Mexican Americans
Suggested Books
The Mexican War
From Texas Trail, an article that describes the background, campaigns, and impactof the war.
 
Voices from the Gaps: Pat Mora
Includes a short biography of the author as well as a bibliography and a list ofrelated links.
 
Cinco de Mayo
Examines the holiday's history and its significance. In English and Spanish.
 
LTG: Mexico's Plans for the US
Argues that "Our southern neighbor is not shy about expressing its intention toconquer the American Southwest, which Mexico regards as territory lost in the ...
 
The History Guy: The US-Mexican War (1846-1848)
A listing of the main facts about the war, plus a brief description of the causesand the conflict. It also contains unique facts and links.
 
Latino Bibliography
Bibliography on children's literature focusing on Latinos.
 
Mexican War and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo - 1848
Historical school text from "American History" (1911) by David Muzzey, discussingthe War.
 
Latin American Studies
Bibliography of gay and lesbian materials for Latin America & the Caribbean inthe University of Chicago Library.
 
La Voz de Aztlan
Mexican site, presenting essays and articles critical of US foreign policy, andattacking Israel and Zionism.
 
Mexican and Latin American Literature: Selected Sources
Selected sources prepared by Laura M. Boyer, CSU Stanislaus Library.
 
The Mexican American War
A detailed thesis of the origins, events and outcomes of the US-Mexican war,sourced largely from the diary of President James Polk.
 
Handbook of Texas Online: MEXICAN WAR
A brief description of the major events of the war.
 
Mexican American War - Liberty - Themepark
From the Utah Education Network, a brief description of the war with links toplaces, people, and related sites.
 
Mexican-American War
National Park Service overview that covers Zachary Taylor's army, the Army ofthe West, and the Invasion of Mexico City. Map, links, and suggested readings.
 
America at War: Mexican-American War
A timeline of the major events of the war.
 
American President
Fact file and comprehensive biographical sketch based on PBS series.
 
Chapter 8: The Mexican War and After
Chapter from the US Army's official "American Military History," describing boththe course of the war and the technology, tactics, and organization of US ...
 
MULEGE, Baja California Sur, - BCS - Mexico, a real desert Oasis ...
BajaQuest travel directory for the area.
 
1Civil War, the Confederacy, Hispanics in Americas Defense, Civil ...
History of Civil War units containing men of Spanish ancestry who fought for theConfederacy and the Union.
 
Gale - Free Resources - Hispanic Heritage - Music - Musica Nortena
History of conjunto and orquesta styles of music.
 
Cultural Diversity: Eating in America, Mexican-American, HYG-5255-95
Ohio State University Extension fact sheet providing basic information.
 
Texas Association of Mexican-American Chambers of Commerce
Promotes the growth and success of local Hispanic chambers of commerce and servesas an advocate of Hispanic business. Site includes contact information for ...
 
PBS
About This Site . Retired Site
 
PBS: Accordion Dreams - All About Conjunto
Television program about the style of music.
 
Handbook of Texas Online: CRYSTAL CITY, TX
Community history and information.
 
Hispanic-American Students and Learning Style. ERIC Digest.
Provides full-text access to the ERIC Digest of this name which examines how thelearning styles of Hispanic students differ from other students.
 
Los Angeles is a Mexican city says Mayor Hahn
Article from Aztlan.Net quoting Mayor Hahn as saying "Our city is a Mexican city,and Mexican Americans have greatly shaped our cultural, political and ...
 
Paredes Essay: Teaching the American Literatures
Essay by Raymund Paredes of UCLA on history and development of Chicano literature.
 
Zoot Suit Riots
History of the zoot suit riots.
 
RECONQUISTA: MEXICO'S ATTEMPT TO ANNEX THE SOUTHWEST
Reproduction of a full-page ad printed in the Los Angeles Times in 1997.
 
Multiculturalism, Immigration and Aztlan - DASA - Diversity ...
"Nothing more vividly testifies against that romantic faith in America's abilityto continuously assimilate new members than the events of October 16, ...
 
American Heart Association
1998 US heart attack and angina statistics.
 
A haphazard guide to Chicanas doing any variant of Chicana/o Studies
In-process directory of Chicana/Latina academics who work on Chicana Studies inEducation, Humanities and the Arts.
 
Historical Timelines - The Bancroft Library - University of ...
Timeline of African Americans in California.
 
AISNA
Short story. With an introduction by Michele Bottalico.
 
Insight & Outlook - An Interview with Richard Rodriguez
A View from the Melting Pot - An Interview with Richard Rodriguez from the Insightand Outlook radio series.
 
Crystal City Texas Resource Guide, City or community of Crystal ...
Community information and facts.
 
Americans Protest La Reconquista
1998 Rally against immigration.
 
Caltech Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences
Directory information for faculty and schedule of seminars.
 
Hispanic Writers Collection: TxState
The Southwestern Writers Collection specializes in contemporary Hispanic literature,primarily the work of fiction writers, poets and playwrights.
 
Barrio Logan
History, pictures, maps, and links to related materials, by Steve Schoenherr.
 
Sleepy Lagoon
Historia
 
SULAIR: Research Quick Start Guides: Chicano/Latino Studies
Stanford University's collection on Chicano/Latino Studies, including bibliographies,encyclopedias, scholarly journals, and statistical information.
 
The Zoot-Suit and Style Warfare
1984 essay by Stuart Cosgrove explores the 1943 "Zoot-Suit Riots" and the "socialand political importance" of the zoot-suit to Mexican-American youths.
 
Arab-American Affairs - Arab-American Almanac. Arab news and ...
Site for The News Circle, the Arab-American Almanac, and the Arab-American Calendar.Also provides news, views, calendar, and reference historic data.
 
The Indigenous People of Zacatecas
Describes history and culture prior to arrival of Europeans by region, withinformation on indigenous languages in use today.
 
SCORE: Steinbeck--Migrant article
Examination of the impact of migrant farm workers from the 1970s onward.
 

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