TY - BOOK AU - Monroy, Douglas. TI - Rebirth: Mexican Los Angeles from the great migration to the Great Depression SN - 520213335 AV - F 869.L89 .M757 1999 PY - 1999/// CY - Berkeley PB - University of California Press KW - Immigrants KW - California KW - Mexican Americans KW - Los Angeles N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-318) and index N2 - A detailed, rich, and engaging text on Mexicans in Los Angeles, from the turn of the century, when their presence was virtually unacknowledged, to the 1930s, when Mexican communities created a significant presence in the city. Monroy's book offers a sweeping narrative that carries you into Los Angeles and beyond, through a discussion of immigration pathways, work lives, and the popular culture of the immigrants and the first generation youth.--Lisbeth Haas, author of "Conquests and Historical Identities in California, 1769-1936". www.alibris.com ER -