Part I. Former Hispanic American members of Congress -- "Like children under a bad stepmother" : Hispanic congressional representation in the era of U.S. continental expansion, 1822-1898 -- "Foreign in a domestic sense" : Hispanic Americans in Congress during the age of American colonialism and global expansion, 1898-1945 -- Separate interests to national agendas : Hispanic American members of Congress in the civil rights era, 1945-1976 -- Strength in numbers, challenges in diversity : legislative trends and power sharing among Hispanic Americans in Congress, 1977 to present -- Part II. Current Hispanic American members of Congress -- Appendices -- Appendix A: First-term Hispanic-American members of the 112th Congress -- Appendix B: Hispanic-American representatives and senators by Congress, 1822-2012 -- Appendix C: Hispanic-American representatives, senators, delegates, and resident commissioners by state and territory -- Appendix D: Hispanic-American members' committee assignments (Standing, Joint, Select) in the U.S. House and Senate, 1822-2012 -- Appendix E: Hispanic Americans who have chaired congressional committees, 2012 -- Appendix F: Hispanic-American chairs of subcommittees of standing committees in the U.S. House and Senate, 1949-present -- Appendix G: Hispanic Americans in U.S. House party leadership positions, 1987-2012 -- Appendix H: Hispanic-American familial connections in Congress -- Appendix I: Congressional Hispanic Caucus and Congressional Hispanic Conference chairmen and chairwomen, 1976-2012 -- Appendix J: Constitutional amendments, treaties, and major acts of Congress referenced in the text -- Appendix K: Glossary.
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