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American Latinos and the making of the United States : a theme study
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American Latinos and the making of the United States: a theme study is intended to help increase opportunities for the public to learn about the role of American Latinos in the development of the U...
American Latinos and the making of the United States: a theme study is intended to help increase opportunities for the public to learn about the role of American Latinos in the development of the United States.
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- [Washington, D.C.] : National Park System Advisory Board, 2013
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- 403 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 28 cm
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- ocn854958581
- Some illustrations and portraits in color.
- Shipping list number: 2013-0257-P.
- "A publication of the ... American Latino Scholars Expert Panel"--Page 4 of cover.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Also available online via the World Wide Web from the NPS website (as of August 4, 2013).
- American Latinos and the making of the United States: an introduction / Frances Negrón-Muntaner and Virginia Sánchez-Korrol -- Core essay. The American Latino heritage / Stephen J. Pitti -- Making a nation. The Latino crucible: its origins in 19th-century wars, revolutions, and empire / Ramón A. Gutiérrez ; An historic overview of Latino immigration and the demographic transformation of the United States / David Gutiérrez ; Envisioning and re-visioning the nation: Latino intellectual traditions / Nicolás Kanellos ; More than 200 years of Latino media in the United States / Félix Gutiérrez -- Making a life. Endurance and transformation: horizons of Latino faith / Timothy Matovina ; A panorama of Latino arts / Tomás Ybarra-Frausto ; Beyond the Latino sports hero: the role of sports in creating communities, networks, and identities / José M. Alamillo ; Coming home to salsa: Latino roots of American food / Jeffrey Pilcher -- Making a living. Latino workers / Zaragosa Vargas ; Entrepreneurs from the beginning: Latino business & commerce since the 16th century / Geraldo Cadava ; American science, American medicine, and American Latinos / John Mckiernan-González ; Fighting on two fronts: Latinos in the military / Lorena Oropeza -- Making a democracy. Demanding equal political voice...and accepting nothing less: the quest for a Latino political inclusion / Louis DeSipio ; Latinos and the law / Margaret E. Montoya ; Demanding their rights: the Latino struggle for educational access and equity / Victoria-María MacDonald ; Late-20th century immigration and U.S. foreign policy: forging Latino identity in the minefields of political memory / Lillian Guerra -- Further readings