Mexican Americans of Wichita's North End

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Images of America | Images of AmericaPublisher: Charleston, South Carolina : Arcadia Publishing, 2022Copyright date: ©2022Description: 127 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781467107693
  • 1467107697
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • F689.W6 M463 2022
Contents:
The North End -- El Huarache, La Topeka, and "the Mexican Colony" -- "Uptown" -- El Pueblo.
Summary: "While the North End has long been the beginning of the American dream for many peoples including African Americans, Southeast Asians, and Anglo Americans, it is perhaps the Mexican American community that most visibly embodies the hopes and struggles in this part of the city. The first wave worked in the packinghouses, and communities with names such as El Huarache, La Topeka, and El Rock Island emerged nearby. As the 20th century unfolded, their children and grandchildren established a vibrant neighborhood along Twenty-First Street and Broadway. In recent years, the old industries of the area have faded, while a new wave of immigrants from Latin America has been able to redefine an area. Today, the Mexican American heritage in the North End has become one of its most defining features, an example of a broader diversity that has always made this part of the city special." - From publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (page 126).

The North End -- El Huarache, La Topeka, and "the Mexican Colony" -- "Uptown" -- El Pueblo.

"While the North End has long been the beginning of the American dream for many peoples including African Americans, Southeast Asians, and Anglo Americans, it is perhaps the Mexican American community that most visibly embodies the hopes and struggles in this part of the city. The first wave worked in the packinghouses, and communities with names such as El Huarache, La Topeka, and El Rock Island emerged nearby. As the 20th century unfolded, their children and grandchildren established a vibrant neighborhood along Twenty-First Street and Broadway. In recent years, the old industries of the area have faded, while a new wave of immigrants from Latin America has been able to redefine an area. Today, the Mexican American heritage in the North End has become one of its most defining features, an example of a broader diversity that has always made this part of the city special." - From publisher.