Claiming Rights and Righting Wrongs in Texas: Mexican Workers and Job Politics during World War II (Volume 15) (Rio Grande/Río Bravo: Borderlands Culture and Traditions)

In __Claiming Rights and Righting Wrongs in Texas__, Emilio Zamora traces the experiences of Mexican workers on the American home front during World War II as they moved from rural to urban areas and sought better-paying jobs in rapidly expanding industries. Contending that discrimination undermined job opportunities, Zamora investigates the intervention by Mexico in the treatment of workers, the U.S. State Department's response, and Texas' emergence as a key site for negotiating the application of the Good Neighbor Policy. He examines the role of women workers, the evolving political struggle, the rise of the liberal-urban coalition, and the conservative tradition in Texas. Zamora also looks closely at civil and labor rights–related efforts, implemented by the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) and the Fair Employment Practice Committee. For Mexican Workers On The American Home Front During World War Ii, Unprecedented New Employment Opportunities Contrasted Sharply With Continuing Discrimination, Inequality, And Hardship. In Claiming Rights And Righting Wrongs In Texas, Emilio Zamora Traces The Wartime Experiences Of Mexican Workers As They Moved From Rural To Urban Areas And Sought Better-paying Jobs In Rapidly Expanding Industries. Contending That Discrimination Undermined Job Opportunities, Zamora Investigates The Intervention By Mexico In The Treatment Of Workers, The Response By The U.s. State Department, And The Emergence Of Texas As A Key Site For Negotiating The Application Of Good Neighbor Policy. He Examines The Role Of Women Workers, The Evolving Political Struggle, The Rise Of The Liberal-urban Coalition, And The Conservative Tradition In Texas, As Well As Broader Issues Related To An Activist State, Civil Rights, Wartime Recovery, And Hemispheric Relations. Expanding His Discussion To Include The Civil And Labor Rights Program Adopted By The League Of United Latin American Citizens (lulac), Zamora Considers Lulac S Political Relationship With Mexico S Consular Campaign. He Also Looks Closely At The Efforts Of The Fair Employment Practices Commission To Implements A Nondiscrimination Policy On Behalf Of Mexican Workers And The Political Debates Stimulated By Those Efforts. As Questions About Immigrant Labor, Mexico-u.s. Relation, And Discrimination Continue To Surface In Today S Political Climate, Readers Will Appreciate Zamora S Thorough Analysis Of The Mexican Worker S Struggle During World War Ii To Claim Rights And Right Wrongs In Texas. Wartime Recovery And Denied Opportunities -- Elevating The Mexican Cause To A Hemispheric Level -- The Fight For Mexican Rights In Texas -- The Fepc And Mexican Workers In Texas -- The Slippery Slope Of Equal Opportunity In The Refineries Of The Upper Texas Gulf Coast -- Negotiating Mexican Workers' Rights At Corpus Christi. Emilio Zamora ; Foreword By Juan Gòmez Quiñones. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [295]-309) And Index. Contents Foreword Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Wartime Recovery and Denied Opportunities Chapter 3: Elevating the Mexican Cause to a Hemispheric Level Chapter 4: The Fight for Mexican Rights in Texas Chapter 5: The FEPC and Mexican Workers in Texas Chapter 6: The Slippery Slope of Equal Opportunity in the Refi neries of the Upper Texas Gulf Coast Chapter 7: Negotiating Mexican Workers’ Rights at Corpus Christi Chapter 8: Conclusion Appendix 1: Demographic and Social Patterns among Mexicans in the United States, 1930– 1945 Appendix 2: Partial List of Mexican FEPC Complainants in Texas, 1943– 1945 Notes Bibliography Index Foreword, by Juan Gómez Quiñones Acknowledgments Introduction Wartime recovery and denied opportunities Elevating the Mexican cause to a hemispheric level The fight for Mexican rights in Texas The FEPC and Mexican workers in Texas The slippery slope of equal opportunity in the refineries of the upper Texas Gulf Coast Negotiating Mexican workers' rights at Corpus Christi Conclusion Appendix 1. Demographic and social patterns among Mexicans in the United States, 1930-1945 Appendix 2. Partial list of Mexican FEPC complainants in Texas, 1943-1945 Notes Bibliography Index. Traces the experiences of Mexican workers on the American home front during World War II as they moved from rural to urban areas and sought better-paying jobs in industries. This title investigates the intervention by Mexico in the treatment of workers and Texas' emergence as a key site for negotiating the application of the Good Neighbor Policy.