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Remembering Richard Chavez: 1929 – 2011

La Voz de Austin He was not famous. He was not rich. But he was there. Richard Chavez, the younger brother of Cesar Chavez was always there. As children growing up near Yuma, Arizona, they caught fish, hunted rabbits and explored the land around them. When their father lost the farm during the depression, the [...]

Immigrant Archive Project strives to preserve the personal stories of all immigrants

LatinaLista — It’s estimated that 47 percent of today’s Latino population is foreign-born. It’s a statistic that isn’t all that surprising, though it’s important to note that the US Census attributes current growth in the Latino population from births, rather than immigration. Yet, immigrants have historically been heralded as the trailblazers of their communities. Their [...]

Nation’s US History 2010 Report Card shows gains for Latino students but surprising discovery for whites

LatinaLista — Not knowing American history has become an easy source of cheap laughs for late-night comics. For example, when comic Jay Leno, during one of his popular “Jaywalking” segments, asked a random woman on the street, who appeared to be in her late twenties and articulate (she was a sales rep for Hershey’s chocolate), [...]

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