East Los Angeles by Richardo Romo - 9780292720411

East Los AngelesHistory of a Barrio\nAuthor(s): Richardo Romo\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Texas Press, United States\nImprint: University of Texas Press\nISBN-13: 9780292720411, 978-0292720411\nSynopsis\nThis is the story of the largest Mexican-American community in the United States, the city within a city known as \""East Los Angeles.\"" How did this barrio of over one million men and women-occupying an area greater than Manhattan or Washington [url] to be?\n\nAlthough promoted early in this century as a workers' paradise, Los Angeles fared poorly in attracting European immigrants and American blue-collar workers. Wages were low, and these workers were understandably reluctant to come to a city which was also troubled by labor strife. Mexicans made up the difference, arriving in the city in massive numbers.\n\nWho these Mexicans were and the conditions that caused them to leave their own country are revealed in East Los Angeles. The author examines how they adjusted .