1800 to 2000 English VI (Language and Culture), Summer 1999 |
Name _______________________
____ "Hispanic" means from a Spanish-speaking country or from a family that is or was Spanish-speaking at some time in history.
____ "Latino" means from a Latin American family or country. (Latin America consists of Central and South America.)
____ Hispanics/Latinos are Oregon's third largest group of non-European descent (non-European ancestry).
____ The first large migration of Hispanics to Oregon from southern parts of the United States and from Mexico occurred during World War I when men were at war and agricultural help was needed on Oregon farms.
____ The majority of immigrants who have come to Oregon in the 1990's are Asian.
____ Oregon's unofficial second language is Spanish.
Hispanics/Latinos/Mexicans in Oregon offer suffer prejudice because:
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