Mexican American Baseball in the Pomona Valley

by Richard A. Santillan, Alfonso Ledesma, Sandra L. Uribe, et al.

Book Overview

This volume pays homage to the wonderful teams and players from Azusa, La Verne, Claremont, Pomona, Chino, Cucamonga, Ontario, and Upland. A common thread of all these diverse communities was the establishment of baseball teams and, later, softball teams. Baseball played a critical role in advancing civil and political rights, labor reform, gender equality, educational integration, and cultural legitimacy. These remarkable photographs revive the often-overlooked...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467132284
• ISBN13: 9781467132282
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 9.1"