by jochoa | Jun 4, 2024 | 1930, families, Mexicanos 1930, railroad workers, social mobility, Uncategorized
by Juan P. Ochoa, History Major, Class of 2025 In 1930 the Escobar family lived in the Irving Precinct of Lane County, Oregon headed by Antonio Escobar. The household consisted of himself, his wife, Beatrice, and their two young sons, Francisco and Nicolas. Antonio...
by sofiahua | Jun 4, 2024 | Mexicanos 1930, Uncategorized
By Sofia Huaracha, Sociology major, class of 2027 During the 1920s, Mexicans migrating to the United States had a more accessible opportunity to enter the United States before the Immigration Act of 1924. This act restricted the number of immigrants from every country...
by ecortes | Jun 4, 2024 | families, Mexicanos 1930, Uncategorized
By Elizabeth Cortes, Advertising Major, Class of 2025 In 1927 30-year-old Maria Marquez, who resided in Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, a city that borders El Paso Texas, came to El Paso, Texas. There, she reunited with her partner Pablo Duenes, age 26, who had arrived in...