Exploring the Latino Metropolis: A Brief Urban Cultural History of US Latinos Main Menu Project Overview Latinos in Los Angeles The experience, history, and culture of Latinos in LA. The New York Latino Metropolis An in-depth look at the Latino experience in the greater New York City area Latinos in Miami/South Florida Baldwin Wallace University

Latinos in Chicago

8094
Chicago. Located in the Midwest and ranked as the third largest city in the United States of America, it is a huge, sprawling metropolis known for it's blues, jazz and theatre scene as well as it's vibrant food culture and art. The city was the land of the Potawatomi Tribe and mostly marsh alongside Lake Michigan. In 1803, European settles established Fort Dearborn. Since then, Chicago has been called different things: The Windy City, The White City, Hog Butcher for the World, City of the Big Shoulders, The City that Works, etc (1). But most importantly, it has always been a city of immigrants. By 1870, about 48% of the city's population was made up of immigrants (2). It wouldn't be until World War 1 that the first Latino immigrants would find their way to The Windy City (3).

Today Chicago boosts the 5th largest Latino population in the US (4). The Latino population in Chicago is mostly made up of Mexicans and Puerto Ricans. 
 

This page has paths:

  1. Latino's Chicago Alex Monier
  2. Exploring the Latino Metropolis Digital Projects

Contents of this path:

  1. Population Changes and Immigration Patterns in Latino Chicago
  2. Latino Media Outlets and Community Centers in Chicago
  3. Latino Art, Murals, and Literature in Chicago
  4. Sounds and Tastes of the City
  5. The History of Chicago