Los hispanos en los Estados Unidos

Spanish Missions
California Missions: missions.bgmm.com
The Spanish Missions of California: library.thinkquest.org/3615
The Five Spanish Missions of Old San Antonio: www.lsjunction.com/facts/missions.htm
San Antonio Missions: www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/2sanantonio/2sanantonio.htm
The Handbook of Texas: www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/SS/its2.html
Spanish Missions in Florida, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona: almaproject.dpsk12.org/stories/storyReader$40
Spanish Missions in Florida: flspmissions.tripod.com

Culture
Museo del Barrio: www.elmuseo.org
The Chicano Literature Index: www.accd.edu/sac/english/bailey/mexamlit.htm
Chicano Literature and Latin Fiction Books: sergiotroncoso.com/chicanoliterature
Collecting Chicano Literature: www.downtownbrown.com/collecting/collecting.htm

Newspapers
La raza: www.laraza.com
El sol de Texas: www.elsoldetexas.com
La opinión: www.laopinion.com
Dos Mundos/Two Worlds: www.dosmundos.com
Diario de Las Américas: www.diariolasamericas.com
El nuevo heraldo: www.miami.com/mld/elnuevo
Hola hoy: www.holahoy.com/internet.nsf/(web)/index.htm
La noticia: www.lanoticia.com
La prensa: www.laprensa.com
Azteca21: www.azteca21.com
Nueva opinion: www.nuevaopinion.com
Hispanos unidos: www.hispanosnews.com/in.html
La prensa de San Diego: www.laprensa-sandiego.org
La semana del sur: www.lasemanadelsur.com

Actividad cultural
Use the Web links on this page or others to answer the following questions.

1		What is the Museo del Barrio? What is another name for the area in which it is located? When was the Museo established? What is the mission of the Museo? What are some current exhibitions there?
2		What were the Spanish missions? In what current states were the missions established? Over what time periods were they established? Where were the earlier missions established? Which are the later missions? Who established the missions and why? Are the easternmost missions (Florida) very different from the westermost missions (California)? Explain.
3		What is Chicano literature? What defines Chicano literature: the ethnic background of the writer, the language in which he/she writes, or the themes of his/her works? Who is the author of I am Joaquín? Why is this work important?