A Biographical Dictionary By Matt S. Meier with Conchita Franco Serri and Richard A. Garcia with Conchita Franco Serri and Richard A. Garcia Greenwood Press . Westport, Conn. 1997 . 448 pages LC 96-27392. This new publication profiles 127 Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans,and other Latinos who have made important and varied contributions in the US and internationally.
Entries are informative, lively, carefully prepared, and include bibliographies for further reading.
Library Journal U.S. Latinos have made important contributions to American society, and this biographical dictionary is devoted to celebrating those contributions. All 127 men and women profiled in this work have immigrated to or been born in the United States and have made major contributions to American life and culture. Many of those profiled can be found in no other biographical source. A selection of photos complements the text. All biographies have been written by experts in their ethnic fields.