| Mexicans in North Central Washington Contributor(s): Garcia, Jerry (Author) |
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ISBN: 1531630227 ISBN-13: 9781531630225 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions OUR PRICE: $28.79 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2007 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - General - History | United States - State & Local - Pacific Northwest (or, Wa) - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Hispanic American Studies |
| Dewey: 979.700 |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (0.91 lbs) 130 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest - Geographic Orientation - Washington |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The first Mexicans to the region of North Central Washington were braceros (Mexican nationals) brought to Wenatchee, Okanogan, Moses Lake, and later Quincy to work under contract during World War II. The late 1940s witnessed the arrival to the region of Mexican American families who came from south Texas following migratory routes established in the 1920s to the Pacific Northwest. In the early 1950s, Mexican American families from the Yakima Valley moved north seeking economic opportunities. By the late 1980s, as Mexicans in such places as Wenatchee, Quincy, Brewster, and Moses Lake began to settle down and integrate into the community, they started businesses, bought homes, and many moved into a more diverse economic market. |