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Forrest, Suzanne – 1989
This volume, fourth in a series, is devoted to a study of the depression years of the 1930s, a crucial period in the history of the Hispanic land-grant-villages. It places northern New Mexico in a broad regional and national context, examining the major currents of social and political thought in American society that influenced Hispanic New Deal…
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Economic Change, Federal Programs, Government Role
McAlpine, Dave – 1981
Six Chicano anthologies, five novels, and one poem written between 1959 and 1979, selected for their usefulness as texts for a Chicano literature course, were investigated for occurrence of folk beliefs and legends. The 1959 novel "Pocho" contained one reference to a belief. In the 1967 poem "I Am Joaquin" were references which…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Cultural Background, Folk Culture, Hispanic American Culture
Gallenstein, Nancy L. – 1998
This paper presents a historical and cultural overview of the migration and life of Hispanics in Utah and identifies three themes: search for a better life, need for and acquisition of a sense of belonging, and substance of the Hispanic people. Over the past 4 centuries, Hispanics have migrated to Utah from New Mexico, Mexico, and Central and…
Descriptors: Church Programs, Cultural Maintenance, Ethnic Discrimination, Hispanic American Culture