LÍNEA DE TIEMPO

Primeros años

1905

Latinos were already employed as seasonal workers in fishing and canning companies.

1910

First immigration document tracked for a Mexican living in Ketchikan.

1930´S

The Farthest North Collegian magazine reported the hiring of Miss Cecelia Robinson as Spanish instructor, in Fairbanks.

1939 - 1945

Latinos enrolled in the military during World War II.

1952

La Cabaña Mexican Restaurant opened in downtown Anchorage.

1964

A wave of construction workers arrived in Alaska to help rebuild after the Good Friday earthquake.

1969

Benny's Food Wagon, first taco truck in Anchorage, opened to the public.

1969

LaMex opened in Anchorage, employing mainly Latinos in the kitchen.