The Hispanic Profile Data Book for Idaho

The 2010 United States Census confirms the continuing dramatic growth of Idaho’s Hispanic people. Demand for demographic data and information regarding the Hispanic population continues to be essential for understanding and serving Idaho’s Hispanic community. In recognition of this need, in 2004 the Idaho Commission on Hispanic Affairs developed the first Hispanic Profile Project, a demographic report of Idaho’s Hispanic community at that time. Another Hispanic Profile report was published in 2007

Half the World: Refugees Transform the City of Trees

Nearly 1 out of every 100 people worldwide is a person displaced and seeking asylum, imperiled by persecution and war. Half the World takes measure of that staggering crisis in stories from a city transformed.https://scholarworks.boisestate.edu/fac_books/1481/thumbnail.jp

Introductory programming: a systematic literature review

As computing becomes a mainstream discipline embedded in the school curriculum and acts as an enabler for an increasing range of academic disciplines in higher education, the literature on introductory programming is growing. Although there have been several reviews that focus on specific aspects of introductory programming, there has been no broad overview of the literature exploring recent trends across the breadth of introductory programming. This paper is the report of an ITiCSE working group that conducted a systematic review in order to gain an overview of the introductory programming literature. Partitioning the literature into papers addressing the student, teaching, the curriculum, and assessment, we explore trends, highlight advances in knowledge over the past 15 years, and indicate possible directions for future research

Out from Shadows Up from Fields: From Mining to Farming and Ranching, Mexicans Have Transformed the 43rd State

The Mexican contribution to the prosperity of Idaho has been as great as any immigrant group\u27s. Long before the Basque herded sheep at the foot of the Rockies, long before Finnish lumberjacks, Chinese miners, German brew masters, and Anglo-Saxon entrepreneurs, Mexicans trapped beaver, prospected for mineral wealth and pioneered the gold and silver trails that opened the Idaho mines. Mexicans ranched and farmed the land, built and maintained the railroads, planted and harvested crops that made others rich. In 2010, despite discrimination and brutal conditions, their numbers rose to nearly 10 percent of the state\u27s population, making them the largest and fastest-growing minority in Idaho

Latinos in Idaho: Making Their Way in the Gem State

Idahoans are keenly aware that the Latino population in their state has increased dramatically over the past quarter century.1 The 2010 U.S. Census counted 175,901 who claimed Latino heritage out of a state total of 1,567,582, or 11.2 percent. Most of that growth is attributed to immigration. Latinos are the state\u27s largest minority. It is also presumed that more than 25,000 undocumented immigrants, mostly Mexicans or other Latin Americans, live in the Gem State

The Shooting of Pedro Rodriguez

On a hot Fourth of July weekend in the small south central Idaho farming community of Burley, perched on a bend of the Snake River, folks eagerly anticipated the Independence Day celebrations and the fireworks displays scheduled for Monday, July 5, 1920. About 150 miles to the northwest, Boise\u27s police chief warned the capital city\u27s youngsters, champing at the bit to light firecrackers, to be patient and wait until Monday. Then, he told them, they could celebrate if they were careful. But in Burley, it was the police themselves who couldn\u27t wait, setting off their own fireworks before their scheduled holiday appearance. At about 11:30 that Sunday night, two night-duty Burley police officers stormed into a bunkhouse, or a shack, near the amalgamated Sugar Factory and the Ferrin Coal yards where several men were playing a game of cards. Both police officers burst into the dimly lit cabin with guns drawn and when shooting erupted a lantern on a table went out, leaving the interior of the building in darkness. The police officers, Russell Stoddard and Albert Fenn, backed out of the house and demanded that the occupants, all Mexicans, come out with their hands up. Two complied, and the cops ordered them against the wall with their hands over their heads. Inside, others tried to flee by cutting the screen from a window in the back of the house. Officer Fenn ran to the back to intercept those leaving by the window. As one ran away, Fenn ordered him to stop, but the man allegedly shot at Fenn who returned fire and the man dropped, mortally wounded

Writing the History of Latinos in Idaho

The history of Latinos in Idaho has been omitted from standard texts, although the work of several historians and writers has created a good basis for further study. Erasmo Gamboa, Laurie Mercier, and Patricia Ourada have, through their research, established a reliable timeline of events, but many details still remain to be documented. Primary source information can be found in local public libraries, in the libraries of Idaho\u27s universities, in Mexican archives, and at the Idaho State Historical Society. Yet many of the documents that would help to tell the story remain in private hands, in attics, bureaus and file drawers across Idaho. The records of some events exist only in people\u27s memories, while other stories have been handed down from one generation to another, crossing the line from memory into oral tradition