Mexican American odyssey : Felix Tijerina, entrepreneur & civic leader, 1905-1965 /

"Kreneck not only traces the influential life of Houston entrepreneur and civic leader Felix Tijerina as an individual but illustrates how Tijerina reflected many trends in Mexican American development during the decades he lived, years that were crucial for the Hispanic community today. Krenec...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kreneck, Thomas H.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©2001.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:University of Houston series in Mexican American studies ; no. 2.
Temas:
Tijerina, Felix, > 1905-1965.
Tijerina, Felix, > 1905-1965
League of United Latin American Citizens > History.
League of United Latin American Citizens
1900-1999
Mexican Americans > Texas > Houston > Biography.
Businessmen > Texas > Houston > Biography.
Civil rights workers > Texas > Houston > Biography.
Mexican Americans > Civil rights > Texas > Houston > History > 20th century.
Mexican Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century.
Américains d'origine mexicaine > Texas > Houston > Biographies.
Hommes d'affaires > Texas > Houston > Biographies.
Défenseurs des droits de l'homme > Texas > Houston > Biographies.
Américains d'origine mexicaine > Droits > Texas > Houston > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Américains d'origine mexicaine > Droits > Histoire > 20e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Social Scientists & Psychologists.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Businessmen
Civil rights workers
Ethnic relations
Mexican Americans
Mexican Americans > Civil rights
United States Local History.
Regions & Countries - Americas.
History & Archaeology.
Houston (Tex.) > Biography.
Houston (Tex.) > Ethnic relations.
Texas > Houston
Biographies
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Ch. 1. La Inmigracion
  • Ch. 2. From Obrero to Entrepreneur
  • Ch. 3. Emergence of a Latin American Leader
  • Ch. 4. Horatio Alger Success Story
  • Ch. 5. "Always Doing Something Nice": Felix Tijerina and Anglo American Groups, 1948-1956
  • Ch. 6. Siempre Haciendo por la Raza: Felix Tijerina and Latin American Groups, 1950-1956
  • Ch. 7. "In Exile from His Native Land": Felix Tijerina v. Herbert Brownell, Jr.
  • Ch. 8. The LULAC National Presidency, Part I: 1956-1958
  • Ch. 9. The LULAC National Presidency, Part II: 1958-1960
  • Ch. 10. Citizen Felix: The Final Years, 1960-1965.

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