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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... migrating to the United States and , in particular , to New York City . Initially , as is the case with the majority of Hispanics in the United States , the early migration was in- tended to be only temporary . Puerto Ricans did not ...
... migration . In 1970 , over one - half of the population of the capital city , Santo Domingo , was composed of migrants from the countryside . By the end of the following presiden- tial period ( of Joaquín Balaguer ) , a 1980 study re ...
... migration to the United States that involved arrang- ing for labor recruiters to visit the island and also entailed working with airline companies to arrange for cheap flights from Puerto Rico to New York City . The labor migration ...
Contents
Beyond Orthodoxy | 383 |
Literature | 597 |
Outstanding Figures in Hispanic Theater 529 | 734 |
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