Barrios Norteños: St. Paul and Midwestern Mexican Communities in the Twentieth Century

by Dionicio Nodín Valdés and Vald

Book Overview

Mexican communities in the Midwestern United States have a history that extends back to the turn of the twentieth century, when a demand for workers in several mass industries brought Mexican agricultural laborers to jobs and homes in the cities. This book offers a comprehensive social, labor, and cultural history of these workers and their descendants, using the Mexican barrio of "San Pablo" (St. Paul) Minnesota as a window on the region.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292787448
• ISBN13: 9780292787445
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 406 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.0"