Barrera-Garcia: My Mother’s Story, Otalia Garcia Barrera.
In the story, I mention that my mother was told that education was enough. My mother made sure that all
Texas Wanted Mexican Workers. Mexico Said: Stop Treating Mexicans Like Dirt First.
During World War II, Texas farmers needed Mexican labor. Mexico had something Texas wanted badly enough to give Mexico leverage:
100 years ago, they were separating families and deporting citizens; not much has changed.
One thing I still do is read. I read a lot, mostly on the internet now, but I still read
When America Wanted Mexicans More Than Some Europeans
There was a time when the United States slammed the door on Italians, Poles, Greeks, Russians, Jews from Eastern Europe,
1921 San Antonio Flood killed mostly Mexican Americans.
Some of you may have read about the San Antonio flood and how it helped create the River Walk. What
A Tejano, Procopio Elizondo, who became a general, and maybe killed un Pinche Rinche
In March 1915, Procopio Elizondo stood on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande defending Matamoros against the army of
Molina 1950 Census
My parents moved into the neighborhood in 1951. Based on the census map, the neighborhood had just started being built.
White men in Texas bragged about raping Mexican Women: Whitewashing Texas History:
Backing the White Texans were the “Pinche Rinches,” killing any “Mexican” who stood up for their women or their rights.
Texas gave white women the right to vote in 1918 to keep Texas White.
In 1918, Texas allowed women to vote in Democratic primaries for the first time. About 386,000 women registered for the
White Men Only Primaries: How Texas Kept “Mexicans” and “Negroes” from Office
Do you remember reading about the white men’s primaries in Texas? I don’t remember, but while reading a book, I
Elias Garza – a migrant trying to survive
Many years have passed, but the migrant worker still finds himself at the mercy of the authorities. His story reminded
The Tejano Revolt of 1915
History has usually remembered what happened along the South Texas border in 1915 under names such as the Plan de
Violaron a Sus Mujeres, Les Quitaron Sus Tierras y Les Robaron el Agua — Luego Contrataron a Sus Hombres para Trabajar los Campos
Sí. Como el artículo completo está en este chat, puedo traducir esta versión exacta al español sin tener que reconstruirla
They Raped Their Women, Took Their Land and Stole Their Water — Then Hired Their Men to Work the Fields
I was reading John Weber’s From South Texas to the Nation: The Exploitation of Mexican Labor in the Twentieth Century
1940 Fronton, Texas census
1940 Fronton Census Searchable transcription of the 1940 census records in the Fronton project. Search works across every displayed field.
American history they don’t want you to read: the real barbarians: Mier
We Found the Invaders: The Real Barbarians Who Crossed the Rio Grande I started looking backward because I wanted to
El Paso, Early Sixties: Young, Mexican, and Just Across the River
Twenty years earlier, young Mexican-American men from El Paso had marched off to war with Company E of the 141st
