Signed in 1848, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the war between the United States and Mexico and gave a large portion of Mexico’s northern territories to the United States.

This collection of essays shows how the Spanish-speaking people of this border city have created their own cultural spaces.

Explores the growth and development of the farm labor organizer

Also showcased is the role of gender in shaping the cultural and political history of La Raza, as exemplified by the stories of outstanding Mexicana and Chicana leaders as well as those of largely unsung female heros, among them ranch and ...

In this book, Richard Griswold del Castillo and Richard Steele investigate how the wartime experiences of Mexican Americans helped forge their civil rights consciousness and how the US government responded.

In detailed historical analyses of Mexican immigration, economic class struggle, intermarriage, urbanization and industrialization, regional differences, and discrimination and prejudice, La Familia demonstrates how such social and economic ...

Published by the Autry Museum of Western Heritage in Los Angeles, California, to accompany a major special exhibition, Culture y Cultura: Consequences of the U.S.-Mexican War, 1846-1848 examines the impact of the war on contemporary life on ...

Brian Armador reads the compelling text clearly and with power. Original music with a Latin flavor accompanies the production.