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Latinos have struggled to define themselves within the United States since the founding of the American Republic. Over the course of two centuries, Latino intellectuals wrote, published books and periodicals, and led political campaigns to establish their people's nationhood, by the 21st century, Latinos have gone beyond the concept of nation to erase borders and embrace other like themselves around the world"--

Latinos have struggled to define themselves within the United States since the founding of the American Republic. Over the course of two centuries, Latino intellectuals wrote, published books and periodicals, and led political campaigns to establish their people's nationhood, by the 21st century, Latinos have gone beyond the concept of nation to erase borders and embrace other like themselves around the world"--

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A celebration of people and pride! Explore the achievements and contributions of Latinos in the United States with this illuminating history.Whether calling themselves Latino, Latinx, Hispanic, Chicano, or something else, Latinos in the United States are a mix of people and multiple identities, each unique, varied, and accomplished. Beginning with the Spanish explorers in the sixteenth century, Latinos have been an important part of American s...

Nearly 650 biographies of history-making LatinosExplores the Latino identity in the United States today, the history of Hispanic Americans, as well as 13 topical histories, including business, labor, politics, media, religion, the military, science, technology and medicine, art, literature, theater, film, music, and sportsSingle-source reference on Hispanic American historyHundreds of history-making and inspiring events exploredFrom a scholar ...

Herencia (meaning "inheritance" or "heritage") is the first anthology to bring together literature from the entire history of Hispanic writing in the United States, from the age of exploration to the present. The product of a ten-year project involving hundreds of scholars nationwide, Herencia is the most comprehensive literary collection available, spanning over three centuries and including writers from all the major Hispanic ethnic communit...

The primary role played by religion in the development of the Spanish nation in the Iberian Peninsula and its subsequent role in the Spanish conquest and colonization of the Americas has been well studied.

A family seated round the fireplaceSinging and making merry, A sprightly waltz played with grace Noche Buena brings us all the magic of the Christmas season as seen through the eyes of the Hispanic Americans who celebrate it. Christmas is at times a universal story, and many of the images here are recognizable across cultures. We hear and see proud, joyful singing, the adoration of the InfantJesus, and the peaceful strains of Adeste Fidelis. B...

Kanellos compiles historial literature on the Christmas theme by Hispanic Americans from the late nineteenth century through the twentieth century. There are thirty-six selections of short stories, traditional tales, songs, poetry and the complete religious drama of the shepherds, "Los Pastores, " from 1907. They explore the complicated crossroads of politics and religion and the multifaceted significance of Christmas and the Hispanic identity...

Providing a detailed historical overview of Hispanic literature in the United States from the Spanish colonial period to the present, this extensive chronology provides the context within which such writers as Sandra Cisneros, Rodolfo Anaya, and Oscar Hijuelos have worked.

Hispanic theatre flourished in the United States from the mid-nineteenth century until the beginning of the Second World War - a fact that few theatre historians know. This book presents a study of this rich tradition, filled with details about plays, authors, artists, companies, houses, directors, and theatrical circuits.

The first comprehensive study of literary works created both orally and in writing by immigrants to the United States from the Hispanic world since the early nineteenth century

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More than 700 alphabetically arranged entries discuss Latino literature and place it in its historical, political, social, and cultural contexts.

En Otra Voz" is the first Spanish-language anthology to bring together literature from the entire span of Hispanic writing in the United States, from the age of exploration to the present. The product of hundreds of scholars, the anthology compiles scores of previously unknown works in the Spanish lanauge written by Hispanics of diverse ethnic backgrounds and classes.

Introduced by informative entries which place the authors in their cultural and historical frameworks, the selections are as diverse as Hispanic culture itself and as varied as the personalities of their authors.

A collection of interviews, essays and vaudeville skits from the 1930s to the 1950s all pertaining to Mexican-American theater. Historical studies by Jorge Huerta, Nicolas Kanellos, Tomas Ybarra-Frausto and others, exclusive interview of Luis Valdez, and vaudeville material from Lalo Astol, the Carpa Garcia and others never before published.

This four-volume series is edited by noted scholars Nicolas Kanellos (University of House) and Claudio Esteva Fabregat (University of Barcelona). Kanellos, literary historian, and Esteva, anlhropologist have assembled a team of outstanding scholars to bring together comprehensive studies on all aspects of U.S. Hispanic culture in the following disciplines: Volume I, Literature and Art, edited by Francisco Lomeli (University of California-Santa...

A noted cultural historian and a respected indexer-bibliographer have tearned up to provide the first comprehensive and authoritative source on the production, worldview, and distribution of Spanish language periodicals, the most important document for studying the history, literature, and culture of Hispanies in the United States. This useful compendium includes 1, 700 annotated entries, notes, and three indexes: by subject, by date, and by g...