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Latino support for GOP steady despite Trump immigration talk
The Changing Face Of Arizona
Arizona's history was shaped by non-white cultures. Its future will be too
From internment camps and segregation to finally recognizing Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Arizona has a complex history with race.
The Changing Face Of Arizona
Trimble: Chinese families migrated up to Phoenix after the railroad was finished across Southern Arizona
Marshall Trimble, the state's official historian, says Booker T. Washington remarked about the number of Chinese-owned restaurants in Phoenix in 1911.
The Changing Face Of Arizona
Trimble: Snake oil salesmen started in the Southwest because of Asian immigrants
Marshall Trimble says the con of selling "snake" oil started in the Southwest as Americans watched Asian immigrants work and use "some sort of Omega oil" to improve their health.
The Changing Face Of Arizona
Trimble: Booker T Washington called Phoenix a 'melting pot' of people in 1911
Booker T Washington was "amazed" by Phoenix's diverse culture in 1911, Marshall Trimble, the state's official historian, says.
The Changing Face Of Arizona
Trimble: Arizona desegragated its schools a year before Brown v. Board of Education
The process of desegregating Arizona schools began in 1951, Marshall Trimble, official state historian says.
The Changing Face Of Arizona
Mexican immigrant was 1 of only 2 Arizonans to receive Medal of Honor during World War II
Marshall Trimble tells the story of Silvestre Herrera, a man born in Mexico who immigrated to the US and became a hero during World War II.
The Changing Face Of Arizona
Trimble: Arizona is 'richer' because of its diversity
Arizona is “like an amalgamation,” Marshall Trimble said. “You melt something together and it’s stronger.”
The Changing Face Of Arizona
All eyes will be on Arizona for how to handle majority-minority shift
Arizona’s minority population will become the majority by 2030—15 years before the U.S. will experience that change. Peering into Arizona’s sordid history with race and analyzing how the state interacts with minorities today may help us understand what's in store for its future.
The Changing Face Of Arizona
Where are the mixed girls?
There is a lack of productive discourse around issues of diversity and the role of identity. 22-year-old, Phoenix native Aliya Mateen is a Muslim biracial young woman who gives us her take on what Arizona will look like in the future. We discuss how she identifies as a person, her awareness of her own identity and what this means to her, choice of identity, discrimination and racial ambiguity, and a lack of representation.
The Changing Face Of Arizona
QUIZ: Can YOU Define the Latino electorate?
Each election, experts try to determine if Latino voters will make a splash. But the Latino electorate is hard to define. Its age, its voting habits and its beliefs make it elusive. So can you define the Latino electorate?
The Changing Face Of Arizona
Armida Moya moved to Arizona 70 years ago
Armida Moya says she didn’t feel discrimination when she arrived to Glendale, AZ 70 years ago.
The Changing Face Of Arizona
Arizona's history was shaped by non-white cultures. Its future will be too
From internment camps and segregation to finally recognizing Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Arizona has a complex history with race.
The Changing Face Of Arizona
Trimble: Chinese families migrated up to Phoenix after the railroad was finished across Southern Arizona
Marshall Trimble, the state's official historian, says Booker T. Washington remarked about the number of Chinese-owned restaurants in Phoenix in 1911.
The Changing Face Of Arizona
Trimble: Snake oil salesmen started in the Southwest because of Asian immigrants
Marshall Trimble says the con of selling "snake" oil started in the Southwest as Americans watched Asian immigrants work and use "some sort of Omega oil" to improve their health.
The Changing Face Of Arizona
Trimble: Booker T Washington called Phoenix a 'melting pot' of people in 1911
Booker T Washington was "amazed" by Phoenix's diverse culture in 1911, Marshall Trimble, the state's official historian, says.
The Changing Face Of Arizona
Trimble: Arizona desegragated its schools a year before Brown v. Board of Education
The process of desegregating Arizona schools began in 1951, Marshall Trimble, official state historian says.
The Changing Face Of Arizona
Mexican immigrant was 1 of only 2 Arizonans to receive Medal of Honor during World War II
Marshall Trimble tells the story of Silvestre Herrera, a man born in Mexico who immigrated to the US and became a hero during World War II.
The Changing Face Of Arizona
Trimble: Arizona is 'richer' because of its diversity
Arizona is “like an amalgamation,” Marshall Trimble said. “You melt something together and it’s stronger.”
The Changing Face Of Arizona
All eyes will be on Arizona for how to handle majority-minority shift
Arizona’s minority population will become the majority by 2030—15 years before the U.S. will experience that change. Peering into Arizona’s sordid history with race and analyzing how the state interacts with minorities today may help us understand what's in store for its future.
The Changing Face Of Arizona
Where are the mixed girls?
There is a lack of productive discourse around issues of diversity and the role of identity. 22-year-old, Phoenix native Aliya Mateen is a Muslim biracial young woman who gives us her take on what Arizona will look like in the future. We discuss how she identifies as a person, her awareness of her own identity and what this means to her, choice of identity, discrimination and racial ambiguity, and a lack of representation.
The Changing Face Of Arizona
QUIZ: Can YOU Define the Latino electorate?
Each election, experts try to determine if Latino voters will make a splash. But the Latino electorate is hard to define. Its age, its voting habits and its beliefs make it elusive. So can you define the Latino electorate?
The Changing Face Of Arizona
Armida Moya moved to Arizona 70 years ago
Armida Moya says she didn’t feel discrimination when she arrived to Glendale, AZ 70 years ago.
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