In Defense of La Raza The Los Angeles Mexican Consulate and the Mexican Community, 1929 to 1936

Mexican communities in the United States faced more than unemployment during the Great Depression. Discrimination against Mexican nationals and similar prejudices against Mexican Americans led the communities to seek help from Mexican consulates, which in most cases rose to their defense. Los Angele...

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Main Author: Balderrama, Francisco E. (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: University of Arizona Press 1982
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