I Didn't Know There Were Latinos in Wisconsin, Volume II
Author: Oscar Mireles
Publisher:
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 218
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This is the second and much more modern edition of an anthology of hispanic poetry.
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I Didn't Know There Were Latinos in Wisconsin
Author: Oscar Mireles
Publisher:
Published: 2017-04-25
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9780967164922
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I Didn't Know There Were Latinos in Wisconsin
Author: Oscar Mireles
Publisher:
Published: 2017-04-15
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9780967164915
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This anthology documents the poems of Latino Poets in Wisconsin in the late 1980's and early 1990"s.
Latinos in Milwaukee
Author: Joseph A. Rodriguez
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9780738540306
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"I didn't know there were Latinos in Wisconsin" is one of the more frequently heard comments when visiting outside of the state. In fact, more than 100,000 Latinos live in Milwaukee, and the continued growth of this community is visible in every segment of the city. Milwaukee's Latino community began humbly as a "Colonia Mexicana" in the 1920s, when Mexicans were recruited to work in the city's tanneries. Subsequent waves of workers came from Texas to work in Wisconsin's agricultural fields. In the early 1950s, Puerto Ricans began arriving to the area, and the population doubled in the 1990s.
Jews in Wisconsin
Author: Sheila Cohen
Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society
Published: 2016-04-25
Total Pages: 122
ISBN-13: 087020744X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Jews in Wisconsin traces the migration of Jews from Germany and Eastern Europe as they escaped persecution or sought expanded opportunities. Through detailed historical information and personal accounts, this book brings to life their trials and triumphs as they made new lives in towns and cities around the state, becoming integral to Wisconsin and US history.
Latinos in Milwaukee
Author: Joseph a. Ph. D. Rodriguez
Publisher: Arcadia Library Editions
Published: 2006-06
Total Pages: 130
ISBN-13: 9781531624170
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →I didn't know there were Latinos in Wisconsin is one of the more frequently heard comments when visiting outside of the state. In fact, more than 100,000 Latinos live in Milwaukee, and the continued growth of this community is visible in every segment of the city. Milwaukee's Latino community began humbly as a "Colonia Mexicana" in the 1920s, when Mexicans were recruited to work in the city's tanneries. Subsequent waves of workers came from Texas to work in Wisconsin's agricultural fields. In the early 1950s, Puerto Ricans began arriving to the area, and the population doubled in the 1990s.
Mexicans in Wisconsin
Author: Sergio González
Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society
Published: 2017-10-27
Total Pages: 145
ISBN-13: 0870208357
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →From agricultural and factory workers to renowned writers and musicians, the Mexican immigrants who have made their homes in Wisconsin over the past century have become a significant and diverse part of this state’s cultural and economic history. Coming from a variety of educational and professional backgrounds, the earliest Mexican immigrants traveled north in search of better economic opportunities and relief from the violence and economic turmoil of the Mexican Revolution. They found work in tanneries and foundries, and on beet farms where they replaced earlier European immigrant workers who had moved on to family farms. As Mexican immigration has grown to the present day, these families have become integral members of Wisconsin communities, building businesses, support systems, and religious institutions. But their experience has also been riddled with challenges, as they have fought for adequate working conditions, access to education, and acceptance amid widespread prejudice. In this concise history, learn the fascinating stories of this vibrant and resilient immigrant population: from the Tejano migrant workers who traveled north seasonally to work in the state’s cucumber fields, to the determined labor movement led by Jesus Salas, to the young activists of the Chicano Movement, and beyond.
Dictionary of Midwestern Literature, Volume Two
Author: Philip A. Greasley
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2016-08-08
Total Pages: 1074
ISBN-13: 0253021162
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Midwest has produced a robust literary heritage. Its authors have won half of the nation's Nobel Prizes for Literature plus a significant number of Pulitzer Prizes. This volume explores the rich racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity of the region. It also contains entries on 35 pivotal Midwestern literary works, literary genres, literary, cultural, historical, and social movements, state and city literatures, literary journals and magazines, as well as entries on science fiction, film, comic strips, graphic novels, and environmental writing. Prepared by a team of scholars, this second volume of the Dictionary of Midwestern Literature is a comprehensive resource that demonstrates the Midwest's continuing cultural vitality and the stature and distinctiveness of its literature.
Dark Dude
Author: Oscar Hijuelos
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2009-03-12
Total Pages: 449
ISBN-13: 1416994750
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →From Pulitzer Prize–winning author Oscar Hijuelos comes a riveting young adult novel set in the late 1960s about a haunting choice and an unforgettable journey of identity, misidentity, and all that we take with us when we run away. He didn’t say good-bye. He didn’t leave a phone number. And he didn’t plan on coming back—ever. Fifteen-year-old Rico Fuentes has had enough of life in Harlem, where his fair complexion—inherited from an Irish grandfather—keeps him caught between two cultures without belonging to either. He pours his outsider feelings into a comic book Dark Dude, with his friend Jimmy illustrating. But when Gilberto, who’s always looked out for Rico, moves to Wisconsin and Jimmy loses himself to an insidious habit, Rico decides enough is enough. With Jimmy in tow, Rico runs away to the Midwest in search of Gilberto. The heavily white community feels worlds away from Harlem, and for the first time, Rico sees what it’s like to blend in—no longer the “dark dude” or the punching bag for the whole neighborhood. But the less energy Rico needs to put into proving he’s Latino, the less he feels like one. And the more he gets to know the people around him, the more it’s clear that a change in location doesn’t change human nature—and that there’s no such thing as a perfect community. Faced with the truth that there are things that can’t be cut loose or forgotten, things that keep him from ever having an ordinary white kid’s life, Rico must decide whether he can make a home in the place he ran to…or the one he ran from.
