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T1 Exile and repatriation in the "Barrios": the Great Depression in "La Prensa" and "La Opinión", 1930-1932
A1 Aguirre, Nancy A.
K1 La Prensa
K1 La Opinión
K1 Repatriation
K1 Deportation
K1 Immigration
K1 Great Depression
K1 México de afuera
K1 Exile
K1 Barrio
K1 Ignacio E. Lozano
K1 Porfirista
K1 Repatriación
K1 Deportación
K1 Inmigración
K1 Gran Depresión
K1 Exilio
K1 Arte
K1 Art
K1 Historia
K1 History
K1 Literatura
K1 Literature
K1 Sociología
K1 Sociology
AB During the Great Depression, "La Prensa" and "La Opinión" were two of the top-selling Spanish-language newspapers in the United States. These publications, established by Porfirista exile Ignacio E. Lozano, served the Mexican immigrant community, known as "el México de afuera", by reporting news from Mexico and the United States, and by encouraging charitable work during the economic crisis. More importantly, these newspapers published news and commentary related to the repatriation of approximately one million Mexicans and Mexican-Americans during the 1930s, a policy enacted by the U.S. government. This essay examines the reactions of "La Prensa" and "La Opinión" to repatriation, and the important perspective they provide on forced displacement from both sides of the U.S./Mexico border. Lozano and his staffwere political exiles, banished from Mexico for criticizing the country’s revolutionary regime. Consequently, their political situation in Mexico and the fear of deportation influenced their non-combative reactions to repatriation. Nonetheless, Lozano andhis colleagues considered themselves opinion leaders in the Mexican "barrios", and they helped "barrio" residents by promoting charity work. They also maintained a sense of the optimism of the 1920s by publishing columns on sports, Hollywood, and popular culture, thus providing a momentary escape for readers from the challenges of the Great Depression.
PB Instituto Franklin de Investigación en Estudios Norteamericanos. Universidad de Alcalá de Henares
SN 1889-5611
YR 2015
FD 2015
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10017/24878
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10017/24878
LA spa
DS MINDS@UW
RD 23-abr-2024