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Media in category "Mexican-American culture in California" This category contains only the following file. Street scene drawing with Hidalgo theater (cinema) and crowd in Sonoratown, Los Angeles, 1923.jpg 991 × 1,440; 816 KB
Becoming Mexican American: Ethnicity, Culture, and Identity in Chicano Los Angeles, 1900–1945, written by George J. Sánchez and published in 1993 by Oxford University Press, explores the experiences of Mexican Americans in Los Angeles during the early 20th century. Sánchez provides a detailed look at Mexican Americans' lives, examining how ...
Zoot suits were a staple of Mexican-American attire in the 1940s. The wearing of soot suits represented rebellion against the injustices of society. [15] In the 1990s the quebradita dancing style was popular among Mexican-Americans in Greater Los Angeles. [16] The El Centro Cultural de Mexico is located in Santa Ana. Plaza Mexico is located in ...
The Oxnard strike of 1903 is one of the first recorded instances of an organized strike by Mexican Americans in United States history. [152] The Mexican and Japanese American strikers raised the ire of the surrounding white American community. While picketing, one laborer, Luis Vasquez, was shot and killed, and four others were wounded. [153]
Thrown Among Strangers: The Making of Mexican Culture in Frontier California. University of California Press 1993. ISBN 978-0-520-08275-5; Osio, Antonio Maria; Rose Marie Beebe and Robert M. Senkewicz (1996) The History of Alta California : A Memoir of Mexican California. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 978-0-299-14974-1; PBS (2006).
Frida Kahlo (1907–1954) was a Mexican artist and activist. Kahlo stood up for many social justice issues both physically and through her art. Her art includes messages of Mexican nationalism, Marxism, and feminism. She also protested US intervention in Latin America. [14] Diego Rivera (1886–1957) was a Mexican artist and activist. His art ...
Pacheco Adobe, built 1835 by Salvio Pacheco on Rancho Monte del Diablo The Guajome Adobe, built 1852–53 as the seat of Rancho Guajome. In Alta California (now known as California) and Baja California, ranchos were concessions and land grants made by the Spanish and Mexican governments from 1775 [1] to 1846.
Spanish-American culture in California (3 C, 4 P) Pages in category "Hispanic and Latino American history of California" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total.