In Defense of La Raza

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...

Повний опис

Збережено в:
Бібліографічні деталі
Автор: Balderrama, Francisco E.
Формат: Online
Мова:Англійська
Опубліковано: University of Arizona Press 2023
Предмети:
Онлайн доступ:ONIX_20231005_9780816537846_138
Теги: Додати тег
Немає тегів, Будьте першим, хто поставить тег для цього запису!
_version_ 1869527412794982400
author Balderrama, Francisco E.
author_browse Balderrama, Francisco E.
author_facet Balderrama, Francisco E.
author_sort Balderrama, Francisco E.
collection Directory of Open Access Books
description 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 Angeles's consulate was confronted with the country's largest concentration of Mexican Americans, for whom the consuls often assumed a position of community leadership. Whether helping the unemployed secure repatriation and relief or intervening in labor disputes, consuls uniquely adapted their roles in international diplomacy to the demands of local affairs.
format Online
id doab-20.500.12854ir-114351
institution Directory of Open Access Books
language eng
publishDate 2023
publishDateRange 2023
publishDateSort 2023
publisher University of Arizona Press
publisherStr University of Arizona Press
record_format ojs
spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1143512024-03-28T10:53:52Z In Defense of La Raza Balderrama, Francisco E. Sociology American Studies Latin American Studies History thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSL Ethnic studies thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHK History of the Americas 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 Angeles's consulate was confronted with the country's largest concentration of Mexican Americans, for whom the consuls often assumed a position of community leadership. Whether helping the unemployed secure repatriation and relief or intervening in labor disputes, consuls uniquely adapted their roles in international diplomacy to the demands of local affairs. 2023-10-05T10:03:46Z 2023-10-05T10:03:46Z 1982 book ONIX_20231005_9780816537846_138 9780816537846 9780816507740 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/114351 eng image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctvss3xnd University of Arizona Press 10.2307/j.ctvss3xnd 10.2307/j.ctvss3xnd fe2167e9-9179-40da-be48-8146f68f8f24 9780816537846 9780816507740 open access
spellingShingle Sociology
American Studies
Latin American Studies
History
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSL Ethnic studies
thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHK History of the Americas
Balderrama, Francisco E.
In Defense of La Raza
title In Defense of La Raza
title_full In Defense of La Raza
title_fullStr In Defense of La Raza
title_full_unstemmed In Defense of La Raza
title_short In Defense of La Raza
title_sort in defense of la raza
topic Sociology
American Studies
Latin American Studies
History
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSL Ethnic studies
thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHK History of the Americas
topic_facet Sociology
American Studies
Latin American Studies
History
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSL Ethnic studies
thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHK History of the Americas
url ONIX_20231005_9780816537846_138
work_keys_str_mv AT balderramafranciscoe indefenseoflaraza