This article chronicles the presence of Mexican Americans in the Northwest area. It’s an easy read and it appears that WSU (Washington State University) had something to do with it’s existence since it’s hosted through their website. The actual name of the resource that it is found through, though, is the Columbia River Basin Ethnic History Project.
This article/ tutorial is also interactive. Thumbnails of historical images are available, There are scanned images and documents that the peruser can click on- which make overall make experience more interesting. There are also transcribed interviews with actual Mexcican Americans from the Northwest area, that also have been scanned and available as audio files as well. The article also has a nice bibliography at the end for anyone wanting follow up with additional sources of information.
This would be a great resource to any professional educator, or anyone else in general who wants to find out more about Latino history in the Portland/ Northwest area of the US. The youth come to mind as I think back to when I was being taught history in the elementary, middle and high school levels and recall how little information there was that I felt resonated with me. And the little plug there was about the Mexican American war or the Alimo, was told from the dominant culture’s perspective. This would be a great resource to share with Latinos and specifically Mexican-American youth who are learning more about our presence in Oregon and the Northwest area.
To find out more about Mexican Americans in the Northwest area click on: http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/crbeha/ma/ma.htm
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