Tag Archives: Eisenhower
Judge Harold R. Medina
Judge Harold Medina became famous not for being the first Mexican American judge in modern history, but for a single high-profile trial. He presided over Dennis v. United States (1949), which grew out of the indictment of a dozen top leaders of the Communist Party USA. Continue reading
Posted in Activist Profiles, Books, Northeast
Tagged Communist Party, Eisenhower, FDR, JFK, Truman
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Understanding Oxnard, Califronia
Curious Unions, an important new book on Mexican Americans in Oxnard, California, has its origins in stories about the author’s grandfather. Continue reading
Posted in Books, California, Unions
Tagged Eisenhower, FDR, JFK, McWilliams, Pat Brown, UFW
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Obama, Romney, and the Latino Vote
In the 2012 presidential election, Spanish-speaking voters are likely to have the greatest impact in states having either a relatively small Spanish-speaking population or where the ethnic composition is in flux Continue reading
