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Topic: Hispanics in the United States


  
  Hispanic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hispanic growth rate over the July 1, 2003 to July 1, 2004 period was of 3.6 % - higher than any other ethnic group in the United States, and in fact more than three times the rate of the nation's total population (at 1.0 %).
The Hispanic population in the Northeastern United States, concentrated in New York and New Jersey, is composed mostly of Puerto Ricans, however, the Dominican population has risen considerably in the last decade, especially in proportion to that region's Hispanic population.
The United States is home to thousands of Spanish language media outlets ranging in size from giant commercial broadcasting networks and major Hispanic-oriented periodicals with circulations numbering in the millions, to low-power AM radio stations with listeners numbering in the hundreds.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hispanics_in_the_United_States   (3698 words)

  
 United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., the U.S. of A, the States, and America, is a country in North America.
The Northern states were opposed to the expansion of slavery whereas the Southern states saw the opposition as an attack on their way of life, since their economy was dependent on slave labor.
Hawaii, the fiftieth state, is an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States   (7684 words)

  
 Migration Information Source - Foreign-Born Hispanics in the United States
Hispanic Population by Nativity, for the United States: 1990 and 2000
The two states with the smallest proportions of foreign born in their total Hispanic populations are Hawaii and Montana.
Overall, 40 percent of all Hispanics in the United States are foreign-born.
www.migrationinformation.org /feature/display.cfm?ID=95   (1223 words)

  
 Hispanics Cultures in the United States
A single Hispanic group, Mexicans, represented 27 percent of the foreign-born population of the United States in 1996.
Hispanic Cultures in the United States will analyze the determinants of immigration from Latin America and the Caribbean, principally since the 1960s, and study general demographic, cultural, and socioeconomic characteristics of the Hispanic population in the United States.
Demographics of the Hispanic population of the United States.
www.albany.edu /faculty/caribe/lcs201   (1139 words)

  
 The Body: Impact of HIV/AIDS on Hispanics in the United States
Hispanics in the United States include a diverse mixture of ethnic groups and cultures.
Although Hispanics represent an estimated 10% of the total U.S. population, they account for 18% of the 641,086 AIDS cases reported in the United States through December 1997.
However, the number of cases reported among Hispanics was relatively small, since many states with large Hispanic populations have not implemented integrated HIV and AIDS reporting and were not included in the study.
www.thebody.com /cdc/hispanic.html   (1180 words)

  
 Hispanics in the United States   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
-- In 1995, 74 percent of U.S. Hispanics resided in five states: California, Texas, New York, Florida and Illinois.
-- 77 percent of Hispanics living in the United States were born abroad, and 44 percent have lived in the United States 10 years or less.
-- The average household income for Hispanics increased from $14,712 in 1980 to $29,500 in 1996.
archive.tri-cityherald.com /newmajority/hispanics.html   (176 words)

  
 AIDS trends among Hispanics in the United States.
In 1991 the incidence of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in the United States was 31.6 per 100,000 population among Hispanics and 11.8 per 100,000 among non-Hispanic Whites.
The proportion of cases due to injection drug use was 35% among Hispanic men born in the United States, 27% among men born in the Dominican Republic, and 61% among men born in Puerto Rico, but < 10% among other Hispanic men and non-Hispanic White men.
For women the predominant exposure category was injection drug use among Hispanics born in the United States (56%) and Puerto Rico (46%) and among non-Hispanic Whites (42%).
www.aegis.com /aidsline/1993/jul/M9370226.html   (422 words)

  
 Health Disparities Experienced by Hispanics --- United States
For certain health conditions, Hispanics bear a disproportionate burden of disease, injury, death, and disability when compared with non-Hispanic whites, the largest racial/ethnic population in the United States.
Hutchins SS, Jiles R, Bernier R. Elimination of measles and of disparities in measles childhood vaccine coverage among racial and ethnic minority populations in the United States.
Racial/ethnic disparities in preschool immunizations: United States, 1996--2001.
www.cdc.gov /mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5340a1.htm   (936 words)

