As the U.S. teacher shortage continues to worsen, large, urban districts have turned to hiring teachers from abroad, including countries like Spain, Mexico, and the incorporated U.S. territory of Puerto Rico. However, several researchers in the field of have pointed out to the unexamined complexities of hiring Latin American and Spanish teachers…

Schools are faced with problems resulting from the increasing number of Spanish-speaking people in the United States. The growing bilingual labor force should be of concern to educators. Business educators must assist non-English-speaking students through a sound program of study. (JOW)

An overview of the education of the Spanish-speaking in the United States, covering the historical and current situation. A bibliography of 14 items is included. (JB)

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…

This report seeks to determine trends in assimilation among Hispanic Americans with special attention to the question of intermarriage. After reviewing the different Hispanic groups found in New York City, the report indicates that intermarriage rates (with the exception of those for Puerto Ricans and first-generation Dominicans) are high among…

A PILOT STUDY TRACED THE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND OF SPANISH SPEAKING PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES AND DISCUSSED THEIR PRESENT POSITION IN AMERICAN SOCIETY IN TERMS OF EDUCATION, HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE, VOTING, PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS, AND HEALTH. DISCRIMINATION AND THE DEPRIVATION OF CIVIL RIGHTS WERE EMPHASIZED. SOURCES FOR…

Sources and type of data concerning minority groups and women are listed in an effort to assist employers and institutions of higher education. Excerpts and statistics from various sources are presented. Reproduced from best available copy. (MJM)

March 1971 data are given for women of Spanish origin in the United States. Country of origin, population, family composition, educational attainment, labor force participation, type of work, income, and low income level are covered. Where separate data for women are not available, data for both sexes are shown. (KM)

This collection of selected conference papers includes experiences of specific minority groups: the native Americans, the Chicanos, and the Puerto Ricans. The papers represent the work of folklorists, historians, musicians, literary critics, and minority and ethnic studies experts. The section on native American oral tradition includes papers on…

Describes three groups of potential library patrons - Cubans, Puerto Ricans, and Mexican-Americans. (JB)

In this report, demographic, social and economic data for the population of Spanish origin and its subcategories (Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central and South American) in the United States are tabulated. Specific information is provided concerning such characteristics as age, sex, residence, educational attainment, income, employment,…

As the size and diversity of the Hispano-American population of New York City has increased, a new tripartite pluralistic cultural situation based upon categories both physical and cultural has been emerging. A politicization of ethnicity is being played out in New York City schools. While Puerto Ricans are legal citizens of the United States,…

Data on a variety of social and economic characteristics for persons and families in the United States of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and other Spanish origin and comparative data for the remaining population were selected from the March 1972 Bureau of the Census Current Population Survey (CPS). Revisions in the March 1972 CPS, as compared to…

Hispanics may share a language, a religion, and a similar culture, but they are not a homogeneous group. They are from many different countries, with different histories and ethnicities. This booklet describes the situation of Hispanic Americans, the fastest growing minority group in the country. The largest group of Hispanics in the United States…

This supplemental report to the 1980 U.S. census presents counts of people of Spanish origin by type (Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and Other) in the United States, U.S. regions, divisions, and individual states. Counts of the Spanish and non-Spanish populations by races also are provided. In addition, the report evaluates reporting on the 1980…