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Spanish-American culture in Texas (4 C, 4 P) Pages in category "Hispanic and Latino American culture in Texas" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total.
When Spanish rule in Texas ended, Mexicans in Texas numbered 5,000. In 1850 over 14,000 Texas residents had Mexican origin. [1] [2] In 1911 an extremely bloody decade-long civil war broke out in Mexico. Hundreds of thousands of refugees fled to Texas, raising the Hispanic population from 72,000 in 1900 to 250,000 in 1920.
A Guide to Hispanic Texas (U of Texas Press, 1996) Richardson, Chad, and Michael J. Pisani. Batos, bolillos, pochos, and pelados: Class and culture on the South Texas border (U of Texas Press, 2017). Rivas-Rodriguez, Maggie. Texas Mexican Americans and Postwar Civil Rights (U of Texas Press, 2015}. Stewart, Kenneth L., and Arnoldo De León.
The 1990 U.S. Census said that, of the adult Houstonians who use bicycles to get to work, 32% are Hispanic. In 1997, Hispanic men tended to use bicycles more than did women. Due to Latin American social customs, Hispanic women tended to walk, or use public buses when traveling for goods or work; otherwise they stayed at home. [7]
Hispanic Heritage Month is from Sept.15-Oct. 15. It honors history and culture while emphasizing the importance of identity and representation.
The Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center (GCAC), founded in 1980, is a nonprofit organization established for the promotion of the art and culture of Chicano, Latino and Indigenous peoples. The GCAC is located in the heart of San Antonio's west side, and its public and educational programming consists of varied programs in dance, literature, media ...
The culture of Texas is diverse, shaped by significant migration from the American North and West, differing from its eastern neighbours in the Deep South.It encompasses regional and cultural influences from German Texan, Tejanos, Cajuns, Irish, African American, and White Anglo-Southern communities established before the republic era and statehood.
Texas, as you may have heard, is growing explosively -- and Hispanic homeowners are the main reason why. The latest Census Bureau figures show the Lone Star State grew by 20 percent, to over 25 ...