The Importance Of Latino History In America

One of the most difficult things to learn about in the entire world is history, and specially history of people and places. There will always be an alternative ending, someone else to blame, or even a whole side never that is never told. The fact is that we will never truly know the complete story of something because there will always be missing pieces, and the United States history is no exception to this. The major side of American history that is not being told is that of those who were in the land before the European first arrived. What many people don’t know or won 't accept is that Latino history is American history, and it is being left out of numerous history classes all across the U.S. There are countless people that have attempted …show more content…
The main idea the novel has helped reinforce was the importance of Latinos/as had on not just American history but world history as well. This knowledge of the Latino stories should not be kept from history books, it should be made clear and available to the United States population of today, to help them understand that the so called “foreigners” that need to leave, were in fact the first inhabitants of the Americas. Another idea the novel help reinforce is that every nationality and especially Latinos/as deserve recognition for the struggles they faced and still face today, as well as their many …show more content…
history, through the use various specific accounts of years of racial discrimination, civil rights movements, Latino involvement in World Wars and many other. However, huge aspect that the author could’ve spent more time over, in order to truly demonstrate how Latinos/as shaped America, could’ve been the integration of various Latina leaders and their roles in history. By doing so it would truly demonstrate another forgotten aspect of history which is the female role.
As time passes by, many aspects of history are forgotten and only the most told one will be the one to be remembered. The book of Latino Americans by Ray Suarez is definitely a commitment to Latinos/as that their struggles and accomplishments will never be forgotten and a light will shine on them. The hope now is that America realizes that they have prevented an entire group of people from thriving due to the fact that they are being discriminated as aliens, yet they have been on their own land before being