Dr. Carullo

Spanish / 2002-2003                                 

Did you know that ... ?

 

(From Latino History )

 

1-  In 1990, New Mexico had a higher percentage of Latinos in its population (38.2 percent) than any other state?  And that California came in second with 25.8 percent?

 

2- More Latinos (34.4 percent in 1990) call California home than any other state?

 

3- 55 percent of Latinos are bilingual (as of 1997)?

 

4- Miami, Florida, has more Latino-owned businesses than any other metropolitan area?

 

5- In 1990, approximately 72 percent of all Latinos lived in metropolitan areas?

 

6- Half of the Latino population of Miami and Los Angeles is foreign born, but only one-quarter of Latinos in New York City were born outside of the continental United States?

 

7- In 1991, nearly half-one of first- and second-generation Latinos in New York City tied the knot with a person of a different national origin?

 

8- Latino men intermarry at a greater rate than Latina women?

 

9- In 1996, 14 percent of the children in the United States were Latino?  By 2020, 20 percent of the nation’s children will be Latino?

 

10- Between 1972 and 1992 the number of Latino students in America’s public schools doubled?

 

11- In 1990, 72 percent of Latinos identified themselves as Roman Catholic?

 

12- In 1997, the Latino consumer market had estimated a buying power of $228 billion-up from $205 billion in 1995?

 

13- As of 1997, 80 Latinos or their families had fortunes of at least $ 25 million?

 

14- California boasts the greatest number of affluent Latino families in the nation?

 

15- In 1996, 72 percent of Latinos voted Democrat in the presidential elections?

 

What’s on the Web?

 

(From Latino History )

 

Here are a few general interest sites that will serve you as a starting point for exploring Latino topics on the web:

 

1- http://www.amarillas.com

 

This is a site of a Latino mini-yellow pages with a directory of links to Latino places of interest on the Web.

 

 

 

2- http://www.latinoweb.com

 

This page explores Latino and Latin American culture, art, music film, and much more.

 

 

 

3- http://www.latinolink.com

 

This site has Latino-oriented chat forums, and also focuses on Latino literature, art, entertainment, politics, business, travel, and more.

 

 

 

4- http://www.hisp.com

 

This site houses Hispanic,  the magazine for those who want to stay current on Latino affairs.

 

 

 

5- http://www.hispanstar.com

 

This site belongs to Hispanic Business,  the magazine for Latino professionals, entrepreneurs, and CEOs.

 

 

 

6- http://www.mundolatino.org

 

The Mundo Latino website houses real-time chatrooms.  (Perú, Argentina, etc), allowing Latins around the world to interact in cyberspace.

 

 

 

7- http://ladb.unm.edu/www/retanet

 

This site--geared towards teachers--is packed with information about Latin America.  It includes databases of resource material, lesson plans, a photo archive, and a list of links to other sites devoted to Latin America.

 

 

 

8- http://www.lamusica.com

 

This page of links to websites is a good launching point for finding Latino music sites on the Web.  It also has original content on Latino music.

 

9- http://www.mundolatino.org/perilat.htm

 

10- http://latindex.com/prensa

 

11- http://www.americas.org  (Resource Center of the Americas)

 

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