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In the summer of 1979, the Carter Administration created the White House Office of Hispanic Affairs in order to address issues of critical importance to the Latino community. Major topics covered in this collection include inflation, bilingual education, police brutality, political unrest in Latin America, Haitian refugees, and immigration, Puerto Rican self-determination, and the U.S. Navy’s use of Vieques Island.
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Also documents some of the most important Latino organizations of the time, including LULAC, TELACU, La Raza, the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, and the American G.I. Forum.
Coverage: 1979-1981
Vendor: ProQuest
Producer: Varies
Interlibrary Loan Type: Not Permitted
Simultaneous User Limit: Unlimited simultaneous users