Thirty Million Strong: Reclaiming the Hispanic Image in American CultureMany Americans are taught that the first people to "settle" North America were the English colonists in Jamestown, Virginia. On the contrary, Hispanic peoples developed a culture and civilization in North America that predated the English by centuries. In this controversial and lively book, Nicolas Kanellos chronicles and analyzes the changing images of Hispanics in the United States from the age of exploration and conquest to the present, reclaiming the Hispanic heritage in American culture. Part history, part manifesto, this book challenges our notions of the Hispanic peoples, giving us a perspective into the great contributions this group has made to American society. |
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Page 91
... Nicaragua in 1856 , when U.S. citizen William Walker seized the presidency of Nicaragua and made English the official language of the country . Once again , it was President Franklin Pierce who , during his reelection bid , exploited ...
... Nicaragua in 1856 , when U.S. citizen William Walker seized the presidency of Nicaragua and made English the official language of the country . Once again , it was President Franklin Pierce who , during his reelection bid , exploited ...
Page 121
... Nicaragua , and Guatemala to the United States as a by - prod- uct of U.S. military and / or political involvement in those coun- tries . While the immigrants from Central America were similar to the Mexicans and Puerto Ricans in their ...
... Nicaragua , and Guatemala to the United States as a by - prod- uct of U.S. military and / or political involvement in those coun- tries . While the immigrants from Central America were similar to the Mexicans and Puerto Ricans in their ...
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... Nicaragua also banned The Girl of the Rio . In the years that followed , many Spanish - American coun- tries signed treaties with each other and with Spain to ban films that defamed Hispanics and their countries . The only real ...
... Nicaragua also banned The Girl of the Rio . In the years that followed , many Spanish - American coun- tries signed treaties with each other and with Spain to ban films that defamed Hispanics and their countries . The only real ...
Contents
The Black Legend | 47 |
Manifest Destiny | 61 |
Immigration Policy | 101 |
Copyright | |
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