Identified are 245 librarians who speak Spanish, come from Hispanic backgrounds, and hold degrees in librarianship. Names are listed alphabetically. Each listing includes birthdate, source of degree, level of fluency in Spanish, professional specialization, work experience, professional memberships, publications, honors, home address, and present…

Considers the current movement in bilingual education. (RK)

A collection of 1971-72 racial/ethnic data for the New York school population is given in this paper. Since 1966 such information has been collected annually from all public elementary and secondary schools and is now a part of the Education Department's Basic Data System. It is used within the Department to provide a statewide longitudinal record…

Article lists ways in which cultural values influence behavior and attitudes, and suggests adjustments of the curriculum to meet the needs of Mexican-American students. (SP)

An examination of the earnings, education, and returns to education among five Spanish-surname ethnic groups (Chicano, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Central and South American, Other Spanish), blacks, and Anglos indicates substantial variations not easily explained. Data are insufficient to draw firm conclusions. (LH)

The purposes of this study were to determine: 1) if differences existed in the self concept among Negro-, Anglo-, and Spanish-American adolescents; and 2) the extent to which these differences were influenced by ethnic group membership, socioeconomic position, or sex, or the interaction among these variables. (Author)

This paper, presented at the Society for Applied Anthropology Congress in Amsterdam, describes the emergence of illegal migration as a social phenomenon of world wide significance. Specifically it examines the nature of the social relations that evolve when a large number of an alien population reside legally in a foreign country and present among…

Principal factor solutions to the WISC-R were compared across race for Anglo and Chicano children. Additional comparisons of factor solutions were made with those for Anglo, Chicano, Black, and Papago students and the WISC-R standardization sample. Substantial congruence occurred across race. The two-factor solution was most appropriate for this…

The bilingual education program for special education student teachers at Fordham University is described, and various cognitive and affective skills which a bilingual special education program must offer to prospective teachers are discussed. Included are explanations of four aspects of the program (cultural sensitivity, reading, oral English,…

Reviewed from an interdisciplinary viewpoint is the available literature on the mental health of Spanish speaking, Spanish surnammed (SSSS) individuals and communities in the United States. It is reported that over 9 million U.S. residents are of Spanish origin, that the SSSS are usually on the lowest rung of the socioeconomic ladder, that the…

An interview with the president of the three-year-old Hispanic-American Journalists Association of New York. A summary of the aims and activities of the association and of the strides made in securing the rights of the Spanish-speaking population is given. (Text is in Spanish.) (AMH)

Some 18% of the total enrollment at the Work Opportunity Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, at the time of this study, were from some minority group background: Negro, American-Indian, or Spanish-speaking. This study reports some characteristics of students in minority groups. They came from senior or junior high schools where their attendance had…

This volume of select papers from The Sixteenth Perspectives in Reading Conference addresses itself to the theme of the conference, "Reading, Children's Books, and Our Pluralistic Society." The speakers themselves represented a wide range of professional functioning. The papers discuss how children's literature dealing with minority groups can…

Data on a variety of social and economic characteristics for persons and families of Mexican, Puerto Rican, and other Spanish origins and comparative data for the total white and Negro population are presented in this report. Tables contain information concerning population size, income, employment, education, and the family. It was determined…