Curated OER
A Mexican Charro
Short, general article on the Mexican cowboy and the rich history of the culture.
Curated OER
Mexican Charros
Short, general article on the Mexican cowboy and the rich history of the culture.
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Dick Blick Art Materials: Multicultural Lesson Plans
Twelve teacher-tested lesson plans to integrate art from around the world into your classroom. Each activity comes with a list of materials you'll need, easy-to-follow explanations, and examples.
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Moctezuma's Feather Crown
This resource provides information about the Copilli Queztalli crown. In addition, the group Yankuikanahuak is requesting that the crown be returned to Mexico.
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Dulcinea Media Inc.: Grandes Del Arte: Anthony Quinn
Read about the actor Mexican-American Anthony Quinn who was an icon of masculinity in Hollywood and also won fame as a sculptor and painter.
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Amc Hispanic Publications Network
Site provides demographics for the Hispanic American consumer market. The article "Hispanics, Latinos, Persons of Color" is also informative.
Curated OER
Traditional Mexican Dancers
Origins of this Mexican Holiday date back to the Battle of Puebla in 1862. This site explores the events that make this a special date in Mexican history.
TESL Journal
The House on Mango Street: Experiencing Poetical Prose
What do you know about poetical prose? Experience this type of writing when you read "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros. This resource features wonderful interactive for all types of learners.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Gary Soto
This resource provides Gary Soto's brief autobiography in which he discusses his writing. Also the transcript to an interview with Soto is given along with book reviews by students.
Pew Research Center
Barriers to Health Care in Hispanic Communities
This National Program Report, updated 2008, discusses the difficulties that Hispanic Americans encounter when seeking and gaining access to the health care system.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Education: United States Mexico Borderlands
This is a great site that talks about changes in the U.S.-Mexico border. It also discusses the meaning of the border, the people that live there, and border regions. Click "next" at the bottom of the page for more information on the...
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Native Languages of the Americas: Native American Headdresses: Facts for Kids
Describes the different types of headdresses worn by Native American groups across North, Central and South America. (Note: some links to larger images no longer work.)
Mex Connect
Mex Connect: Upsurge and Massacre in Mexico, 1968
This three-part investigation into the 1968 student massacre in Mexico city prior to the Olympic Games gives insight into their protest movement, the events of the Sad Night, and the lasting effects of the violence 30 years after the...
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Pocantico Hills School: Mexico for Kids
A resource on Mexico for students and teachers. Contains plenty of information, activities, Spanish vocabulary, stories, and much more. Some links to external sites may not work as this is an older website.
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Mexico Travel Database: Rosarito
This resource contains information about Mexico, and many of the cities within the country. Specifically, this article provides information about the city of Rosarito.
Instituto Latinoamericano de la Comunicacion Educativa
Red Escolar: Cantando La Revolucion
In Spanish. The Mexican Revolution (1910 - 1921) has been widely reported and studied through the songs that stayed in the voice of the people even after the fight ended. Besides having a historical value, it has a cultural and artistic...
Curated OER
Miguel Hidalgo
A short history of the struggle for Mexican independence from Spain, with special emphasis given to the efforts of Miguel Hidalgo Costilla, who became known as the "father of the Mexican Revolution".
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Miguel Hidalgo, Often Called the Father of Mexico.
A short history of the struggle for Mexican independence from Spain, with special emphasis given to the efforts of Miguel Hidalgo Costilla, who became known as the "father of the Mexican Revolution".
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Sandra Cisneros' Career
This essay offers a look at Cisneros' career and impact on American literature.
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Unesco: Mexico: El Tajin, Pre Hispanic City
Located in the state of Veracruz, El Tajin was at its height from the early 9th to the early 13th century. It became the most important centre in north-east Mesoamerica after the fall of the Teotihuacan Empire. Its cultural influence...
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Unesco: Mexico: San Miguel and Sanctuary of Jesus Nazareno De Atotonilco
The fortified town, first established in the 16th century to protect the Royal Route inland, reached its apogee in the 18th century when many of its outstanding religious and civic buildings were built in the style of the Mexican...
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Charro Tradition
Short, general article on the Mexican cowboy and the rich history of the culture.
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Gen. Ignacio Zaragoza
Origins of this Mexican Holiday date back to the Battle of Puebla in 1862. This site explores the events that make this a special date in Mexican history.