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Pino, Frank, Jr. – AGENDA, 1980
Discussing the literary and artistic expression of Hispanics in the U.S., this article focuses on such thematic and idealogical manifestations as the Hispanic historical experience, the sentimental journey "back home" into the community, the depiction of conflicts, the destruction of stereotypes, and the reflection of the artists' cultures and…
Descriptors: Art Expression, Cultural Images, Cultural Influences, Hispanic American Culture
Olvera, Joe – AGENDA, 1980
Discusses the history of problems encountered by Hispanic writers, who can enrich the English language and American literature and instill pride in the written words of Spanish and its many dialects by embracing two different philosophies, two different languages, and two different cultures. (AN)
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Hispanic American Literature, Hispanic Americans, Language Attitudes
Benitez, Jose Spielberg – AGENDA, 1980
Defining "little" cultural traditions as those customs, behaviors and attitudes of ordinary people involved in the day-to-day problems of living and survival, this article traces the origins, historic influences and general characteristics of Hispanic culture and of its Mexican, Puerto Rican and Cuban subcultures. (DS)
Descriptors: Cubans, Cultural Background, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences
Siccardi, Maria C. – AGENDA, 1980
The revolution in telecommunications is discussed and minority group members are urged to become involved in aspects such as resale services, interconnect companies, radio paging services, multipoint distribution services, or information and programing supply services, particularly Spanish-language programing. Funding sources are listed and…
Descriptors: Business Administration, Economic Change, Economic Opportunities, Employment Opportunities
Rivera, Alvin D. – AGENDA, 1980
The article explores various conditions that have limited Hispanic participation in the national minority engineering effort. It discusses strategies being developed to address the problem of sparse Hispanic representation in the engineering profession. (SB)
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Choice, Employment Patterns, Engineers
Castro, Raymond E. – AGENDA, 1981
The preparation of culturally sensitive multilingual Americans prepared to act interdependently with other nations should be a national priority. Bilingual education and foreign language instruction should be promoted as a coordinated effort to meet national language needs. (Author/CM)
Descriptors: Bias, Bilingual Education, Coordination, Educational Cooperation
Saucedo, Tomas; And Others – AGENDA, 1981
Highlights the more common objections raised to the Notice of Proposed Rule Making (1980) regarding bilingual educational rights of national origin minority children and responds to those objections with factual information. (CM)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teachers, Civil Rights