Mexicans in Omaha, Nebraska

Mexicans in Omaha are people living in Omaha, Nebraska, United States who have citizenship or ancestral connections to the country Mexico. They have contributed to the economic, social and cultural well-being of Omaha for more than a century. Mexicans, or Latino people identified incorrectly as being from Mexico, have been accounted for in the history of Omaha, Nebraska since 1900. The entire Latino population of Omaha increased ninety percent between 1990 and 1997.[1]

Mexican-Americans in Omaha have been extensively studied since at least the late 1920s.[2] In 1998 a Mexican immigrant family in Omaha was featured in a Washington Post article. The article noted reluctance by some immigrants to assimilate, in terms of their thinking they had to give up their language or culture. Studies since then have noted that Latino children, like many immigrant children, have adapted more readily to the United States, but also like many immigrant groups, are proud to maintain traditions.

  1. ^ Lopez, David A. (2000). "Latinos in Omaha: An Examination of Socioeconomic Measures for Latinos in South Omaha." Archived 2007-09-17 at the Wayback Machine Statistical Brief No. 12. The Julian Samora Research Institute at Michigan State University.
  2. ^ T. Earl Sullenger, (1929) "The Mexican Population of Omaha," Journal of Applied Sociology, VIII. May–June. p. 289.

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