Mexican American Baseball In Houston And Southeast Texas

Author : Richard A. Santillán, Joseph Thompson, Mikaela Selley, William Lange, Gregory Garrett
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467126357
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mexican American Baseball in Houston and Southeast Texas written by Richard A. Santillán, Joseph Thompson, Mikaela Selley, William Lange, Gregory Garrett and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2017 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mexican American Baseball in Houston and Southeast Texas pays tribute to the baseball and softball players and teams from Houston, Sugar Land, Texas City, Richmond, and other surrounding communities in the region. Since the early 1900s, this game has had an important role in the lives of area Mexican Americans. In the Houston barrios, when entrenched discriminatory practices obstructed city unity, the diamond brought people together. In the Sugar Land region, Mexican Americans, African Americans, and Anglos worked and played together, blurring racial lines. Baseball and softball built community pride and connected generations of Mexican American families. The wonderful stories and breathtaking images in this book help resurrect the rich and little-known history of Mexican American baseball and softball in this key part of Texas.

Author : Richard A. Santillán
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439657076
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mexican American Baseball in South Texas written by Richard A. Santillán and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2016-08-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mexican American Baseball in South Texas pays tribute to the former baseball teams and players from Edinburg, McAllen, Mission, Pharr, Donna, Alamo, San Juan, Brownsville, Harlingen, and other surrounding communities. From the late 19th century through the 1950s, baseball in South Texas provided opportunities for nurturing athletic and educational skills, reaffirming ethnic identity, promoting political self-determination, developing economic autonomy, and reshaping gender roles for women. Games were special times where Mexican Americans found refuge from backbreaking work and prejudice. These unmatched photographs and stories shed light on the rich history of baseball in this region of Texas.

Author : Richard A. Santillan
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439661456
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mexican American Baseball in El Paso written by Richard A. Santillan and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2017-07-24 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mexican American Baseball in El Paso chronicles the vibrant and colorful history of baseball in the El Paso-Juárez border region. For more than a century, baseball along the border has served as a means of bringing together people of all backgrounds, races, and nationalities, from the fly-by-night teams of the Pancho Villa era to the fabled semiprofessional clubs of the Lower Valley League. For the area's Mexican and Mexican American citizens, storied teams like the Juárez Indios, Fabens Merchants, 1949 Bowie Bears, and El Paso Diablos served as both community rallying points and signposts of cultural identity. From the legendary semiprofessional players of decades past to the most recent major leaguers, this book presents the photographic history of baseball in America's largest border community.

Author : Richard A. Santillán, Jorge Iber, Grace G. Charles, Alberto Rodríguez, and Gregory Garrett
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467133388
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mexican American Baseball in the Alamo Region written by Richard A. Santillán, Jorge Iber, Grace G. Charles, Alberto Rodríguez, and Gregory Garrett and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mexican American Baseball in the Alamo Region celebrates the game as it was played in the Tejano and Tejana communities throughout Texas. This regional focus explores the importance of the game at a time when Spanish-speaking people were demanding cultural acceptance and their political and civil rights in cities like San Antonio, Corpus Christi, New Braunfels, San Diego, Kingsville, and Pleasanton. All had thriving Mexican American communities that found comfort in the game and pride in their abilities on the field. On these pages are historical images and wonderful stories that are now immortalized, taking their rightful place in the annuals of the game. ¡Viva Tejas, Viva Béisbol, y Viva los Peloteros!

Author : Richard A. Santillan
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439653984
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mexican American Baseball in the San Fernando Valley written by Richard A. Santillan and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015-10-19 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mexican American Baseball in the San Fernando Valley explores the teams and players that dotted the valley landscape throughout the 20th century. In a time and place where Mexican Americans were closed off from many city recreation centers, neighborhoods formed their own teams. Baseball and softball reinforced community and regional ties, strengthened family bonds, instilled discipline and dedication that translated into future professional careers, provided women opportunities outside their traditional roles in the home, and fostered lifelong friendships. These photographs serve as a lens to both local sports history and Mexican American history.

