Latino American Experience, The: The American Mosaic (Academic) • ABC-CLIO

Comprehensive, intuitive, and expertly authored, The Latino American Experience: The American Mosaic is the first database dedicated to the history and culture of one of the largest, fastest-growing minority groups in the United States.

The Latino American Experience: The American Mosaic documents the rich heritage and current culture of Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Guatemalans, Cubans, Dominicans, Colombians, Ecuadorians, and other Hispanic groups in the United States. Their stories are detailed through a robust collection of primary and secondary sources, beginning with pre-16th century Mayan, Incan, and Aztec empires and continuing through to the present day, with treatment also given to cultural themes including coming-of-age rituals, music, literature, and cuisine. On the controversial issues shaping the modern Latino American experience—such as immigration reform, media portrayals, and voting access and influence—credentialed academics offer varied perspectives to serve as both sources and exemplars of scholarly argumentation.

Indigenous Americas, Precontact–1500s • The Maya Empire, 250–925 • The Inca Empire, 1200–1533 • The Aztec Empire, 1250–1521	Transitions, 1868–1900 • The Spanish-Cuban-American War, 1868–1898	Early Latino Civil Rights Movement, 1959–1965 • A Time of Crisis, 1959–1962 • Latino Economic Woes and U.S. Policy, 1962–1965
Founding the Spanish Empire, 1513–1598 • Spanish Exploration and Conquest, 1513–1535 • Establishing New Spain, 1521–1598	Migrations and Community Formation, 1900–1919 • Tumult in Mexico, 1900–1919	Chicano Movement, 1966–1979 • Movement Matures, 1966–1973 • Backlash to Progress, 1973–1977
Spanish Borderlands, 1598–1810 • Kingdom of New Mexico, 1598–1693 • Expanding the Empire, 1694–1769 • Along the Pacific: Alta California, 1769–1810	Great Depression and Repatriation, 1920–1941 • Political Participation, 1920–1929 • New Deal Opportunity and Disappointment, 1929–1937 • Organizing for Change, 1937–1941	Conservative Tide, 1980–1992 • Refugees, Reform, and the Reagan Era, 1980–1992
Struggles for Independence, 1810–1846 • Independence in Latin America, 1810–1828 • New Destinies, 1820–1845	World War II, 1941–1945 • Latinos Support the War Effort, 1941–1945 • Domestic Upheavals, 1942–1944	Progress Amid the Backlash, 1992–2000 • NAFTA Era, 1992–1994 • Anti-Immigration Backlash, 1994–2000 • Béisbol and Borders, 1996–2000
Remaking the U.S. Map, 1846–1865 • Shrinking Borders, 1836–1848 • Land Contestations and Responses to Change, 1848–1865	Postwar Migrations, 1945–1964 • Mexican Immigration, 1945–1954 • Puerto Rican Migration, 1945–1964 • Cuba Dominates the Headlines, 1956–1962	New Millennium, 2000–Present • A Growing Political Influence, 2000–2015 • A Changing Society, 2016–Present

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