LATINO HISTORY TIMELINE: 1940-1959
200 YEARS OF CHICANO/LATINO HISTORY TIMELINE: 1940- 1959 December 7, 1941 The Japanese air force attacks United States forces at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. War is declared against … [Read more...]
100 YEARS OF LATINO MUSIC
LATINOPIA MUSIC TIMELINE 100 YEARS OF CHICANO/LATINO MUSIC 1900 Gregorio Cortéz, a Tejano, kills a deputy who attempts to arrest him unjustly and flees for his life. Cortéz is eventually … [Read more...]
LATINO HISTORY TIMELINE: 1776-1899
200 YEARS OF CHICANO/LATINO HISTORY TIMELINE 1776-1899 1776 Representatives from thirteen American colonies under the dominion of England sign a Declaration of Independence, … [Read more...]
LATINO HISTORY TIMELINE 1970-1976
200 YEARS OF CHICANO/LATINO HISTORY TIMELINE : 1970-1976 February 28, 1970 Rosalío Muñoz organizes a march to protest the high numbers of Mexican Americans dying in Vietnam. In spite of a … [Read more...]
100 YEARS OF LATINO THEATRE
100 YEARS OF LATINO THEATER IN AMERICA 1900 In Ybor City and Tampa, Florida, Cuban mutual aid societies like El Centro Español de West Tampa, Círculo Cubano and other self-help civic organizations … [Read more...]
100 YEARS OF LATINO LITERATURE
100 YEARS OF CHICANO/LATINO LITERATURE 1900 Gregorio Cortéz, a Tejano, kills a deputy who attempts to arrest him unjustly and flees for his life. Cortéz is eventually captured, tried by an … [Read more...]
LATINO HISTORY TIMELINE: 1900-1939
200 YEARS OF CHICANO/LATINO HISTORY TIMELINE: 1900-1939 1900 Gregorio Cortéz, a Tejano, kills a deputy who attempts to arrest him unjustly and flees for his life. Cortéz is eventually … [Read more...]
LATINO HISTORY TIMELINE: 1960-1969
200 YEARS OF CHICANO/LATINO HISTORY TIMELINE: 1960-1969 1960 Henry B. Gonzalez is elected to his first term in Congress. 1960 "Viva Kennedy" Clubs are instrumental in helping John F. Kennedy … [Read more...]
100 YEARS OF LATINO ART
LATINOPIA ART TIMELINE 100 YEARS OF LATINO ART IN AMERICA 1900 Mexican born painter Xavier Timotéo Martínez wins honorable mention for his painting of fellow artist Marion Holden Pope at the … [Read more...]