Section 2 Mas 10B
Section 2: 1920’s -1930’s
How did the Great Depression affect Mexican Americans differently than the other Americans? Explain the various socio-political realities endure by Mexican Americans.
In 1929, The Great Depression activated and ended in 1939. In the United States, the Great Depression began soon after the stock market crash of October 1929, which sent Wall Street into panic and wiped millions of investors. It was the deepest and longest-lasting economic downturn in the history of the Western industrialized world. In addition, this situation caused Americans to start to prepare into entering War World II. In economic history, millions of hardworking individuals were thrown into poverty. Also, more than a decade, the federal government was not able to reestablish prosperity. In the book, Occupied America: History of Chicanos by Rodolfo Acuña mentions how Mexicans is greatly affected to Mexican-Americans differently than for those whom are Americans (Acuña, 203). First, Mexicans- Americans were turn into targets and blamed for unemployment. Second, the Repatriation Texas- Style did not let exiles sell their material goods nor collect their wage (Acuña, 209). Lastly, the Traumas and Souls Wounds caused separation of families. Acuña indicates that nativist accused Mexicans for unemployment and obligated for their removal because of nation’s economic troubles and hard times (Acuña, 203) (Gamboa, Covarrubias, 2/24/14). During lectures, it has been mentioned that sixty- percent of population was living below poverty due to more than millions of people losing their jobs. (Gamboa, Covarrubias, 2/24/14). Americans began to look for any kind of work- (“Mexican jobs”) - where racism thoughts begin to believe that Mexicans were taking away their job opportunities (Acuña, 204). Families move towards Midwest where they can find farm work to maintain themselves. Their migration deprived their children by not being able to attend school and learn the English
How did the Great Depression affect Mexican Americans differently than the other Americans? Explain the various socio-political realities endure by Mexican Americans.
In 1929, The Great Depression activated and ended in 1939. In the United States, the Great Depression began soon after the stock market crash of October 1929, which sent Wall Street into panic and wiped millions of investors. It was the deepest and longest-lasting economic downturn in the history of the Western industrialized world. In addition, this situation caused Americans to start to prepare into entering War World II. In economic history, millions of hardworking individuals were thrown into poverty. Also, more than a decade, the federal government was not able to reestablish prosperity. In the book, Occupied America: History of Chicanos by Rodolfo Acuña mentions how Mexicans is greatly affected to Mexican-Americans differently than for those whom are Americans (Acuña, 203). First, Mexicans- Americans were turn into targets and blamed for unemployment. Second, the Repatriation Texas- Style did not let exiles sell their material goods nor collect their wage (Acuña, 209). Lastly, the Traumas and Souls Wounds caused separation of families. Acuña indicates that nativist accused Mexicans for unemployment and obligated for their removal because of nation’s economic troubles and hard times (Acuña, 203) (Gamboa, Covarrubias, 2/24/14). During lectures, it has been mentioned that sixty- percent of population was living below poverty due to more than millions of people losing their jobs. (Gamboa, Covarrubias, 2/24/14). Americans began to look for any kind of work- (“Mexican jobs”) - where racism thoughts begin to believe that Mexicans were taking away their job opportunities (Acuña, 204). Families move towards Midwest where they can find farm work to maintain themselves. Their migration deprived their children by not being able to attend school and learn the English