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ARTICLES by JOHN P. SCHMAL and DONNA S. MORALES Are You Related to the Aztecs? Uto-Aztecan Languages Spoken Throughout Mexico and the Western United States By John P. Schmal Cinco de Mayo: A Struggle for Freedom By John P. Schmal On Hispanic Experience: The Tejano Struggle for Representation By John P. Schmal Indigenous Identity in the Mexican Census Table of Racial Makeup of Native-Born Mexicans By John P. Schmal Indigenous Mexico: A Lost Connection By Donna S. Morales and John P. Schmal How We Got Here: The Roads We Took to America By Donna S. Morales and John P. Schmal The History of Jalisco By Donna S. Morales and John P. Schmal In the Service of Their Country: One Family's Patriotism By Donna S. Morales and John P. Schmal Hispanic Contributions to America's Defense By John P. Schmal John Schmal is an historian, genealogist, and lecturer. With his friend Donna Morales, he recently coauthored "Mexican-American Genealogical Research: Following the Paper Trail to Mexico" (Heritage Books, 2002). He has degrees in History (Loyola-Marymount University) and Geography (St. Cloud State University) and is a board member of the Society of Hispanic Historical Ancestral Research (SHHAR). He is an associate editor of SHHAR's online monthly newsletter, www.somosprimos.com. John is presently collaborating with illustrator Eddie Martinez on a manuscript entitled "Indigenous Mexico: Past and Present."

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