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Malvin L. (Tony) Miranda,
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Interests: Ethnic studies, ethnohistory, psychological
anthropology, anthropology and aging; US Hispanics.
The Hispanic immigrant experience differs from those of
immigrants from Europe or Asia in that its history is a
never-ending one. Hispanic immigration, both legal and
undocumented, continues to flow directly from the southern
U.S. border, and will probably do so well into the future
— primarily because politically and economically this
country has more to offer these immigrants than do their own
countries. Hispanic immigrants, particularly Mexicans, don't
have to travel far, and they are coming to an area, the
Southwest, that doesn't differ much geographically from the
land they left. Many people in the U.S. already speak
Spanish. All these factors create less culture shock for
Hispanics than for immigrants who must cross an ocean to a
land that is not similar to the one they left, and where few
people speak their language.
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Selected Publications
- 1997. A History of
Hispanics in Southern Nevada. Reno: University of
Nevada Press.
- 1991. Thomas Rodriquez
& M. L. (Tony) Miranda. Hispanic Profiles In
Nevada History: 1829-1991. Las Vegas: Latin Chamber
of Commerce.
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