citizens who have come to Mexico in search of jobs - some of them lured by the publicity surrounding the North American Free Trade Agreement - and who stay without residency permits.They are known as "espaldas secas" - drybacks.Unlike the Mexicans who wade across the Rio Grande into the ...
(1914–18) they were also working in California on large farms in the Central Valley. Slowly they began to work their way to states farther north as they heard of other crops to be harvested. Many of themigrantsreturned to Mexico after each season was over, but others stayed to wait for...
9 RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook Mexican American (redirected fromMexican-americans) Mexican American n. A US citizen or resident of Mexican ancestry. Mex′i·can-A·mer′i·canadj.
In the land of the Anasazi, anchored by the fabled ruins at Chaco Canyon in northwestern New Mexico, the Pueblos gave expression to the Mesoamerican influence, not only in rock art and ceramic designs, but also in their architecture, trade goods, spirituality and ritual dance. In discussing ar...
both college graduates of UC Davis and Fresno winemaking programs. Lupe first came to Napa Valley from Michoacán, Mexico in 1961 and spent more than 35 years working in various vineyards and cellars before he was able to buy 10 acres in 1998. Today, he produces exquisite 90-plus point Char...
Low-wage jobs represent between one-third to two-thirds of all jobs in the country's almost 400 metropolitan areas, Brookings found. Smaller cities in the South and West tend to have the highest share, such as Las Cruces, New Mexico, and Jacksonville, North Ca...
After Francisco Madero, the newly elected president, failed to define an agenda to satisfy the several disparate groups in Mexico, he likewise agreed to self-exile but was assassinated by supporters of General Victoriano de la Huerta, the man who next assumed national leadership. Violence ...
Cooper. 2008."Hy- pertension in Mexico and among Mexican Americans: Prevalence and treatment patterns."Journal of Human Hypertension 22(9):617-626.Barquera S, Durazo-Arvizu RA, Luke A, Cao G, Cooper RS. Hypertension in Mexico and among Mexican Americans: prevalence and treatment patterns. J...
Sign in to download full-size image Figure 12.1.Geographic distribution of Native American (blue), African (green), and European (red) ancestry based on individual estimates for samples from (A) Brazil, (B) Chile, (C) Colombia, (D) Mexico, and (E) Peru. To facilitate comparison, color...
In this study, we examined the treatment and outcomes of pancreatic adenocarcinoma in New Mexico Native Americans (NA). Methods:A retrospective review of patients treated for pancreatic adenocarcinoma at a university cancer center from 2002-2016 comparing demographic characteristics, disease presentation, ...