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James D. Fernández is Director of New York University, Madrid and Professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at NYU. Luis Argeo is a journalist and documentary filmmaker based in Gijón, Asturias, Spain.-
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Help! Crowdfunding for “Invisible Immigrants: Spaniards in the US, 1868 -1945”
We have launched a kickstarter campaign with the goal of publishing a deluxe book of photos that will document, celebrate and honor the lives of Spanish immigrants in the United States. You can learn all about the project and contribute … Continue reading
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A Tale of Two Covers
Thanks to Kathy Pujazón Meers, who has lovingly preserved her grandfather’s papers, we can now study and enjoy the programs printed by the Spanish American Center (Centro Hispano-Americano) of Canton, Ohio, for the annual summer picnics hosted by and for … Continue reading
New Document: Program from a 1934 soccer match, Canton, Ohio
We recently made an extraordinarily productive and enjoyable trip to Canton, Ohio, where we attended the annual picnic of the town’s Spanish community. The Spanish folks there were incredibly hospitable and generous, and we were able to gather tons of … Continue reading
Echo Chamber of the Spanish Diaspora in the US/ Caja de resonancia de la diáspora española en EEUU
Today, 18 July 2014, we posted to our Facebook page the 52nd weekly installment of our series “Voices”, made up of brief video capsules (1-5 minutes) taken from the interviews we conduct as part of our field work all over the … Continue reading
Valentín Aguirre, Explorador (1928): Documentos rescatados
En seis meses recorre España, Francia y América y vuelve con ganas de empezar de nuevo a visitar tanta gente tan amable, buena y tan española “’LA PRENSA’ PAN BENDITO EN TODAS PARTES” Todos conocen ya el viaje triunfal de … Continue reading
They said vs. nosotros dijimos: Canton, Ohio 1918
In the Archivo General de la Administración, located in Alcalá de Henares, Spain, we encountered this fascinating set of documents regarding a case of what we would today call workplace harassment. The facts of the case are as follows: on … Continue reading
New Document: “Spanish Action in Tampa” (1912)
Once in a while, researchers engaged in an archival project will catch themselves daydreaming about that elusive, perfect document. Like fishermen, who can lose track of time and everything else while imagining themselves landing that marlin, or like archaeologists who … Continue reading
New Document: Spanish Consul in San Francisco on Spanish Colonias (1938)
In this fascinating and complex document, the Spanish Consul in San Francisco reports back to the Ministry in Madrid on how the Spanish enclaves in California are reacting to the war in Spain. There are some apparent typos and some … Continue reading
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Tagged Antifascist Group, California, Democratic Action, Miguel Pizarro, San Francisco, Spanish Consul
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New document: Why the recruitment of Spaniards to Hawaii ended in 1913
Transcription and translation of another gem from the Archivo General de la Administración, in Alcalá de Henares, Spain. On July 1, 1913, the Spanish Consul of Hawaii files a report to the Consul of San Francisco who … Continue reading
New document: Spain’s Lost Children in West Virginia (1916), Part One.
The Spaniards in West Virginia: Discovery of 3000 compatriots. A center of anarchism: No consul, no schoolmaster, and no priest By Alfonso de Castilla in Las Novedades, NY, February 24, 1916 [translated by Veronica Carchedi. Thanks to Suronda González for … Continue reading
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Tagged Clarksburg, Cultura Obrera, Grasselli, Las Novedades, Meadowbrook, Spelter, West Virginia
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Spanish Immigrants in the United States 