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Making Michigan home : Mexican Americans bridging the rural-urban experience / Brett T. Olmsted.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Olmsted, Brett T., Author.
- Series:
- Latinos in Chicago and the Midwest
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mexicans--Michigan--Social conditions--20th century.
- Mexicans.
- Mexicans--Michigan--Social life and customs--20th century.
- Mexicans--Michigan--Ethnic identity--History--20th century.
- Immigrants--Michigan--Social conditions--20th century.
- Immigrants.
- Michigan--Ethnic relations--Political aspects--20th century.
- Michigan.
- Michigan--Social conditions--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 238 pages ; 23 cm
- Other Title:
- Mexican Americans bridging the rural-urban experience
- Place of Publication:
- Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2025]
- Summary:
- "Mexicanos in Michigan and across the Midwest share a common experience: living as largely invisible outsiders as they struggled to build vibrant communities in places that wanted their labor but not their presence. Brett Olmsted ranges from the 1920s to the 1970s as he analyzes how Mexicanos sought to transcend social, cultural, economic, and political exclusion. Never numerous in any one area, Mexican Americans pursued inclusion via leisure spaces and labor unionism. Activities like celebrations, sports, movies, and music encouraged Mexicanos to claim physical and social space, connect with Michigan's other Mexicano communities, and construct their own sense of identity. Mexicano workers, meanwhile, embraced interethnic union activism to address racism in job placement and promotion. Olmsted also examines how the state's Mexicanos adapted to Michigan's dual economy and found advantages in moving back-and-forth between rural and urban areas. In-depth and innovative, Making Michigan Home spotlights the state's overlooked Mexicanos and their distinctive experiences within the Midwest"-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version Olmsted, Brett T. Making Michigan home
- ISBN:
- 9780252046889
- 0252046889
- 9780252089008
- 0252089006
- OCLC:
- 1520908253
- Publisher Number:
- 90102985305
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