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Novedadas Angelica caters to Mexican-Americans in Guymon's Main Street district.

A Panhandle Explosion

by Graham Lee Brewer September 23, 2012October 28, 2019

Mexican-Americans make up 28% of the population of Hennessey.

Concentración de Crecimiento Hispano

by Warren Vieth June 28, 2012October 28, 2019

The Hispanic population of Hennessey has reached 28 percent in just a few decades.

Hennessey Reflects Statewide Trend

by Warren Vieth June 27, 2012October 28, 2019

Connie and Frankie Marquez display family photos documenting their years in Hennessey.

Los Cambios de un Pueblo de Oklahoma

by Ron J. Jackson Jr. June 27, 2012October 28, 2019

The Changing Face of an Oklahoma Town

by Ron J. Jackson Jr. June 21, 2012October 28, 2019

A 25-year-old college student tunes his guitar at the Crystal Pistol before playing a show in downtown Tulsa, Okla., on July 11, 2011. He came to the U.S. illegally with his mother at age 14 from Mexico to join his father. He graduated from a Tulsa High School and is close to finishing two TCC degrees, but cannot get a job because of his status.

Musician Keeps Past in Shadows

by Ginnie Graham August 26, 2011October 28, 2019

Adriana Mireles Robles, 18, holds her nephew, Noel Ramirez, inside her home in Oklahoma City, Okla., on June 24, 2011. Robles, 18, came here with her family from Mexico when she was 2 years old. Her family has applied for permanent residency but it has been pending for 16 years.

Holding on to a Dream

by Ginnie Graham August 2, 2011October 28, 2019

H-2A Visas Attract Foreign Laborers

by Jaclyn Cosgrove July 26, 2011October 28, 2019

Chad Selman, operator of S & S Pecans, pours a zinc mixture into a sprayer machine on the back of his all-terrain vehicle as his father and company owner, Chuck Selman, waits. The Selmans do most of the work on their farm during the summer and hire temporary visa workers, usually from Mexico, during the fall to help with harvesting pecans.

H-2A Program Yields Legal Foreign Labor

by Jaclyn Cosgrove July 25, 2011October 28, 2019

Immigration Enforcement Questioned

by Ginnie Graham July 24, 2011October 28, 2019