The Hispanic-American Almanac: A Reference Work on Hispanics in the United States"The editors have taken a series of complex issues and presented them in a readable, interesting book that students might actually read!" New Edition This updated source describes all major aspects of the culture and civilization of Hispanic Americans living in the United States. Chapters cover such topics as: The format of each chapter varies, based on the subject being discussed. Overall, the text is narrative, augmented by approximately 450 photographs, maps and charts. A bibliography has been included at the end of each chapter to facilitate further research. Features of the Almanac include a glossary and a keyword index. |
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... immigration , most notably denying entry to Catholic immigrants in the early 1800s owing to fear of being dominated by the pope . These fears were used in 1854 by the American party , better known as the Know - Nothing party , which ...
... immigration through the seven - category preference system , providing for im- migration from each country of no more than 20,000 immigrants per year . Race or national origin was no longer a consideration . More important , the 1965 ...
... immigration must be con- trolled . But border enforcement must also be equita- ble and must maintain an open society . Limits im- posed because of color , race , nationality , or religion are not fair . Moreover , those who are admitted ...
Contents
Beyond Orthodoxy | 383 |
Literature | 597 |
Outstanding Figures in Hispanic Theater 529 | 734 |
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