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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... percent for non - Hispanics . In regard to high school , 51.3 percent of Hispanic adults have a high school education , in comparison with 80.5 per- cent of non - Hispanics . Only 9.7 percent of Hispanics have a college education , in ...
... percent versus 9 percent ) . In 1989 , Hispanic women were more likely than non - Hispanic women to be employed in service occu- pations ( 24 percent versus 17 percent ) , and less likely to work in managerial or professional ...
... percent . Fact 1 Selected Labor Facts Total Hispanic employment grew by 43 percent between 1980 and 1987. Rates of growth varied , from 48 percent for individuals of Mexican origin , to 24 percent for Puerto Ricans , 27 percent for ...
Contents
Beyond Orthodoxy | 383 |
Literature | 597 |
Outstanding Figures in Hispanic Theater 529 | 734 |
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