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The story of the largest Mexican-American community in the United States

Table of Contents

• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Prelude to the Barrio
• 3. From Homeland to Barrio
• 4. Creating the Eastside Barrio
• 5. The "Brown Scare"
• 6. Work and Restlessness
• 7. Reform, Revival, and Socialization
• 8. Afterword—East Los Angeles since 1930
• Notes
• Index

About the Author

Ricardo Romo was an associate professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin.

Reviews

"Successfully debunks a number of misconceptions about the Mexicano experience in the United States... The story of the East Los Angeles barrio is not a pleasant one, although it does contain glimpses of a stubborn and resilient people determined to fight for their way of life." Social Science Quarterly "...incisive and original ...a major contribution to urban history and the history of the Mexican-American people." Rodolfo Acuna "Ricardo Romo has written a study of urban history from the bottom up... Romo has told well the story of Mexicans in Los Angeles and their great contributions to southern California's cultural and economic development in the early twentieth century." American Historical Review