{"product_id":"east-los-angeles-richardo-romo-9780292720411","title":"East Los Angeles: History of a Barrio","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of the largest Mexican-American community in the United States, the city within a city known as \"East Los Angeles.\" How did this barrio of over one million men and women--occupying an area greater than Manhattan or Washington D.C.--come to be?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough promoted early in this century as a workers' paradise, Los Angeles fared poorly in attracting European immigrants and American blue-collar workers. Wages were low, and these workers were understandably reluctant to come to a city which was also troubled by labor strife. Mexicans made up the difference, arriving in the city in massive numbers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho these Mexicans were and the conditions that caused them to leave their own country are revealed in \u003ci\u003eEast Los Angeles.\u003c\/i\u003e The author examines how they adjusted to life in one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States, how they fared in this country's labor market, and the problems of segregation and prejudice they confronted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richardo Romo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0292720416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780292720411\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1983\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.94h x 5.82w x 0.70d","brand":"Richardo Romo","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43913556852991,"sku":"9780292720411","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_707b587b-4d39-4f03-8f13-830c130da2c6.jpg?v=1680621036","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/east-los-angeles-richardo-romo-9780292720411","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}