Americans of Spanish or Latin American descent whose families go back hundreds of years say little is known of their family histories. HispanicHeritageMonth
Velez-Ibáñez sees a story of two immigration tales. On the one hand, Ellis Island offered many immigrants a new opportunity - and often a new name. On the other hand, the U.S. Mexico border was a seemingly non-existent boundary which many traversed at will and with no consequences for several centuries.
Lisa Sanchez’ paternal grandparents, Felipe C. Sanchez and Juana Maria Sanchez, taken in the 1930s. The Sanchez family, of Spanish origin, traces its presence in New Mexico to the 17th-century, when they came after receiving a land grant from Spain.Both of Lisa Sanchez' grandfathers fought in World War II, and she says patriotism is something the family takes very seriously.
Sanchez, who has done research on the topic, says there are political and cultural differences among the groups, which mirror some of the difficulties in seeing the Latino community as one singular group. Yet she has found a slight freeze in the tensions since the polarizing immigration debate of recent years has brought the groups closer together.
Northern New Mexico College prof. Patricia Perea's ancestor, Martita Baca, is shown in a picture with her children around 1900 in New Mexico - before it was incorporated as a state.Perea, who has also taught in the East Coast at Brown University, finds even students of Latino backgrounds from states like California or Texas have a"blind spot" about Hispanics' long ties in the U.S.
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