Pachucas and pachucos in Tucson : situated border lives /

When the Zoot Suit Riots ignited in Los Angeles in 1943, they quickly became headline news across the country. At their center was a series of attacks by U.S. Marines and sailors on young Mexican American men who dressed in distinctive suits and called themselves pachucos. The media of the day portr...

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Main Author: Cummings, Laura (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, ©2009.
Series:Southwest Center series.
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Online Access:CONNECT