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AAMA (Association for the Advancement of Mexican Americans) __ "The Association for the Advancement of Mexican Americans (AAMA) is committed to advancing the lives of at-risk and disadvantaged youth and families through an array of innovative programs of excellence in the areas of Education, Health and Human Services and Community Development." Learn about the organization and its programs. - illustrated - from aamainc.com - http://www.aamainc.com/

Are Chicanos the same as Mexicans? __ "Here is a "taxonomy" that may be a useful reference for this topic" - From azteca.net - http://www.azteca.net/aztec/chicano.html

The Azteca Web Page __ "Dedicated to informing Mexicans, Chicanos, and/or Mexican-Americans about their history and current events. However, everyone is welcome especially kids." Jam-packed with information and resources. - illustrated - From azteca.net - http://www.azteca.net/aztec/index.shtml

Chicano! A History of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement __ "The 1960s was a turbulent decade in American history, fraught with conflicts over isssues from Civil Rights to the war in Vietnam. The Mexican American Civil Rights Movement, one of the least studied social movements of the 1960s, encompassed a broad cross section of issues—from restoration of land grants, to farm workers rights, to enhanced education, to voting and political rights." - illustrated - From The Journal for MultiMedia History - http://www.albany.edu/jmmh/vol3/chicano/chicano.html

Chicano Research Collection __ "The Chicano Research Collection... collects, houses, and maintains a solid representation of Mexican American, or Chicano, thought, expression, and research on Arizona's largest ethnic group, the Mexican American." You will find a wealth of resources. - illustrated - From Arizona State University - http://www.asu.edu/lib/archives/chicano.htm

Day of the Dead - Dia de los Muertos __ The Day of the Dead is a Mexican celebration of the day that many believe allow departed souls return to the earth, Dia de los Muertos is a time to remember family members and friends who have passed on. Altars are often placed in homes and cemeteries with offerings of food, candy, and flowers. - illustrated - From azcentral.com - http://www.azcentral.com/ent/dead/

Distorted Images __ "The bandit. The thief. The dashing caballero. The mustachioed revolutionary. The sombrero-hatted paisano. The sultry temptress. The woman in the cantina with a flower over her ear. These have been recurrent images of Mexicans and Mexican Americans in the movies." Learn how this is changing, or is it? - From digitalhistory.uh.edu - http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/mexican_voices/voices_display.cfm?id=119

Five Views: An Ethnic Historic Site Survey for California (Mexican Americans) __ Online book which is a History of Mexican Americans in California. - illustrated - From National Park Service - http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/5views/5views5.htm

Flamenco in Washington DC __ Lots of information about Flamenco dance and culture in Washington, DC and beyond. - illustrated - From dcflamenco.com - http://www.dcflamenco.com/

Handbook of Texas Online: Mexican Americans __ "People of Mexican descent in Texas trace their biological origins to the racial mixture that occurred following the Spanish conquest of Mexico in the 1520s. During the Spanish colonial period, population increases occurred as Spanish males mixed with Indian females, begetting a mestizoqv race. By 1821, when Mexico won its independence from Spain, the mestizo population almost equalled the size of the indigenous stock and that of Iberian-born persons." A history and bibliography. - From The Texas State Historical Association - http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/MM/pqmue.html

The History of Cinco de Mayo __ Learn about the historical background of this event which occurs every year on May 5th to celebrate the Mexican and French armies' Battle of Puebla in 1862. - illustrated - From mexonline.com - http://www.mexonline.com/cinco.htm

History of Mexican Americans __ An encyclopedic article with links to related materials. - From Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Mexican-Americans

Mexican American __ An encyclopedic article with links to related materials. - From Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican-Americans

Mexican American Voices __ A large collection of click-to-read resources arranged by chronology and topic. - From digitalhistory.uh.edu - http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/mexican_voices/mexican_voices.cfm

Mexican Americans __ You will find a list of famous Mexican-Americans and a small directory of resources for each of them. - From Adriane Moser - http://members.aol.com/adrmoser/5demayo.html

Mexican Americans in the Columbia River Basin __ You will find a detailed historic overview. - illustrated - From vancouver.wsu.edu - http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/crbeha/ma/

Mexico/Arizona Biographical Survey __ You will find a searchable database of biographical records on more than 18,000 Latinos, most of whom lived in Arizona before 1875. - From mexicoarizona.com - http://www.mexicoarizona.com/

Problems in Mexican American History __ An editorial essay - From Unknown - http://www.trincoll.edu/~tosorio/mexicans.htm

Voices of New York __ "Mexican American Communities in New York City" An essay - illustrated - From New York University - http://www.nyu.edu/classes/blake.map2001/mexico.html

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