Tag Archives: Pat Brown
Edward Roybal for California Lt. Governor in 1954
Edward R. Roybal, the first Mexican American to serve on the Los Angeles City Council in modern times, also held the distinction of being the first Latino to serve as a major party nominee for statewide office in California in 1954. Continue reading
Posted in Activist Profiles, California, Elected Officials, Unions
Tagged California Democratic Council, CSO, ILGWU, Pat Brown, Roybal
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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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Noncitizen Old Age Pensions in California
At the urging of CSO and its allies, the California state legislature voted to provide noncitizens old-age pensions in 1961. Continue reading
Posted in Books, California, Presidential Politics, Religious, Unions, Veterans
Tagged CSO, Dolores Huerta, JFK, Pat Brown, Roybal
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