Description
This is the story of the largest Mexican-American community in the United States, the city within a city known as "East Los Angeles." How did this barrio of over one million men and women-occupying an area greater than Manhattan or Washington D.C.-come to be?
Although promoted early in this century as a workers' paradise, Los Angeles fared poorly in attracting European immigrants and American blue-collar workers. Wages were low, and these workers were understandably reluctant to come to a city which was also troubled by labor strife. Mexicans made up the difference, arriving in the city in massive numbers.
Who these Mexicans were and the conditions that caused them to leave their own country are revealed in East Los Angeles. The author examines how they adjusted to life in one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States, how they fared in this country's labor market, and the problems of segregation and prejudice they confronted.
Author: Richardo Romo
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 01/01/1983
Pages: 232
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.94h x 5.82w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780292720411
ISBN10: 0292720416
BISAC Categories:
- History | General
- Social Science | Anthropology | Cultural & Social
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | General
About the Author
Ricardo Romo was an associate professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin.