Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Captive Arizona, 1851-1900 Captive Arizona, 1851-1900 Victoria Smith xxxiii, 255 p., [10] p. of plates : 23 cm OL13771753W
Reaching out Reaching out Francisco Jiménez Leaving his home in a migrant community, Francisco sets off for college, carrying memories of years of poverty and prejudice. OL15579007W
The Maldonado miracle The Maldonado miracle Taylor, Theodore A twelve-year-old Mexican crosses the border illegally to join his father in California. OL1830460W
Beyond smoke and mirrors Beyond smoke and mirrors Jorge Durand,Nolan J. Malone,Douglas S. Massey "Beyond Smoke and Mirrors shows how U.S. immigration policies enacted between 1986 and 1996 - largely for symbolic domestic political purposes - harm the interests of Mexico, the United States, and t… OL18776213W
The injustice never leaves you The injustice never leaves you Monica Munoz Martinez,Monica Muñoz Martinez The Injustice Never Leaves You documents a little known period of state violence in the early twentieth century that targeted ethnic Mexican residents in the Texas-Mexico borderlands. This book takes… OL19753000W
Defiant braceros Defiant braceros Mireya Loza "In this book, Mireya Loza sheds new light on the history of the Bracero Program (1942-1964), the binational agreement between the United States and Mexico that allowed hundreds of thousands of male … OL20039972W
Women Who Stay Behind Women Who Stay Behind Ruth Trinidad Galván Women Who Stay Behind examines the social, educational, and cultural resources rural Mexican women employ to creatively survive the conditions created by the migration of loved ones. Using narrative,… OL20927942W
Mexican Chicago Mexican Chicago Rita Arias Jirasek,Carlos Tortolero "The story of Chicago's Mexican communities is an important part of the rich and diverse mosaic of Chicago history. Mexican Chicago presents an intriguing visual record of the earliest beginnings of … OL28766881W
Mexican immigrants in America Mexican immigrants in America Rachael Hanel "Describes the experiences of Mexican citizens who immigrate to America legally and illegally. The reader's choices reveal historical and modern details about where they settled, the jobs they found,… OL5958430W
The decline of the Californios The decline of the Californios Ramon A. Gutierrez,Leonard Pitt Publisher description: A striking addition to the literature of ethnic minorities, this book deals with the early struggles of the Spanish-speaking people of California. It focuses on the circumstanc… OL851810W