Andrew B. Russell
Andrew (Andy) Russell enseña historia en Central New Mexico Community College en Albuquerque. Obtuvo su doctorado. en Historia en la Universidad Estatal de Arizona y ha publicado varios artículos sobre los estadounidenses de origen japonés del Interior Oeste.
Actualizado en abril de 2008
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The Nikkei in New Mexico
30 de abril de 2008 • Andrew B. Russell
New Mexicans were celebrating their racial and cultural diversity long before most other Americans. Often described as a “tri-cultural society,” comprised of Native Americans, Hispanics, and Anglos, the New Mexico mosaic is actually much more complex. This part of the Southwest is the ancestral homeland of a variety of Indian people, including the Pueblo, Navajo, Apache, and Comanche. Over four hundred years ago, it became the northern frontier of Spain’s vast empire, settled by people already representing Spanish, Indian, African, …