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In 1956, the Rosarios came to Providence and opened the first Hispanic food market in Rhode Island. This Dominican family's move signaled a new era of Latin American migration for the Ocean State. In the mid-1960s, Guatemalans came to Rhode Island as refugees from the dirty war at home, and Puerto Ricans arrived in the 1920s looking for agricultural work. From the Colombian factory workers who settled in Central Falls in the mid-1960s to the Cubans who fled Castro's revolution in the 1950s and 1960s, Latin Americans were flocking to the coastal towns and quaint neighborhoods of Rhode Island looking for brighter futures and a place to call home. Join author Marta V. Martinez as she turns a collection of oral histories into a fascinating story of the birth of Rhode Island's vibrant Latino community.
Author: Marta V. Martinez
Publisher: History Press Library Editions
Published: 08/12/2014
Pages: 146
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d
ISBN13: 9781540223531
ISBN10: 1540223531
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | New England (CT, MA, ME, NH,
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | American | Hispanic American Studies
Author: Marta V. Martinez
Publisher: History Press Library Editions
Published: 08/12/2014
Pages: 146
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d
ISBN13: 9781540223531
ISBN10: 1540223531
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | New England (CT, MA, ME, NH,
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | American | Hispanic American Studies
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