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Author: Facts on File, Inc. Staff Publisher: Facts on File ISBN: 9780816074310 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 304
Book Description
Each volume in the ""A to Z of Latino Americans"" set contains between 150 and 200 biographical profiles of Latinos who have influenced and continue to impact the Latino community, the United States, and the world in a variety of fields and professions. Whether the individual was born in the United States or emigrated from such countries as Mexico, Cuba, Spain, or numerous other Central and South American nations, each Latino profiled has made significant contributions. Organized alphabetically, each entry contains a biographical profile of the individual that focuses on his or her professional achievements and offers a section of further reading. Each book also contains approximately 50 photographs of individuals profiled, a bibliography, three subject indexes, and a general index.
Author: Facts on File, Inc. Staff Publisher: Facts on File ISBN: 9780816074310 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 304
Book Description
Each volume in the ""A to Z of Latino Americans"" set contains between 150 and 200 biographical profiles of Latinos who have influenced and continue to impact the Latino community, the United States, and the world in a variety of fields and professions. Whether the individual was born in the United States or emigrated from such countries as Mexico, Cuba, Spain, or numerous other Central and South American nations, each Latino profiled has made significant contributions. Organized alphabetically, each entry contains a biographical profile of the individual that focuses on his or her professional achievements and offers a section of further reading. Each book also contains approximately 50 photographs of individuals profiled, a bibliography, three subject indexes, and a general index.
Author: David E. Newton Publisher: Infobase Publishing ISBN: 1438107862 Category : Hispanic Americans Languages : en Pages : 289
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Provides short biographies of more than 175 notable Hispanic American professionals in science, mathematics, medicine, and related fields.
Author: Sandra L. Hanson Publisher: Texas A&M University Press ISBN: 1623493900 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 236
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The “American Dream” means many things to many people, but in general it can be said that it connects the idea of freedom to the opportunity for prosperity and upward social mobility. Sandra L. Hanson and John K. White have joined together with a group of social scientists to explore the attitudes, experiences, and expectations of Latinos in their quest for the American Dream. The Latino/a American Dream asks many timely questions, including: how do Latino/as view the American Dream? Has the recent economic downturn affected their hopes of achieving the Dream? What about recent immigrants? What about Latina women? The answers to these questions and more draw on sociology, political science, and history to paint a multifaceted portrait of Latino/a opportunity in America, both real and perceived.
Author: Ilan Stavans Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0190670193 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 225
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Nomenclature -- The legacy of colonization -- The sleeping giant -- Yearning to breathe free -- Family secrets -- Fusión Latina -- Words and power
Author: Scott L. Baugh Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA ISBN: 0313380376 Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 340
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Latino American cinema is a provocative, complex, and definitively American topic of study. This book examines key mainstream commercial films while also spotlighting often-underappreciated documentaries, avant-garde and experimental projects, independent productions, features and shorts, and more. Latino American Cinema: An Encyclopedia of Movies, Stars, Concepts, and Trends serves as an essential primary reference for students of the topic as well as an accessible resource for general readers. The alphabetized entries in the volume cover the key topics of this provocative and complex genre—films, filmmakers, star performers, concepts, and historical and burgeoning trends—alongside frequently overlooked and crucially ignored items of interest in Latino cinema. This comprehensive treatment bridges gaps between traditional approaches to U.S.-Latino and Latin American cinemas, placing subjects of Chicana and Chicano, Puerto Rican, Cuban and diasporic Cuban, and Mexican origin in perspective with related Central and South American and Caribbean elements. Many of the entries offer compact definitions, critical discussions, overviews, and analyses of star artists, media productions, and historical moments, while several foundational entries explicate concepts, making this single volume encyclopedia a critical guide as well.
Author: Frank DePietro Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1422293254 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 64
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Today, Latinos are the fastest-growing ethnic group in the United States. Some have come to the country very recently—but others have been here as long or longer than any European group. Lots and lots of people still want to come to the United States. Some come legally, some illegally. Illegal or legal, Latino immigrants are an important part of America. Learn about the laws that Latino immigrants face when they try to come to this country. See deeper into the history of America's Latino population—and find out the many ways Latinos are shaping America.
Author: Richard A. Garcia Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA ISBN: 0313005559 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 449
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U.S. Latinos have made important contributions to American society, and this biographical dictionary is devoted to celebrating those contributions. All 127 men and women profiled in this work have immigrated to or been born in the United States and have made major contributions to American life and culture. Cuban Americans, Puerto Ricans, Mexican Americans, and others of Spanish, South American, Central American and Caribbean heritage—more than one-third of them women—represent 35 fields of endeavor and all 50 states. From historical figures to the newest sports champion, figure-skater Rudy Galindo, this work provides profiles of both prominent and important but less-familiar people who have made significant contributions in their fields. Many of those profiled can be found in no other biographical source. A selection of photos complements the text. All biographies have been written by experts in their ethnic fields. Those profiled range widely from distinguished scientists to sports stars, from actors to activists, from businesswomen to political personalities, from literary luminaries to labor organizers. All are potential role models for young men and women, and many have overcome extreme odds to succeed. These colorfully written, substantive biographies detail their subjects' goals, struggles, and commitments to success and to their ethnic communities. Among the 127 people profiled are: Nobel Prize-winning scientist Luis Alvarez; Treasurer of the United States Romana Acosta Bañuelos; actor/composer/activist Rubén Blades; classical dancer Fernando Bujones; baseball player José Canseco; U.S. Secretary of Education Lauro Cavazos Jr.; writer Sandra Cisneros; fashion designer Oscar de la Renta; U.S. Congressman Lincoln DÍaz-Balart; teacher Jaime Escalante; composer/singer Gloria Estefan; tennis players Gigi Fernández and Mary Joe Fernández ; playwright Mara Fornés; U.S. Men's 1996 Figure Skating Champion Rudy Galindo; physician/political activist Héctor GarcÍa; Coca-Cola CEO Roberto Goizueta; labor leader Dolores Huerta; U.S. Ambassador MarÍa-Luci Jaramillo; artist Marisol; civil-rights activist Vilma Socorro MartÍnez; businessman/politician Jorge Mas Canosa; federal judge Harold Medina; graphic artist Nicholasa Mohr; U.S. Surgeon General Antonia Novello; astronaut Ellen Ochoa; Nobel Prize-winning biochemist Severo Ochoa; TV personality Geraldo Rivera; U.S. Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen; educational psychologist George I. Sánchez; newspaper editor Roberto Suárez; women's rights activist/businesswoman MarÍa Elena Toraño-PantÍn; New York State Supreme Court Judge Edwin Torres; mystic Teresa Urrea; film producer/director Luis Valdez. For ease of use, the heading of each profile identifies ethnic group, field of endeavor, birthdate and, where appropriate, death date. Each profile concludes with a suggested reading list of books and periodical articles about the subject. An ethnic index, field of endeavor index, and a general index make research easy. This much needed reference work is essential for school and public libraries.
Author: Facts on File, Inc. Staff
Author: Facts on File, Inc. Staff
Author: David E. Newton
Author: Ian C. Friedman
Author: Matt S. Meier
Author: Sandra L. Hanson
Author: Ilan Stavans
Author: Scott L. Baugh
Author: Jamie Martinez Wood
Author: Frank DePietro
Author: Richard A. Garcia