Mexican American Boxing In Los Angeles

Author : Gene Aguilera
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467130899

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Mexican American Boxing in Los Angeles by Gene Aguilera Pdf

Welcome to the colorful, flamboyant, and wonderful world of Mexican American boxing in Los Angeles. From the minute they stepped into the ring, Mexican American fighters have electrified fans with their explosiveness and courage. These historical images bring to life a sociological culture consisting of knockouts, the Main Street Gym, the Olympic Auditorium, neighborhood rivalries, Mexican idols, posters, and promoters. Like a winding thread, "the Golden Boy" Art Aragon bobs and weaves throughout the book. From "Mexican" Joe Rivers to Oscar De La Hoya, the true stories of their sensational ring wars are told while keeping alive the spirit and legacy of Mexican American boxing from the greater Los Angeles area.

Author : Gene Aguilera
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467107327

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Lost Stories of West Coast Latino Boxing by Gene Aguilera Pdf

Many West Coast Latino boxers have entered and departed the ring, their anecdotes left behind like another stain on the mat. Latino boxing stories have floated around for ages without the benefit of being passed down from generation to generation. Buried tales and colorful narratives of beloved Mexican ring idols such as Ruben Olivares, Mando Ramos, Carlos Zarate, Danny "Little Red" Lopez, Bobby Chacon, Carlos Palomino, and Alberto Davila are showcased in these pages, their stories revived because no champion deserves to be forgotten. Other overlooked heroes and one-hit wonders of the golden era of Southland boxing (1940s-1970s) will also be saluted, along with the bygone contenders of the barrio who never saw their name in neon lights.

Author : Gene Aguilera
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2024-02-12
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781540260697

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Mexican American Boxing from the Golden State by Gene Aguilera Pdf

The Mexican American boxer is one who leaves it all in the ring. They have been described as devastating punchers, fearless fighters, and tough competitors by boxing fans, sportswriters, and commentators alike. Mexican American boxers have long carried a reputation in boxing circles as being the ultimate crowd-pleasers. In continuing that tradition, the dramatic testimonies of seven distinct, valiant, and dashing warriors from the Golden State of California are presented here in intricate detail: Aurelio Herrera, Art Aragon, Mando Ramos, Bobby Chacon, "Yaqui" Lopez, Arturo Frias, and Oscar Muniz. By exposing new generations to their action-packed stories, new life is breathed into these talented and gifted boxers, ensuring their fighting spirit and heartfelt memories will never die. This volume salutes these pioneers of Mexican American boxing for opening the doors for today's boxers.

Author : Gene Aguilera
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781467128834

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Latino Boxing in Southern California by Gene Aguilera Pdf

Southern California, with its burgeoning Latino population, marked the spot as the proving ground for world-class boxers from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Panama, Nicaragua, and El Salvador to showcase their talent with exciting and unforgettable bouts. Latino Boxing in Southern California tells the true, heartfelt stories of Latino and Mexican ring idols who did battle on the West Coast, while exploring the mythical devotion boxing purists and fans have for their boxers. This colorful tribute to the sweet science, Los Angeles-style, keeps the memory alive of when boxing in this town revolved around the beloved Olympic Auditorium, Main St. Gym, and the Forum.

Author : Alex Moreno Areyan
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 0738580066

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Mexican Americans in Los Angeles by Alex Moreno Areyan Pdf

Mexican Americans established and nurtured the foundation, fiber, and fabric of Los Angeles since the first pobladores arrived in 1781. Pride in family, work, community, and religion coalesces into their legacy from East Los Angeles to the San Fernando Valley to the port areas of Wilmington and San Pedro. Men and women of Mexican heritage comprised 47 percent of Los Angeles County's Latino population in the 21st century. The modern Mexican American saga is embodied in the success of Congressman Edward Roybal, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal Allard, dynamic civic leader Dionicio Morales, and Los Angeles County supervisor Gloria Molina. Labor leader Cesar Chavez instilled passion and hope, while prizefighters Art Aragon, Paul Gonzalez, and Oscar De La Hoya and actors Anthony Quinn, Katy Jurado, Ricardo Montalban, and Edward James Olmos provided inspiration. The city's first Mexican American mayor in more than a century, Antonio Villaraigosa, was elected in 2005. This book is a distillation of a proud people's contributions to, and achievements in, a great city.