Author : Brad Austin
Publisher : University of Wisconsin Pres
ISBN 13 : 029932124X
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Teaching U.S. History Through Sports written by Brad Austin and published by University of Wisconsin Pres. This book was released on 2022-07-12 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For teachers at the college and high school levels, this volume provides cutting-edge research and practical strategies for incorporating sports into the U.S. history classroom.

Author : Francisco E. Balderrama
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439640580
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mexican American Baseball in Los Angeles written by Francisco E. Balderrama and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2011-02-21 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Images of Baseball: Mexican American Baseball in Los Angeles celebrates the flourishing culture of the great pastime in East Los Angeles and other communities where a strong sense of Mexican identity and pride was fostered in a sporting atmosphere of both fierce athleticism and social celebration. From 1900, with the establishment of the Mexican immigrant community, to the rise of Fernandomania in the 1980s, baseball diamonds in greater Los Angeles were both proving grounds for youth as they entered their educations and careers, and the foundation for the talented Forty-Sixty Club, comprised of players of at least 40, and often over 60, years of age. These evocative photographs look back on the great Mexican American teams and players of the 20th century, including the famous Chorizeros—the proclaimed “Yankees of East L.A.”

Author : Richard A. Santillán, Richard Peña, Teresa M. Santillán, Al Padilla and Bob Lagunas
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467124710
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mexican American Baseball in East Los Angeles written by Richard A. Santillán, Richard Peña, Teresa M. Santillán, Al Padilla and Bob Lagunas and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2016 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mexican American Baseball in East Los Angeles highlights the unforgettable teams, players, and coaches who graced the hallowed fields of East Los Angeles between 1917 and 2016 and brought immense joy and honor to their neighborhoods. Off the field, these players and their families helped create the multibillion-dollar wealth that depended on their backbreaking labor. More than a game, baseball and softball were political instruments designed to promote and empower civil, political, cultural, and gender rights, confronting head-on the reactionary forces of prejudice, intolerance, sexism, and xenophobia. A century later, baseball and softball are more popular than ever in East Los Angeles. Dedicated coaches still produce gifted players and future community leaders. These breathtaking photographs and heartfelt stories shed unparalleled light to the long and rich history of baseball and softball in the largest Mexican American community in the United States.

Author : Richard A. Santillan with Mark A. Ocegueda, Alfonso Ledesma, Sandra L. Uribe, and Alejo L. Vasquez
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467132284
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mexican American Baseball in the Pomona Valley written by Richard A. Santillan with Mark A. Ocegueda, Alfonso Ledesma, Sandra L. Uribe, and Alejo L. Vasquez and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume pays homage to the wonderful teams and players from Azusa, La Verne, Claremont, Pomona, Chino, Cucamonga, Ontario, and Upland. A common thread of all these diverse communities was the establishment of baseball teams and, later, softball teams. Baseball played a critical role in advancing civil and political rights, labor reform, gender equality, educational integration, and cultural legitimacy. These remarkable photographs revive the often-overlooked history of Mexican American baseball in the Greater Pomona Valley.

Author : Richard A. Santillán, Camila Alva López, James H. Aguirre, Donna Galván, Mark R. Garcia, Foreword by the Hank Aguirre Family
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467129704
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mexican American Baseball in the San Gabriel Valley written by Richard A. Santillán, Camila Alva López, James H. Aguirre, Donna Galván, Mark R. Garcia, Foreword by the Hank Aguirre Family and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2018 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Mexican American Baseball in the San Gabriel Valley puts on record the resounding and brilliant history of baseball and softball in this vibrant and colorful region. Since the early 1900s, baseball and softball have brought boundless joy and immense honor to their fans, families, and neighborhoods. The rich memories of baseball and softball serve as critical prisms to better understand community history; the struggle for social, educational, and cultural equality; the untold contributions of women; the critical role of immigration and labor movements; economic autonomy; political self-determination; and an unmatched love for sports. These breathtaking images and extraordinary stories shed unparalleled light on baseball and softball in this celebrated area of California."--Page 4 of cover.