  
 Category Page
Cuban Exile, Hispanics in the United States Ser.
Evolving Residential Patterns of the Mexican, Puerto Rican, & Cuban Population in the City of Chicago, Hispanics in the United States Ser.
Factors in Residence Patterns Among Latin Americans in New Orleans, Louisiana, Hispanics in the United States Ser.
www.ayerpub.com /CategoryView.asp?CategoryID=100064   (130 words)

  
 Hispanics in the United States - APA Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Hispanics in the United States: Abstracts of the Psychological and Behavioral Literature, 1980-1989
This bibliography is part of APA's ongoing contribution to expanding the scientific literature on Hispanics in the United States.
This bibliography contains 1,497 abstracts and 1,054 citations to the serial and dissertation literature focusing on the psychological and behavioral aspects of Hispanics in the U.S. from 1980 to 1989.
www.apa.org /books/4319080.html   (135 words)

  
 Diabetes Inflicts a Dangerous Toll on Hispanics in the United States
Hispanic women who have diabetes show much greater death and complication rates during pregnancy than other women.
As the Hispanic population continues to grow, the prevalence of diabetes among Hispanics is expected to reach epidemic proportions.
It is also a major cause of illness and death in the United States in its own right.
www.vitalco.net /DiabetesMag/Dangerous.htm   (1169 words)

  
 A Biographical Handbook of Hispanics and United States Film
This work documents how Hispanics have participated in American film from 1894 through the contemporary period.
Hundreds of actors, directors, cinematographers, and other film professionals are referenced as well as over 1,000 films in order to provide the most complete biographic and filmographic record of the participation of Hispanics in the United States film industry.
He is also known for his fiction writing; his scholarly studies in the areas of linguistics and bilingual education, literary criticism, tests, and evaluation; and his projects on behalf of minority students.
www.asu.edu /clas/hrc/bilingual.press/backlist/cinema/GDKelC2b.html   (202 words)

  
 Carnegie Reporter, Vol. 3, No. 4 | A Developing Identity Hispanics in The United States
“Hispanics are a potential demographic dividend for the labor force, expected to represent nearly one in four U.S. residents by the year 2030.
The study shows that despite gradually ascending trends in wages, household income, wealth and home ownership across time and generations, as a group Hispanics are losing economic ground relative to whites because of the weak economic position of large numbers of low-skilled immigrants hampered by limited education and lack of English skills.
It concludes that of all the risks this population faces, the most profound is failure to graduate from high school—especially as increasing numbers of the most rapidly growing occupational categories require at least some college education.
www.carnegie.org /reporter/12/identity/demographic.html   (621 words)

  
 Black Hispanics in the United States   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Whether Hispanics choose to identify their race as white, Hispanic or fl is not a matter of purely personal preference -- it reflects the social position of group members.
The average number of years of education is 15.2 years for the total population, 13.8 for fls, 11.8 for Hispanics and 12.6 for fl Hispanics.
Secondly, the Hispanics are worse off than fls since there many immigrants who are disadvantaged by not having full command of the English language.
www.zonalatina.com /Zldata395.htm   (545 words)

  
 Latinos in the United States, An Internet Lesson by Gabriela Garger
_____ The highlighted state with the smallest number of Latinos is Illinois.
_____ California is the state with the biggest Latino population.
Have students color the highlighted states and place the flag of the country, which has the biggest representation in that state.
www.clta.net /lessons/spanish/level1/latinos.html   (1409 words)

  
 Historical Methods: Hispanics in the United States, 1850-1990.(Statistical Data Included)@ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Hispanics in the United States, 1850-1990.(Statistical Data Included)
In this article, we present the first estimates based on representative data of the size of the Hispanic population of the United States from 1850 to 1960.
The data sets for Hispanics constitute a new nationally based source for scholarship, one grounded in the U. censuses.
highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1G1:66673574&refid=ink_tptd_mag   (187 words)

