George J. Sanchez

Becoming Mexican American (eBook, PDF)

Ethnicity, Culture, and Identity in Chicano Los Angeles, 1900-1945

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Twentieth-century Los Angeles has been the locus of one of the most profound and complex interactions between variant cultures in American history. Yet this study is among the first to examine the relationship between ethnicity and identity among the largest immigrant group to that city. By focusing on Mexican immigrants to Los Angeles from 1900 to 1945, George J. S'anchez explores the process by which temporary sojourners altered their orientation to that of permanent residents, thereby laying the foundation for a new Mexican-American culture. Analyzing not only formal programs aimed at these newcomers by the United States and Mexico, but also the world created by these immigrants through family networks, religious practice, musical entertainment, and work and consumption patterns, S'anchez uncovers the creative ways Mexicans adapted their culture to life in the United States. When a formal repatriation campaign pushed thousands to return to Mexico, those remaining in Los Angeles launched new campaigns to gain civil rights as ethnic Americans through labor unions and New Deal politics. The immigrant generation, therefore, laid the groundwork for the emerging Mexican-American identity of their children.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. März 1995
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780199762231
• Artikelnr.: 38146526

Autorenporträt

George J. Sanchez in Associate Professor of History, University of Southern California.

Inhaltsangabe

Racial Complexion of Mexican Immigrants to Los Angeles
Age of Migrants at the Time of First Crossing
The Migrant Journey of Adult Male Mexicans
Population Growth in the Cities of the Border, 1900-1940
Origins of the Adult Male Mexican Immigrants
Ports of Entry of Adult Male Migrants to Los Angeles
Migration Patterns of Adult Male Migrants to Los Angeles
Previous U.S. Residence of Adult Male Migrants to Los Angeles
Marriage Patterns of Mexican Immigrants in Los Angeles
Marriage and Conception Among Mexican Immigrants
Number of Children for Various Types of Marriages
Occupational Structure for Mexican Male Naturalizers
Occupational Mobility Among Male Naturalizers
Occupational Rank by Neighborhood
Applications for Naturalization by three-Year Intervals