hispanic influences

Contains nearly five hundred alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about various aspects of Latino popular culture, covering people, celebrations, food, sports, events, literature and film, fashion, and other topics; and includes photographs and a chronology.

Presents a three volume set that looks at Latino culture, focusing on cultural traditions, secular and religious celebrations, and religious beliefs and practices.

Contains entries that provide information about various aspects of Latino popular culture, covering people, celebrations, food,sports, events, literature and film, fashion, and other topics; arranged alphabetically from A to L.

A history of the Latino people in the United States, beginning with the arrival of Columbus and his Spanish crew on October 12, 1492, and continuing through the late twentieth century, with information about Hispanic culture, and brief biographies of significant Latinos.

Explores what it means to be Latino in the United States in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, examining the individual's response to Latino stereotypes and discussing how they can hold onto their cultural heritage.

Text and photographs provide information about the experiences of Hispanics in the U. S. and Canada, discussing the reasons why people left Spain and Latin America, their journeys to North America, early settlements, neighborhoods, culture and traditions, fiestas, and other topics.