García explores the relationship of class, race, and labor in El Paso, documenting the evolution of work, housing, education, politics, and culture in the Mexican community. Desert Immigrants makes a significant contribution not only to Chicano and Mexican history, but to the history of immigration and labor and urban studies as well.
Mario T. Garcia is professor of history and Chicano studies at the University of California in Santa Barbara.
Recipient of a 1981 Southwest Book Award from the Border Regional Library Association
Winner of the 1981 Virginia McCormick Scully Literary Award
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