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1 online resource (144 pages) : illustrations |
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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- WISCONSIN'S FIRST MEXICANO -- WISCONSIN'S EARLIEST MEXICAN WORKERS -- UNFRIENDLY RECEPTION IN MILWAUKEE -- COMMUNITY BUILDING IN THE COLONIA -- FINDING COMMUNITY THROUGH FAITH -- EDUCATION AND LANGUAGE BARRIERS -- THE SPORTING LIFE -- THE GREAT DEPRESSION -- WORLD WAR II -- POSTWAR COMMUNITY LIFE IN THE MILWAUKEE AREA -- GROWING CONGREGATIONS IN MILWAUKEE AND BEYOND -- MAKING TIME FOR SPORTS -- FIGHTING FOR A PLACE IN AMERICA -- LOS BRACEROS -- LOS TEJANOS: TEXAS-MEXIGAN MIGRANTS -- IMMIGRATION AND DOCUMENTATION -- MIGRANT MINISTRY -- A GROWING FOCUS ON THE MIGRANT WORKERS' PLIGHT -- ORGANIZING IN THE FIELDS: OBREROS UNIDOS -- MEETING THE NEEDS OF DISPLACED WORKERS -- THE UNITED COMMUNITY CENTER -- THE COUNCIL FOR THE SPANISH SPEAKING AND THE SPANISH CENTER -- "THE FUTURE OF BROWN AMERICANS" -- CHICANO SOCIAL ACTIVISM -- CHICANAS ADELANTE! WOMEN IN THE CHICANO MOVEMENT -- CHICANO CAMPUS ACTIVISM -- GROWING MEXICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES ACROSS SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN -- NEW MEXICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE -- FIGHTING FOR LATINO POWER IN WISCONSIN POLITICS -- UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRATION IN THE I98OS -- EMERGENT POLITICAL AND BUSINESS POWER -- GROWING COMMUNITIES, GROWING PAINS -- LOOKING TO THE FUTURE -- ORAL HISTORY OF GRACIELA DE LA CRUZ -- LOST AND FOUND LANGUAGE, OSCAR MIRELES -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR -- INDEX |
| Summary |
"Beginning with the arrival of the first large wave of agricultural and industrial workers in the early 1920s, Wisconsin's Mexican community has played an integral role in the state's cultural, social, economic, and religious history. Although some came as migrant laborers who worked as seasonal workers and then returned to their homes and families in Mexico, a large number of Mexican immigrants settled across the state's cities and rural towns and in the process developed vibrant communities. Arriving after the settlement of most European-origin immigrants, Mexicans strove to carve out their own space in Wisconsin and its unique immigrant history. This manuscript will endeavor to tell both the story of those who came and those who stayed to make Wisconsin their home. Unlike many other immigrant groups, especially those from Europe, who witnessed a sharp decline in immigration beginning in the 1920s, Mexican immigration to Wisconsin has continued and grown to the present day. With communities across Wisconsin, ranging from Milwaukee to Wautoma to Green Bay to La Crosse, Mexicans have become integral members of the state's various communities, culture, and economies. Today, Mexicans rank as the third largest race or ethnicity category in Wisconsin, trailing only Non-Hispanic whites and Non-Hispanic Blacks. Despite having a sizable presence in Wisconsin since the 1920s, however, manuscript-length writing regarding the state's Mexican community has been limited. This manuscript will contribute to the growing field of historical research documenting this nearly century old community."--Provided by publisher |
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Includes index |
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Migrant labor -- Wisconsin
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Mexicans -- Wisconsin -- Politics and government
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Mexicans -- Wisconsin -- Social conditions
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Mexicans -- Wisconsin -- History -- 20th century
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Mexicans
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Mexicans -- Politics and government
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Mexicans -- Social conditions
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Migrant labor
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Wisconsin
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780870208355 |
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0870208357 |
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9780870208355 |
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