Nicolás Kanellos

Latino Almanac (eBook, ePUB)

From Early Explorers to Corporate Leaders

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A celebration of people and pride! Explore the achievements and contributions of Latinos in the United States with this illuminating history.

Latinos in the United States are a vibrant 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 society. They've fought the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, and all wars in between and since, and in the last decade, their businesses have grown at twice the pace of the overall U.S. economy.

The most complete and affordable single-volume reference on Latino history available today, Latino Almanac: From Columbus to Corporate America honors the history and the impact of Latinos on the United States. This hefty tome is a fascinating mix of biographies, little-known or misunderstood historical facts, and enlightening essays on significant legislation, movements, current issues, and achievements across a variety of fields, including business, labor, politics, the military, music, sports, law, media, religion, art, literature, theater, film, science, technology, and medicine. A large collection of 650 biographies includes both celebrated and lesser-known Latino stars, such as

• Dolores Fernández Huerta, labor leader
• Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court justice
• Juan Felipe Herrera, U.S. poet laureate
• Roberto C. Goizueta, businessperson, former CEO of Coca-Cola
• Selena Gómez, actor, singer, producer
• Rebecca Lobo, basketball player, sports analyst
• Anthony D. Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, U.S. congressperson
• Ellen Ochoa, astronaut, engineer
• Anthony R. Jiménez, entrepreneur
• María Hinojosa, journalist
• Dennis Chávez, U.S. senator
• Oscar Muñoz, businessperson, CEO United Airlines
• Antonia Novello, surgeon general of the United States
• Geraldo Miguel Rivera, journalist
• Lin-Manuel Miranda, playwright, actor, director
• Alex Rodríguez, baseball player
• Rodolfo Anaya, novelist
• Desi Arnaz, television producer, actor, singer
• Jessica Mendoza, sportscaster, softball player
• Nydia Velásquez, U.S. congressperson
• Edward James Olmos, actor
• Marco Rubio, U.S. senator
• Rita Moreno, actor, dancer
• César Chávez, labor leader
• Marcelo Claure, businessperson, former Sprint CEO
• Ariel Dorfman, playwright, novelist
• Miriam Colón, actress, theater owner, producer
• Joaquín Castro, chair of the Hispanic Congressional Caucus
• And many, many more!

While Latinos are among both the original and newest immigrants, today the majority of U.S. Latinos were born here and most speak Englishalthough most are bilingual to one degree or another. Their influence on the economy and culture continues to increase. Their impact on the United States has been wide-ranging. Salsa has even overtaken ketchup to become the most popular condiment in the United States! Devoted to illustrating the moving and often lost history of Latinos in America, Latino Almanac is a unique and valuable resource. Numerous photographs and illustrations, a helpful bibliography, a timeline, and an extensive index add to its usefulness. Commemorating and honoring Latino achievements, honors, and influence, this important book brings to light all there is to admire and discover about Latino Americans!

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Visible Ink Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. September 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781578597536
• Artikelnr.: 64101623

Autorenporträt

Nicolás Kanellos is the director of Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Heritage of the United States, the premier center for research on Latino documentary history in the United States, and, since 1980, a professor at the University of Houston, where, in 1996, he became the first Brown Foundation Professor of Hispanic Studies. He is founding publisher of the noted Hispanic literary journal The Americas Review and the nation's oldest and most esteemed Hispanic publishing house, Arte Público Press. Arte Público Press is the oldest and largest publisher of Latino literature in the United States. In 2019 it was awarded the Ivan Snadroff Lifetime Achievement Award of the National Book Critics' Circle. In 2024, President Joe Biden presented Dr. Kanellos with the National Humanities Medal. In 1994, President Bill Clinton appointed Dr. Kanellos to the National Council on the Humanities, and he received the 1996 Denali Press Award of the American Library Association. In 2009 he was the first U.S. Latino to be inducted into the Spanish American Royal Academy of Literature, Arts & Science, Cadiz, Spain. In 2014, he was awarded the Anderson Imbert Lifetime Achievement Award by the North American Academy of the Spanish Language. In 2016, he was awarded the Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic Queen, the highest decoration given to a civilian by the Spanish government. He has authored or contributed to numerous books on Latino history, culture and literature, including Visible Ink Press' Latino Almanac: From Early Explorers to Corporate Leaders and Latino Firsts: Trailblazers and Milestones in United States History as well as the Hispanic Literature of the United States: A Comprehensive Reference, and the Handbook of Hispanic Cultures in the United States. He resides in Houston, Texas.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Acknowledgments
1. Overview
2. History
3. Business
4. Labor
5. Politics and Law
6. Religion
7. The Military
8. Science, Technology, and Medicine
9. Media
10. Art
11. Literature
12. Theater
13. Film
14. Music
15. Sports
Bibliography
Index