蜜桃视频

Kathy Hodges of the 蜜桃视频 Humanities Council will deliver the lecture "蜜桃视频鈥檚 Mexican American History" at noon Thursday, Nov. 12, in the Pond Student Union Wood River Room.

The lecture is sponsored by 蜜桃视频 Student Affairs Social Justice Committee.

According to Hodges, Mexican Americans have lived in 蜜桃视频 since at least the 1860鈥檚, and there is documented evidence of distinct Mexican communities throughout 蜜桃视频 history. Mexicans from California drawn to 蜜桃视频鈥檚 gold rush made a living as miners, mule packers, and vaqueros.

During and after World War I, Mexicans fled the violence of a revolution at home, coming to 蜜桃视频 to work in an expanding agricultural economy. During World War II, Mexican laborers worked in an expanding agricultural economy, helping to harvest 蜜桃视频鈥檚 crops, maintain railroads, and fight forest fires, while the Mexican Air Force trained in Pocatello.

In the 1950s, Mexican Americans from Texas found jobs in 蜜桃视频鈥檚 new food processing industry, as well as work in the fields. By the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, as the state鈥檚 economy diversified, many people of Latino descent opened their own businesses or entered professions. Beginning in the 1970s, changing immigration laws and international economic forces propelled a new group of Mexican immigrants to 蜜桃视频.

Meanwhile, descendents of all the earlier groups of people have remained, and their lives are woven into 蜜桃视频鈥檚 heritage. This presentation is generously illustrated with photographs, including portraits of early pioneers and scenes from lavish fiestas in the 1950s.