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President George Bush appoints the first woman and first Hispanic surgeon general of the United States: Antonia C. Novello.
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Aristeo Brito, author of El diablo en Texas
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The proposed North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between Canada, the United States, and Mexico expands and exploits the maquiladora concept, offering potential tax reductions to U.S. businesses.
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A series of peace agreements finally ends the bloodshed in El Salvador.
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As of 1992, only 19 of 360 bishops in the country were of Hispanic origin.
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All the Pretty Horses (The Border Trilogy #1) by Cormac McCarthy
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President Bill Clinton names Federico Peña as Secretary of Transportation and Henry Cisneros as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, making them both the first Hispanics to hold those positions.
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Former Director of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, to the position of Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights within the Department of Education.
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Ellen Ochoa becomes the first Hispanic woman to go to space aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery.
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Frank Sinatra personally invited Luis Miguel to participate on a duet in the album Duets II. Luis Miguel has been dubbed several times by the press and the media as the "Latin Frank Sinatra". "Come Fly with Me" was the song of the duet with Luis Miguel.
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"Bidi Bidi Bom Bom" by Selena
A song of joy for the Mexican American culture, based for people to get up and dance and live life to the fullest. http://www.metrolyrics.com/bidi-bidi-bom-bom-lyrics-selena.html -
On November 8, Californians pass Proposition 187 with 59 percent of the vote.
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"Te Conozco Bien" by Marc Anthony.
Song that came out and was at the top of the charts in America. http://www.metrolyrics.com/te-conozco-bien-lyrics-marc-anthony.html -
Though they had not achieved this goal at the national level as of 1995, 21 states had passed legislation to this effect.
One of the priorities of this second group has been to secure passage of the English Language Amendment, thereby declaring to ratify English as the official language in the United States. Though they had not achieved this goal at the national level as of 1995, 21 states had passed legislation to this effect. http://www.everyculture.com/multi/Le-Pa/Mexican-Americans.html -
Selena's incomplete album, titled Dreaming of You
Was released in July 1995, topping the Billboard 200. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKDnklupeMyjbQRqv3bkZjkv74TwLgGAs -
Eliseo Medina becomes the first Mexican American Vice President of the Service Employees International Union.
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Rosales, F. Arturo. Chicano! The History of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement.
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"Ciega, Sordomuda" by Shakira.
It was a hit all over Latin America, reaching #1 in the charts of every single country. http://www.metrolyrics.com/ciega-sordomuda-lyrics-shakira.html -
Armando L. Trujillo, Chicano empowerment and bilingual education : movimiento politics in Crystal City
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"Livin' la Vida Loca" is a number-one hit song by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin. It was released on March 23, 1999 from Martin's self-titled debut English album.
