Mexicans and Mexican Americans in Michigan / Rudolph Valier Alvarado and Sonya Yvette Alvarado.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alvarado, Rudolph.

Contributor:

Alvarado, Sonya.

Series:

Discovering the peoples of Michigan.

Discovering the peoples of Michigan

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Immigrants--Michigan--History.

Immigrants.

Mexican Americans--Michigan--History.

Mexican Americans.

Mexican Americans--Michigan--Social conditions.

Mexicans--Michigan--History.

Mexicans.

Mexicans--Michigan--Social conditions.

Michigan--Ethnic relations.

Michigan.

Michigan--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (112 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

East Lansing : Michigan State University, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Unlike most of their immigrant counterparts, up until the turn of the twentieth century most Mexicans and Mexican Americans did not settle permanently in Michigan but were seasonal laborers, returning to homes in the southwestern United States or Mexico in the winter. Nevertheless, during the past century the number of Mexicans and Mexican Americans settling in Michigan has increased dramatically, and today Michigan is undergoing its third "great wave" of Mexican immigration. Though many Mexican and Mexican American immigrants still come to Michigan seeking work on farms, many others now come

Contents:

Contents; SideBars; Preface; Introduction; The Making of the Mexican and Mexican American People; Early Mexican and Mexican American Pioneers in Michigan; The Ford Sociological Department; Women in the Job Market; The Great Depression and Repatriation; Rivera and the Catholic Church; Resurgence of Michigan's Mexicans and Mexican Americans; Stepping Out of the Shadows: El Movimiento; The Coming of Age; The New Millennium: The Promise of Tomorrow; Appendices; Appendix 1: Early Mexican and Mexican American Organizations; Appendix 2: Mexican and Mexican American Pioneers

Appendix 3: Mexican and Mexican American CelebrationsAppendix 4: Traditional Mexican and Mexican American Foods; Notes; For Further Reference; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 83-89) and index.

ISBN:

0-87013-885-5

OCLC:

603617898