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Undergraduate 2
10/04/2007
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Term
una larga tradicion
 Definition
a long tradition
Term
abrir
 Definition
to open
Term
La puerta
 Definition
the door
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los extranjeros
 Definition
foreigners
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las ultimas decadas
 Definition
the last decades
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ha visto
 Definition
has seen
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la entrada
 Definition
the entry
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un numero mayor
 Definition
a larger number
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cualquier
 Definition
whaterver
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epoca
 Definition
era
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anterior
 Definition
previous
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La mayor parte
 Definition
the larger part
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estos
 Definition
these
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la mayoria
 Definition
the majority
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ha hecho
 Definition
has made
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el quinto
 Definition
the fifth
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la llegada en masa
 Definition
the mass arrival
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no obstante
 Definition
however
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es erroneo
 Definition
it is erroneous
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verlos
 Definition
to see them
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los miembros
 Definition
the members
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un bloque monolitico
 Definition
a monolithic block, a single block
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ya que
 Definition
since or because
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siempre
 Definition
always
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mismo/misma
 Definition
same
Term
La guerra
 Definition
war
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el tratado
 Definition
the treaty
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cedio
 Definition
ceded, handed over
Term
chicano
 Definition
mexican- American
Term
anglo sajon
 Definition
non latino usually of european origin
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nacido ( nacer)
 Definition
born
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EE.UU.

 Definition
Estados Unidos
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la lealtad
 Definition
the loyalty
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cambiante
 Definition
changing
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la ropa
 Definition
clothing
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mientras
 Definition
while
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agitar una bandera
 Definition
to wava a flag
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Tejano/a
 Definition
Texan
Term
los primeros
 Definition
the first
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fueron
 Definition
were
Term
el nucleo
 Definition
the nucleus
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el suroeste
 Definition
the southwest
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escasa
 Definition
scarse
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la segunda mitad
 Definition
the second half
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cruzaban (cruzar)
 Definition
crossed
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la frontera
 Definition
the border
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los ferrocarriles
 Definition
the railroads
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las demas opportunidades
 Definition
the other opportunities
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ofrecia
 Definition
offered
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la ciudad
 Definition

The city
Term
Sin embargo
 Definition
However
Term
vive
 Definition
lives
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siendo ya
 Definition
already being
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cuidadanos
 Definition
citizens
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estadounidense
 Definition
American
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la isla

 Definition
The island
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libre
 Definition
free
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con vistas a
 Definition

with a view to
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mejorar
 Definition
improve
Term
las cuales
 Definition
which
Term
Se hallaban
 Definition
found themselves
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el desempleo
 Definition
unemployment
Term
el pasar de los anos
 Definition
the passing of the years
Term
pudieron
 Definition
manager to
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un vecindario
 Definition
a neighborhood
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las fuerzas armadas
 Definition
the armed forces
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pagar impuestos
 Definition
to pay taxes
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dispersandose
 Definition
srpeadiing out, dispersing
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se quedaron
 Definition
remained
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atrapados
 Definition
trapped
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nortenas
 Definition
northern
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se ve plagada
 Definition
sees itself plagued
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fuerte
 Definition
strong
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orgullo
 Definition
pride
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los males
 Definition
the problems the evils
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afligen(afligir)
 Definition

afflict
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el tercero
 Definition
the third in a series
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la clase alta
 Definition
the upper class
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trajeron consigo
 Definition
brought with them
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los negocios
 Definition
business
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Pronto
 Definition
soon
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se dieron cuenta
 Definition
realized
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no podian
 Definition
they couldn't
Term

volver

 Definition
return
Term
cambio algo
 Definition
changed somewhat
Term
humilde
 Definition
humble
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disfrutar
 Definition
to enjoy
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un nivel de vida
 Definition
a standard of living
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parecido
 Definition
similar
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la forja
 Definition
forge
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ademas de
 Definition
in addition to
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la razon
 Definition
the reason
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segun
 Definition
according to
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el exodo
 Definition
the exodus, the mass migration
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ha atraido
 Definition
has attracted
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ninguno de ellos
 Definition
none of them
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un autor
 Definition
an author
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tratar
 Definition
to treat, to be about
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un desafio
 Definition
a challenge
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un mito
 Definition
a myth
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un cristol
 Definition

a melting pot
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en vez de
 Definition
instead of
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la supuesta necesidad
 Definition
the supposed necessity
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junto con
 Definition
together with
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una minoria
 Definition
a minority
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una lengua

 Definition
a language
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una ensalada
 Definition
a salad
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dentro de
 Definition
within
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la unidad
 Definition
unity
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la herencia
 Definition
the heritage, the inheritence
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a la vez que
 Definition
at the same time that
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fomentar
 Definition
to encourage
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el avion
 Definition
the airplane
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surgio
 Definition
arose
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al ver
 Definition
upon seeing
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los nietos
 Definition
the grandchildren
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de hecho
 Definition
in fact
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innegable
 Definition
undeniable
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tantos grupos
 Definition
so many groups
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estan haciendo
 Definition
are making
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