Rebirth: Mexican Los Angeles from the Great Migration to the Great Depression

2000 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 499
Author(s):  
Mario T. Garcia ◽  
Douglas Monroy
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
Great Depression ◽  
Great Migration ◽  
The Great Depression ◽  
The Great Migration

Conclusion

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marne L. Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
Working Class ◽  
Black Community ◽  
Historical Record ◽  
Great Migration ◽  
Ethnic Communities ◽  
The Great Migration ◽  
The City

Most histories that have been written about black Los Angeles center on the community that developed after the Great Migration. After all, the amount of newer arrivals dwarfed the small numbers who had settled in the city before. These histories take advantage of a richer historical record than what remains of the earlier period of settlement, where migrants’ experiences were virtually unknown. But that does not mean they were non ex is tent. In fact, when one looks closely, one finds a small, thriving black community that worked closely with other racial and ethnic communities in order to maintain itself. This early black community, made up almost entirely of working-class people, together with a very small elite class, created black Los Angeles....

The Great Migration: Los Angeles Salsa Speculations and the Performance of Latinidad

2013 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 125-136
Author(s):  
Cindy García
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
Los Angeles County ◽  
Great Migration ◽  
Mexican Migration ◽  
East Los Angeles ◽  
Close Analysis ◽  
The Great Migration

“The Great Migration” considers danced formations of latinidad in Los Angeles. Through close analysis of the spectacularized “migration” within one east Los Angeles County nightclub, the author argues that the politics of Mexican migration interlock with salsa dance practices.

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