
Mexican American Political Association
Mexican American Student Association
Mexican American Women's National Association
Mexican American Youth Organization
Mexican-American War
Mexicans
Miami
Migrant Workers
Military, Latinos in the
Miscegenation
Moraga, Cherríe
Morales, Iris
Moreno, Rita
Mothers of East L.A.
Movimiento Estudiantíl Chicano de Aztlán
Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social
Mulataje
Mulatto/a
Muñoz Marín, Luis
Muñoz Rivera, Luis
Mural Art
Murrieta, Joaquín
Museo del Barrio, El
Music
Narváez, Pánfilo
National Agricultural Workers Union
National Association of Cuban-American Women
National Chicano Moratorium
National Conference of Puerto Rican Women
National Congress for Puerto Rican Rights
National Council of Hispanic Women
National Council of La Raza
National Farm Labor Union
National Puerto Rican Coalition
Nationalism
New York
Nicaraguans
Norte, El (1983)
North American Free Trade Agreement
Novello, Antonia
Nuyorican
Nuyorican Poets Café
Operation Bootstrap
Operation Wetback
Opinión, La
Pachuco
Padilla, José
Panamanians
Paraguayans
Peña, Albert A., Jr.
Pérez, Emma
Performance Art, Solo
Peruvians
Plan de Santa Barbara, El
Plan Espiritual de Aztlán, El
Platt Amendment (1901)
Politics
Popular Culture
Poverty
Poverty, Culture of
Prinze, Freddie
Prison Gangs
Prison Industrial Complex
Proposition 187 (1994)
Proposition 209 (1996)
Proposition 227 (1998)
Puente, Tito
Puerto Rican Day Parade
Puerto Rican Literature
Puerto Rican Revolutionary Workers Organization
Puerto Rican Studies
Puerto Ricans
Quinceañera
Race
Religion
Repatriation
Resident Commissioner, Puerto Rico
Rodriguez, Alex
Rodríguez, Luis J.
Rodriguez, Richard
Rodríguez de Tío, Lola
Roybal, Edward R.
Ruiz de Burton, María Amparo
Salazar, Rubén
Salvadorans
Samora, Julian
Santiago, Esmeralda
Selena
Serra, Junípero
Sleepy Lagoon Case
Soccer
Sosa, Sammy
Sotomayor, Sonia
Southwest Voter Registration Education Project
Spanglish
Spanish Language
Spanish-American War
Spirituality
Sterilization
Taos Rebellion
Teatro Campesino, El
Tejanos
Telemundo
Television
Telles, Raymond
Tenayuca, Emma
Tex-Mex
Third World Liberation Front
Thomás, Piri
Tijerina, Reies López
Tracking
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848)
Trevino, Lee
Unions, Industrial and Trade
United Farm Workers of America
Univision
Uruguayans
Valdez, Luis
Valenzuela, Fernando
Venezuelans
Vieques, Puerto Rico
Vietnam War
Villaraigosa, Antonio
Viva Kennedy Clubs
West Side Story
Women
Wrestling, Professional
Yo Soy Joaquín
Young Lords
Zapatistas
Zoot Suit Riots
Chronology
Master Bibliography
Books and Articles
Web Sites
