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Andrade, Juan, Jr. "A Historical Survey of Mexican Immigration to the U.S. and an Oral History of the Mexican Settlement in Chicago, 1920–1990" (Ph.D. diss.). Northern Illinois University, 1998. Arredondo, Gabriela F. "Navigating ethno-racial currents: Mexicans in Chicago, 1919-1939." Journal of Urban History 30.3 (2004): 399-427.
Andy Russell (1919–1992) born Andrés Rábago in Boyle Heights, California, to Mexican immigrant parents, he was a big-band crooner who sang "Bésame Mucho," the first Spanish-English bilingual song in U.S. recording history. He performed in movies, television, radio and stage in the U.S., Mexico, and Latin America.
This is a list of notable Hispanic and Latino Americans: citizens or residents of the United States with origins in Latin America or Spain. [1] The following groups are officially designated as "Spanish/Hispanic/Latino": [2] Mexican American, (Stateside) Puerto Rican, Cuban American, Dominican American, Costa Rican American, Guatemalan American, Honduran American, Nicaraguan American ...
This article contains a list of well-known Mexicans in science, publication, arts, politics and sports. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
A historical marker honoring Lozano was erected by the City of Chicago in front of Lozano's home at 4035 W. 25th Street, where he was murdered in 1983. [8] Today, the Pilsen branch of the Chicago Public Library is named in Lozano's honor, and his wife, sister, and sons continue his activist legacy. There is also a school called Rudy Lozano ...
Mexican American workmen making adobe bricks at the Casa Verdugo, California. In the 1920s, Mexicans met the increasing demand for cheap labor on the West Coast. Mexican refugees continued to migrate to areas outside the Southwest; they were recruited to work in the steel mills of Chicago during a strike in 1919, and again in 1923. [254]
Jovita Idar Vivero (September 7, 1885 – June 15, 1946) was an American journalist, teacher, political activist, and civil rights worker who championed the cause of Mexican Americans and Mexican immigrants.
Mikaila – American singer of French, Mexican (Aztec) and Spanish descent. Chino Moreno – American musician. Child of a Spanish-Mexican father and a Spanish/Chinese mother; [97] Alcide "Yellow" Núñez (1884–1934) – Isleño American jazz clarinetist. Kenny Ortega. Kenny Ortega – Emmy Award-winning producer, director and choreographer.