Making Lemonade Out of Lemons : Mexican American Labor and Leisure in a California Town 1880-1960 / José M. Alamillo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alamillo, José M., 1969- author.

Series:

Statue of Liberty Ellis Island

Statue of Liberty Ellis Island Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mexican Americans--California--Corona--History.

Mexican Americans.

Mexican Americans--California--Corona--Social conditions.

Agricultural laborers--California--Corona--History.

Agricultural laborers.

Agricultural laborers--California--Corona--Social conditions.

Corona (Calif.)--History.

Corona (Calif.).

Corona (Calif.)--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2006]

Summary:

Out of the "lemons" handed to Mexican American workers in Corona, California--low pay, segregated schooling, inadequate housing, and racial discrimination--Mexican men and women made "lemonade" by transforming leisure spaces such as baseball games, parades, festivals, and churches into politicized spaces where workers voiced their grievances, debated strategies for advancement, and built solidarity. Using oral history interviews, extensive citrus company records, and his own experiences in Corona, José Alamillo argues that Mexican Americans helped lay the groundwork for civil rights struggles and electoral campaigns in the post-World War II era.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

Other Format:

Print version: Alamillo, José M. Making Lemonade Out of Lemons

ISBN:

9780252055041

0252055047

OCLC:

1374429149