Galarza & Acuna/Mexican Immigration

Abstract: A 3 page research paper/essay that discusses 2 books by these authors. Authors Rodolfo Acuna (Occupied America, 2000) and Ernesto Galarza (Barrio Boy, 1971) both discuss the centrality of Mexican immigration to American history and progress, but they do so from different perspectives that each shed light on Mexican immigrant experience. Acuna focuses on the role of Mexican immigrant labor to the success of agricultural endeavors in the US Southwest and how this contributed significantly to American prosperity. Galarza's book, as an autobiography, is a more personal account that reveals the route that naturalized Mexican-Americans have been compelled to follow in order to achieve success in the US. No additional sources cited.

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Catagory: U.S. History

Subcatagory: History

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