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Hispanic American almanac / Bryan Ryan and Nicolas Kanellos, editors.

by Ryan, Bryan; Kanellos, Nicolas.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Detroit : U X L, c1995Description: xxi, 213 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0810398230 (acid-free paper).Subject(s): Hispanic Americans
Contents:
A Historical Overview: Three Legacies -- The Meeting of Two Worlds -- The First Hispanic Americans -- Mexican Immigration to the United States -- Puerto Rican Immigration -- Cuban and Other Hispanic Immigration -- The Hispanic People: A Demographic Study -- The Pillars of Hispanic American Society: Family and Religion -- Hispanic Americans on the Job and at School -- The Languages of Hispanic Americans -- Hispanic American Literature -- Hispanic American Cultural Expression -- Hispanic Americans in the Media -- Hispanic Americans in Sports.
Summary: Hispanic American Almanac provides an overview of Hispanic culture in 14 subject-arranged chapters. Biography profiles the lives of 100 famous Hispanic Americans. Chronology provides information on significant milestones in Hispanic American history. Voices presents full or excerpted speeches and other notable spoken words of Hispanic Americans.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

A Historical Overview: Three Legacies -- The Meeting of Two Worlds -- The First Hispanic Americans -- Mexican Immigration to the United States -- Puerto Rican Immigration -- Cuban and Other Hispanic Immigration -- The Hispanic People: A Demographic Study -- The Pillars of Hispanic American Society: Family and Religion -- Hispanic Americans on the Job and at School -- The Languages of Hispanic Americans -- Hispanic American Literature -- Hispanic American Cultural Expression -- Hispanic Americans in the Media -- Hispanic Americans in Sports.

Hispanic American Almanac provides an overview of Hispanic culture in 14 subject-arranged chapters. Biography profiles the lives of 100 famous Hispanic Americans. Chronology provides information on significant milestones in Hispanic American history. Voices presents full or excerpted speeches and other notable spoken words of Hispanic Americans.

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