Author : Jorge Iber,Samuel Octavio Regalado
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781603445016

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Mexican Americans and Sports by Jorge Iber,Samuel Octavio Regalado Pdf

For at least a century, across the United States, Mexican American athletes have actively participated in community-based, interscholastic, and professional sports. The people of the ranchos and the barrios have used sport for recreation, leisure, and community bonding. Until now, though, relatively few historians have focused on the sports participation of Latinos, including the numerically preponderant Mexican Americans. This volume gathers an important collection of such studies, arranged in rough chronological order, spanning the period from the late 1920s through the present. They survey and analyze sporting experiences and organizations, as well as their impact on communal and individual lives. Contributions spotlight diverse fields of athletic endeavor: baseball, football, soccer, boxing, track, and softball. Mexican Americans and Sports contributes to the emerging understanding of the value of sport to minority populations in communities throughout the United States. Those interested in sports history will benefit from the book's focus on under-studied Mexican American participation, and those interested in Mexican American history will welcome the insight into this aspect of the group's social history.

Author : Gregory Steven Rodríguez
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Boxing
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173008020345

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Palaces of Pain - Arenas of Mexican-American Dreams by Gregory Steven Rodríguez Pdf

Author : Richard A. Santillán, Jorge Iber, Grace G. Charles, Alberto Rodríguez, and Gregory Garrett
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467133388

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Mexican American Baseball in the Alamo Region by Richard A. Santillán, Jorge Iber, Grace G. Charles, Alberto Rodríguez, and Gregory Garrett Pdf

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 B�isbol, y Viva los Peloteros!

Author : Richard A. Santillán, José M. Alamillo, Anna Bermúdez, Juan J. Canchola-Ventura and Al Ramos
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467117159

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Mexican American Baseball in Ventura County by Richard A. Santillán, José M. Alamillo, Anna Bermúdez, Juan J. Canchola-Ventura and Al Ramos Pdf

Mexican American Baseball in Ventura County pays tribute to the legendary teams and players from Ventura, Oxnard, Camarillo, Simi Valley, Moorpark, Santa Paula, and other surrounding neighborhoods. From the early 20th century through the 1950s, baseball in Ventura County safeguarded opportunities for nurturing athletic and educational skills, asserting ethnic identity, promoting political self-confidence, developing economic autonomy, and redefining gender roles for women. Outside the ball field, these players and their families helped create the multibillion-dollar agricultural wealth that relied heavily on their backbreaking labor. These extraordinary photographs and remarkable stories shed unparalleled light on the long and rich history of baseball and softball in this celebrated region of California.

Author : José M Alamillo
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2020-07-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781978813687

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Deportes by José M Alamillo Pdf

Spanning the first half of the twentieth century, Deportes uncovers the hidden experiences of Mexican male and female athletes, teams and leagues and their supporters who fought for a more level playing field on both sides of the border. Despite a widespread belief that Mexicans shunned physical exercise, teamwork or “good sportsmanship,” they proved that they could compete in a wide variety of sports at amateur, semiprofessional, Olympic and professional levels. Some even made their mark in the sports world by becoming the “first” Mexican athlete to reach the big leagues and win Olympic medals or world boxing and tennis titles. These sporting achievements were not theirs alone, an entire cadre of supporters—families, friends, coaches, managers, promoters, sportswriters, and fans—rallied around them and celebrated their athletic success. The Mexican nation and community, at home or abroad, elevated Mexican athletes to sports hero status with a deep sense of cultural and national pride. Alamillo argues that Mexican-origin males and females in the United States used sports to empower themselves and their community by developing and sustaining transnational networks with Mexico. Ultimately, these athletes and their supporters created a “sporting Mexican diaspora” that overcame economic barriers, challenged racial and gender assumptions, forged sporting networks across borders, developed new hybrid identities and raised awareness about civil rights within and beyond the sporting world.

