Pobre Raza! – Violence, Justice, and Mobilization among México Lindo Immigrants…

Pobre Raza!Violence, Justice, and Mobilization Among Mxico Lindo Immigrants, 1900-1936\nAuthor(s): F. Arturo Rosales\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Texas Press, United States\nImprint: University of Texas Press\nISBN-13: 9780292770959, 978-0292770959\nSynopsis\nFleeing the social and political turmoil spawned by the Mexican Revolution, massive numbers of Mexican immigrants entered the southwestern United States in the early decades of the twentieth century. But instead of finding refuge, many encountered harsh, anti-Mexican attitudes and violence from an Anglo population frightened by the influx of foreigners and angered by anti-American sentiments in Mexico. \n\n This book examines the response of Mexican immigrants to Anglo American prejudice and violence early in the twentieth century. Drawing on archival sources from both sides of the border, Arturo Rosales traces the rise of \""Mxico Lindo\"" nationalism and the efforts of Mexican consuls to help poor Mexican immigra.