We Arizonans are proud of the Mexican influence on our art. culture. and economy. The Bureau of the Census has reported that Spanishspeaking persons make up onefifth of Arizonas population. Census figures reveal that 333.349 of the 1.770.900 people in Arizona speak the Spanish language or have a Spanish surname. Eightynine percent of them were born in the United States and of the 36.054 foreign born. 31.135 were born in Mexico. I should like to single out for recognition today a charming and gracious lady of MexicanAmerican descent whose talents and energies are making her influence felt in Arizona. Dr.
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