Author : Stephen D. Allen
Publisher : University of New Mexico Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780826358561

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A History of Boxing in Mexico by Stephen D. Allen Pdf

The violent sport of boxing shaped and was shaped by notions of Mexican national identity during the twentieth century. This book reveals how boxing and boxers became sources of national pride and sparked debates on what it meant to be Mexican, masculine, and modern. The success of world-champion Mexican boxers played a key role in the rise of Los Angeles as the center of pugilistic activity in the United States. This international success made the fighters potent symbols of a Mexican culture that was cosmopolitan, nationalist, and masculine. With research in archives on both sides of the border, the author uses their life stories to trace the history and meaning of Mexican boxing.

Author : Rodolfo Acu–a
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2007-12-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0816526362

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Corridors of Migration by Rodolfo Acu–a Pdf

A comprehensive history reconstructs the migration patterns of Mexican laborers, connecting them to social, economic, and political developments that have shaped the American Southwest, while describing the racism and capitalist exploitation suffered by the laborers as well as the collective forms of resistance and organizing engaged in by the laborers themselves.

Author : Brad Austin,Pamela Grundy
Publisher : University of Wisconsin Pres
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2022-07-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780299321246

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Teaching U.S. History Through Sports by Brad Austin,Pamela Grundy Pdf

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 : Ian F. Haney L—pez
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2009-07-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 0674038266

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Racism on Trial by Ian F. Haney L—pez Pdf

In 1968, ten thousand students marched in protest over the terrible conditions prevalent in the high schools of East Los Angeles, the largest Mexican community in the United States. Chanting Chicano Power, the young insurgents not only demanded change but heralded a new racial politics. Frustrated with the previous generation's efforts to win equal treatment by portraying themselves as racially white, the Chicano protesters demanded justice as proud members of a brown race. The legacy of this fundamental shift continues to this day. Ian Haney Lopez tells the compelling story of the Chicano movement in Los Angeles by following two criminal trials, including one arising from the student walkouts. He demonstrates how racial prejudice led to police brutality and judicial discrimination that in turn spurred Chicano militancy. He also shows that legal violence helped to convince Chicano activists that they were nonwhite, thereby encouraging their use of racial ideas to redefine their aspirations, culture, and selves. In a groundbreaking advance that further connects legal racism and racial politics, Haney Lopez describes how race functions as common sense, a set of ideas that we take for granted in our daily lives. This racial common sense, Haney Lopez argues, largely explains why racism and racial affiliation persist today. By tracing the fluid position of Mexican Americans on the divide between white and nonwhite, describing the role of legal violence in producing racial identities, and detailing the commonsense nature of race, Haney Lopez offers a much needed, potentially liberating way to rethink race in the United States.

Author : David J. Leonard,Carmen R. Lugo-Lugo
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 700 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317466468

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Latino History and Culture by David J. Leonard,Carmen R. Lugo-Lugo Pdf

Latinos are the fastest growing population in America today. This two-volume encyclopedia traces the history of Latinos in the United States from colonial times to the present, focusing on their impact on the nation in its historical development and current culture. "Latino History and Culture" covers the myriad ethnic groups that make up the Latino population. It explores issues such as labor, legal and illegal immigration, traditional and immigrant culture, health, education, political activism, art, literature, and family, as well as historical events and developments. A-Z entries cover eras, individuals, organizations and institutions, critical events in U.S. history and the impact of the Latino population, communities and ethnic groups, and key cities and regions. Each entry includes cross references and bibliographic citations, and a comprehensive index and illustrations augment the text.