Making Lemonade out of Lemons
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Making Lemonade out of Lemons

Mexican American Labor and Leisure in a California Town 1880-1960

  1. 248 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Making Lemonade out of Lemons

Mexican American Labor and Leisure in a California Town 1880-1960

About this book

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.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Introduction
  9. Part One: Corona’s Citrus Industry and Immigrant Labor
  10. Part Two: Creating Leisure Spaces
  11. Part Three: From Leisure to Political Activism
  12. Epilogue
  13. Notes
  14. Index