The author, Ruben Donato is a professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder (Donato, 2007). He also wrote the book The Other Struggle for Equal Schools: Mexican Americans during the Civil Rights Era. As well as the article “ Legally White, Socially Mexican”, including seven other articles. (NEPC, N/A) The majority of the work he has done is focused on the life of the Mexican American, and the struggle of not being recognized, accepted, or respected by America. How that affects the social, education, and economic lives of Hispanics, and Mexicans. Donato focuses on the lives of Mexicans and Hispanics in Colorado, but goes in depth with the way children were affected by the sugar beet farm owners, and the Anglos in the towns. His work has not won any awards, but his books are being used in some classes in the country.
In the book the author does a great job depicting how researchers portrayed Hispanics and Mexicans quite differently. Hispanics were seen as lazy, and always partying, and they owned …show more content…
Like the Great Depression, the rise of the KKK, and Jim Crow laws. Including how these historical events affected the Hispanic and Mexican communities in the sugar beet towns. For example, during the Great Depression the author talks about massive deportations of Mexicans, even those who were born in this country were sent to Mexico. Those who did not go back were obligated to sign contracts that paid them less than what they were already making, which was already below minimum wage. Additionally, when the KKK was a popular hate group at the time, Mexicans and Hispanics were major targets. Due to their religious background being catholic and not christian, as well as being the biggest minority group in colorado. Even before Jim Crow laws started, Mexicans were not allowed in every establishment, or wanted living in town. They had their own communities outside of
In the book the author does a great job depicting how researchers portrayed Hispanics and Mexicans quite differently. Hispanics were seen as lazy, and always partying, and they owned …show more content…
Like the Great Depression, the rise of the KKK, and Jim Crow laws. Including how these historical events affected the Hispanic and Mexican communities in the sugar beet towns. For example, during the Great Depression the author talks about massive deportations of Mexicans, even those who were born in this country were sent to Mexico. Those who did not go back were obligated to sign contracts that paid them less than what they were already making, which was already below minimum wage. Additionally, when the KKK was a popular hate group at the time, Mexicans and Hispanics were major targets. Due to their religious background being catholic and not christian, as well as being the biggest minority group in colorado. Even before Jim Crow laws started, Mexicans were not allowed in every establishment, or wanted living in town. They had their own communities outside of