by corozco4 | Mar 10, 2025 | Digital Exhibit
By Carlos H. Orozco, Human Physiology major/ Latinx Studies Minor, Class of 2025 The Mendoza Family Arriving in Lane County Juan Mendoza was born in 1896 in Mexico and was living in Lane County, Oregon, in the 1930s with his wife Margarita and daughter Guadalupe. His...
by ivanacal | Mar 7, 2025 | Digital Exhibit
Por: Ivana Calderón, Latin American Studies Class of 2026 Sin la necesidad de ser familiares, estas 6 personas convivieron durante una época que fue significativa para México y los Estados Unidos. Estos seis hombres eran traqueros, cuyo trabajo consistía en construir,...
by jochoa | Jun 4, 2024 | Digital Exhibit
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 rodrigot | Jun 4, 2024 | Digital Exhibit
By Rodrigo Torrellio, Humanities Major, Class of 2025 Una Mejor Vida? Pablo Duenez, a young Mexicano, ventured to El Paso, Texas, in 1925 at the age of 24, leaving Mexico behind in pursuit of...
by sofiahua | Jun 4, 2024 | Digital Exhibit
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...