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Reference Materials
In this blog post, students will learn some of the ways in which Americans learned about Mexico from some examples in the Archives Center's collections. In the years prior to World War II, most Americans had limited first-hand experience of Mexico. Mexico primarily was known as a place for Americ
Resource Type(s):
Reference Materials
In this post, students will learn about the interdependence and interconnectedness of Mexico and the U.S., especially during the late 19th and early 20th century and its impact on the Mexican Revolution. The Revolution spanned twenty years, involving two nations and several colorful pub
Reading Level:
Middle School
An account of immigration from the 1600s to present.
Author:
Janet Palazzo-Craig
Reading Level:
Pre-School,Early Elementary School
In this traditional Puerto Rican folktale, a farmer, Juan Bobo, catches a magical horse but lets him go in exchange for seven wishes.
Author:
Michael Elsohn Ross
Reading Level:
Late Elementary School
Learn about the geography and cultures of Puerto Rico.
Reading Level:
Late Elementary School,Middle School
A story of a woman's experience immigrating to Chicago from Puerto Rico.
Reading Level:
Pre-School,Early Elementary School
Explores five Puerto Rican festivals: The Calle San Sebastian Festival, the fiesta for Santiago Apostol, the celebrations during the Las Navidades, the patriotic festivals of Grito de Lares, and Puerto Rican Day in the United States.
Author:
Garza Lomas Carmen
Reading Level:
Pre-School,Early Elementary School
Author and artist Carmen Lomas Garza takes readers to her hometown of Kingsville, Texas, near the Mexican border. Through vibrant paintings and warm personal stories, she brings to life memories of growing up in a traditional Mexican American community.
Reading Level:
Early Elementary School
A little girl and her grandmother take a flying journey to visit the Caribbean island where the grandmother grew up.
Reading Level:
Early Elementary School
Miguel learns the art of carving from his elderly neighbor.
Reading Level:
Early Elementary School,Late Elementary School
Maria Isabel rejects the decision to be called "Mary" at school. This story combines the struggle of a Puerto Rican family's efforts to improve their life with a shared sense of pride in their heritage.
Reading Level:
Middle School,High School
Accounts of teenagers' experiences immigrating to the United States.
