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"Latin American News," Des Moines, Iowa, June 1957
June 1957 issue of "Latin American News," published in Des Moines, reports on formation of LULAC councils in Fort Madison and Des Moines.
"LAS WACS" written by Carmen García Rosado about Puerto Rican women involvement in the World War II Women Army Corps
Carmen Rosado was among the first 200 Puerto Rican women to be recruited into the WAC's during World War II. This is the first book to document the experiences of the first 200 Puerto Rican women who participated in said conflict as members of the…
"La Obra de una Mama," a memoir written by Martina Morado Vallejo
"La Obra de una Mama," a memoir written by Martina Morado Vallejo, 1953-1958
"Iowa LULAC Glances," February 1959
This newsletter page includes a brief piece about the "Little School of the 400," a preschool program inspired by national LULAC president Felix Tejerina, that aimed to teach Mexican American children in Texas 400 basic English words, enabling them…
"Easter leaflet" promoting the boycott of Heinz tomato products and the passage of two migrant worker bills, 1969.
Led by House Representative John Tapscott, the bills sought to regulate migrant child labor and improve conditions in Iowa migrant camps.