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9780807849835

A World of Its Own

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  • ISBN13:

    9780807849835

  • ISBN10:

    0807849839

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2002-01-01
  • Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Pr

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Summary

In this social & cultural history of the segregated citrus-growing areas of Los Angeles County, California, Garcia shows how interethnic relations between Anglos & Latinos evolved over time & how the arts & community groups contributed to these changes.

Author Biography

Matt Garcia is assistant professor of ethnic studies and history at the University of Oregon.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments xiii
Abbreviations xix
Introduction 1(16)
Part One
The Ideal Country Life
The Development of Citrus Suburbs in Southern California
17(30)
The ``Colonia Complex'' Revisited
Racial Hierarchies and Border Spaces in the Citrus Belt, 1917-1926
47(40)
Friends of the Mexicans?
Mexican Immigration and the Politics of Social Reform
87(34)
Just Put On That Padua Hills Smile
The Mexican Players and the Padua Hills Theatre, 1931-1974
121(36)
Part Two
Citrus in the War Years
Gender, Citizenship, and Labor, 1940-1964
157(32)
Memories of El Monte
Dance Halls and Youth Culture in Greater Los Angeles, 1950-1974
189(34)
Sol Y Sombra
The Limits of Intercultural Activism in Post-Citrus Greater Los Angeles
223(34)
Epilogue 257(6)
Appendix 263(4)
Notes 267(38)
Bibliography 305(18)
Index 323

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