1. See “Immigration Act of 1965” (United States of America Chronology. WebChron: The Web Chronology Project. http://www.thenagain.info/WebChron/USA/ImmigrationAct.html).

2. On Thursday, May 17, 2007, Sam Roberts of The New York Times reported that based on current census estimates, “Nearly half the children under age 5 are Hispanic, black or Asian” (“Nation’s nonwhite population exceeds 100 million for the first time: Analysts predict a racial generation gap.” Pittsburgh PostGazette. Thursday, May 17, 2007. A6).

3. Indeed, to date, only twenty-five out of seventy-eight winners have been women.