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Linda Chavez Thompson: Executive Vice President, Afl Cio

For Students 9th - 10th
A message from Linda Chavez-Thompson, Executive Vice President of the AFL-CIO, regarding the importance of unionization and being active politically.
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Making Face, Making Soul a Chicana Feminist Website

For Students 9th - 10th
A variety of resources for Chicanas, women of Mexican descent in the United States: biographies of Chicanas, poetry, cultural resources, and more.
Website
Other

Making Face, Making Soul a Chicana Feminist Website

For Students 9th - 10th
Site contains a variety of resources for Chicanas, women of Mexican descent in the United States: biographies of Chicanas, poetry, cultural resources, and more.
Website
Other

Pocantico Hills Central School: Antonia Novello

For Students 3rd - 5th
This short summary of the life and work of Antonia Novello, first Hispanic and first woman to be U.S. Surgeon General, is written by a third grade student at a level accessible to middle and upper elementary readers.
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Other

Latino Cultures & History: Hispanic Threads in America

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a general overview of Latino involvement in American history.
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PBS

The Sixth Section

For Students 9th - 10th
Site is a companion piece to a PBS special on a group of Mexican immigrants who live and work in America but send their money back home to Mexico.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: League of United Latin American Citizens (Lulac)

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the history of the League of United Latin American Citizens, founded in 1929 to represent the rights and well-being of Hispanics.