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Biography
General
Sites
- Chicana
& Latina Profiles
-- Biographical links to Latinas in the worlds of politics,
the arts, and entertainment.
- Discover
History Makers -- A Scholastic site presenting short
biographies and additional links to Hispanic Americans throughout
history.
- Gale
Resources -- Provides fifty biographies of contemporary
and historical figures.
- Hispanic
Americans in Congress (Library of Congress) -- Presents
the lives of Hispanic Americans elected to the Congress of
the United States.
- Las
Mujeres -- Includes short biographies on accomplished
Latina artists, writers, politicians, and entertainers.
- Notable
Hispanic Women -- An About.Com site that offers biographies
on Hispanic women from all walks of life.
- SACNAS
Biography Project -- Provides profiles on Latino and
Native American Scientists.
Individual
Biographies -- San Antonio and Texas
- The
Mexican Texans and Their Activities --
Includes biographies of Lorenzo de Zavala, Jose Antonio Navarro,
Erasmo Seguin, and Juan N. Seguin, among many others.
- Henry
Cisneros -- Visit his biography provided by the Gale
Group.
- Jose Mendoza Lopez -- A San Antonio Medal of Honor recipient after whom NEISD has named a new middle school. More information can be found at UT Austin's site.
- Sandra
Cisneros -- Adopted San Antonio author, academic,
and lecturer.
- Eleuterio
Escobar -- A biography of the individual who began
the fight for equality in education for San Antonio's West
Side schools.
- Henry
B. Gonzalez
-- United States Congressman who fought for the "little
man."
- Carolina Mungia -- San Antonio activist who worked closely with Emma Tenayuca for worker's rights."
- Robert
Rodriguez -- San Antonio native and innovative filmmaker
who wrote and directed the hit Spy Kids.
- Emma
Tenayuca -- Socialist and labor organizer from San
Antonio. Read an interview here.
Individual
Biographies -- Hispanic Americans
- Jeffrey
Bezos -- Entrepreneur and founder of Amazon.com.
- Cesar
Chavez -- Includes a biography, chronology, and account
of his activities in the California farm workers' strike.
Read additional accounts presented by the United
Farm Workers and PBS.
- Dolores
Huerta -- Social activist and union organizer who
helped lead the California farm workers' strike.
- Ellen
Ochoa -- Scientist and first Hispanic woman astronaut.
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