  
 DDN Articles - Research: The Digital World of Hispanics in the United States   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
A report from Cheskin Research, The Digital World of Hispanics in the United States (April 2000), shows that Latinos are huge untapped market.
Although Hispanic consumers have received the cold shoulder from new economy companies in the past, their market clout can no longer be ignored, says Cheskin Research.
Although the high cost of computers is still the primary reason Hispanic households give for not owning a computer, Cheskin argues that this is driven by lack of information and understanding of technology among Hispanics.
www.digitaldivide.net /articles/view.php?ArticleID=298   (411 words)

  
 ISN Publishing House: Hispanics in the United States
Description: This working paper provides an insight into the situation of the largest ethnic minority living in the United States, the Hispano-Americans.
The paper concludes with the observation that the Hispanic minority has a definite future in US society because it has grown large enough to defend its rights.
However, the author argues that this might entail losing the Spanish language and culture, despite the existence of a strong national feeling.
www.isn.ethz.ch /publishinghouse/details.cfm?id=13388   (172 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Hispanics in the United States: A New Social Agenda: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Hispanics in the United States: A New Social Agenda
Subjects > History > Americas > United States > General
Subjects > History > United States > General
www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0887380182   (204 words)

  
 The Education of Hispanics in the United States: Raices y Alas - SHOP.COM
The Education of Hispanics in the United States: Raices y Alas - SHOP.COM
Hispanic Education in the United States : Raices Y Alas
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www.shop.com /op/aprod-p26520341   (221 words)

  
 Lamson Library » Blog Archive » The Hispanics In The United States : A History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Lamson Library » Blog Archive » The Hispanics In The United States : A History
The Hispanics In The United States : A History
Hispanic Literature Of The United States : A Comprehensive Reference
www.plymouth.edu /library/opac/record/1217776   (313 words)

  
 United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
HISPANICS TODAY is the first national TV show that highlights issues impacting the Latino community in the worlds of business, entertainment, politics, culture, lifestyle and sports.
From Hispanic entrepreneurs to Latin Grammy winners, Ramon takes you to meet the people, hear the beat and feel the energy of the Hispanic Age in America.
United States Office: 1019 19th St. NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20036 202-842-1212, Fax 202-842-3221
www.ushcc.com /hisp_today_tv.htm   (208 words)

  
 Find in a Library: Hispanics in the United States an agenda for the twenty-first century
Find in a Library: Hispanics in the United States an agenda for the twenty-first century
Hispanics in the United States an agenda for the twenty-first century
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worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/b722636b80ebe74da19afeb4da09e526.html   (72 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Hispanics in the United States: An Anthology of Creative Literature (Hispanics in the United States): ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Amazon.com: Hispanics in the United States: An Anthology of Creative Literature (Hispanics in the United States): Books: Gary D. Keller,Francisco Jimenez
Hispanics in the United States: An Anthology of Creative Literature (Hispanics in the United States) (Paperback)
Subjects > Literature & Fiction > World Literature > United States > General
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0916950190?v=glance   (412 words)

  
 Darabi (1987) Childbearing among Hispanics in the United States: An annotated bibliography
Darabi (1987) Childbearing among Hispanics in the United States: An annotated bibliography
Childbearing among Hispanics in the United States: An annotated bibliography
Fertility, Human; Birth control; Hispanic Americans; Teenage pregnancy; Hispanic American teenagers; Bibliography; United States
www.getcited.org /?PUB=102555436&showStat=Ratings   (101 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Wake in Ybor City (Hispanics in the United States): Books: Jose Yglesias   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Amazon.com: Wake in Ybor City (Hispanics in the United States): Books: Jose Yglesias
Wake in Ybor City (Hispanics in the United States) (Hardcover)
Subjects > Literature & Fiction > World Literature > United States
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0405131720?v=glance   (529 words)

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