Library of Congress
Loc: Puerto Rican/cuban Immigration
The story of the Puerto Rican people and their migration to the U.S. Many famous Puerto Ricans are mentioned. Be sure to click on Vocabulary at the bottom of the page to listen to Latin-Caribbean instruments.
US Navy
Naval Historical Center: Dominican Republic Intervention, 1965
Article describing the U.S. Navy and Marines actions in the Dominican Republic, with an emphasis on the evacuation of American citizens. Also, includes reports on the Dominican intervention from the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary...
Cengage Learning
Gale Hispanic Heritage Biographies: Alex Rodriguez
A biography and interesting facts about this Hispanic American major league baseball player who signed a record $252 million contract.
Other
Los Melodicos
This website provides a history, photos, and list of records for the popular Venezuelan music group - Los Melodicos. The homepage is not real exciting but the history link and the photos are interesting.
American Presidency Project
American Presidency Project: White House Statement on the Events in Panama
Here is a statement made by Lyndon B. Johnson on January 10, 1964 concerning the violence in Panama in the Canal Zone.
American Presidency Project
American Presidency Project: Statement Following Receipt of a Report on Panama
This statement, read by Associate Press Secretary Andrew T. Hatcher during the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson, was given following the receipt of information on the rioting and violence in the Panama Canal Zone in January 1964.
Other
Miranda: Un Venezolano Universal
Online biography of Francisco de Miranda, often remembered as "The forerunner of independence," in South America. This site also includes links to other aspects of Venezuelan history and culture.
El Poder de la Palabra (The Power of the Word)
E Pd Lp: El Poder De La Palabra
Space dedicated to prose, where you can find numerous Spanish literary passages, as well as author biographies and pictures. You can also read about art (organized by countries, periods, museums), music (organized by countries, periods,...
Other
Radio Pirata 99.9 Fm, Manaugua, Nicaragua: Nicaraguan Poetry
Spanish Content; from Radio Pirata in Managua, Nicaragua, this is a group of selected reading in English and Spanish of works by well known Nicaraguan poets Ruben Dario, Alejandro Bravo, Salomon de la Selva and Joaquin Pasos.
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes
Biblioteca Miguel Cervantes: Literatura Paraguaya
Discover the literature of Paraguay at this Spanish-language site.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Pablo Neruda Biographical
The Nobel Foundation profiles the winner of its 1971 prize for literature, the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda.
Other
People of Mexico Living Up to the Ideals of the Revolution
This site provides in-depth information about the Mexican Revolution and the people that took part in it.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Lam, the Jungle
How much do you know about the painting The Jungle by Wifredo Lam? Find out by answering this five-question multiple-choice and true/false quiz. Check each answer before moving to the next question. Hints are available for each question.
Other
Database of Award Winning Children's Literature
This is a phenomenal resource. It allows the user to create a reading list of quality children's literature based of choices such as reading level, type of book, genre, ethnicity, gender, etc. In addition, one can determine if a book won...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Arts and Humanities: Art of the Americas to World War I
A landing page for a course on the art history of North and South America. These should be cross-checked against what we have from smarthistory.org. Found one of the resources there - eval 16069716368457046sekCR.
Library of Congress
Loc: Teachers: The Immigrant Experience: Down the Rabbit Hole
Through a series of six activities, students read about, connect to, and draw conclusions about the immigrant experience, via personal experience and a collection of resources, including Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland," oral...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: World History: 1750 1900 Enlightenment and Revolution
We have none from this URL but there are some among embedded videos, although not all. For example, we have the two on Haitian Revolution and some on Napoleon. But I couldn't find those on imperialism.
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel De Cervantes: Alfonsina Storni
Excellent biography from the Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes of the Argentine poetess Alfonsina Storni. Photographs, video and voice recordings present a memorable tribute to this author. Some of her poetry is also accessible for...
Other
Buzzle.com: Historyplex: Famous Hispanic Women Who Influenced the World
Profiles seven amazing Hispanic women and their contributions to sports, academia, and the arts. (Has some embedded ads.)
Other
Ecuador Explorer: People and Culture
A detailed look at Ecuador's population, religion, language, and indigenous culture.
Georgetown University
Panama: Civil Society Organizations
This page is part of the Web entitled "Political Database of the Americas", at Georgetown University. The page lists other civil organizations that exist in Panama, with links to learn more about each one.
Library of Congress
Loc: Interviews With Today's Immigrants
This site, part of a larger lesson plan about immigration from the Library of Congress, provides interviews that students had with immigrants from around the world.
ESPN Internet Ventures
Espn: Clemente Quietly Grew in Stature
Biographical details on the life of Pittsburgh Pirate All-Star, Roberto Clemente, who after his death in a plane crash in 1972 was the first Hispanic elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Sor Juana the Nun and Writer: Las Redondillas and the Reply
In this lesson plan, learners will consider Sor Juana the Nun and Writer: Las Redondillas and The Reply. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab. This lesson plan will help students study both Las...