Word: hispanicized
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Until recently in L.A., it was silly to talk of a Hispanic population: Mexicans were it. But now there are 50,000 Guatemalans with their own 18-team Guatemalan soccer league. There are 200,000 Salvadorans, and the political violence there is driving hundreds more to L.A. every week. Further...
The Quinteros live just east of Bell Gardens. Their town is Montebello (pop. 53,000), a well-tended middle-class suburb that in 20 years has changed from entirely Anglo to 65% Hispanic.
Ironically, some immigrants try to pull the ladder up after them. Colorado Governor Richard Lamm points out that the great majority of tips to Denver immigration agents come from fellow Hispanics. "The average Hispanic understands," Lamm says, "that there are only so many jobs." In a recent poll of 457...
3) Dual curriculum, which permits students to spend several years making the transition. This is the method urged by many moderate Hispanic, Chinese and other ethnic minority leaders. Says Historian Ruiz: "The direct approach destroys children's feelings of security. Bilingual education eases them from something they know to...
4) Language and cultural maintenance, which seeks to enhance students' mastery of their first language while also teaching them English. In Hispanic communities, the language training is often accompanied by courses in ethnic heritage. Argues Miami Attorney Manuel Díaz, a vice chairman of the Spanish American League...