Making Lemonade Out of Lemons : Mexican American Labor and Leisure in a California Town 1880-1960

Alamillo, José M.

University of Illinois Press（2006/04発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 248 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780252073250
• DDC分類 979.405

Full Description

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.

Contents

Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Part One 1. Lemon Capital of the World 2. Red, White, and Greening of Corona Part Two 3. Boozing and Bootlegging 4. "We Depended on Each Other for Entertainment" 5. Play Pelota! Part Three 6. Bitter Lemons: The 1941 Strike 7. Making Lemonade: The Struggle for Civil Rights