Spanish letter accompanied with English translation by Dr. María Teresa Venegas. Handwritten family correspondence from Miguel in Los Angeles to his father Juan Venegas in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, regarding worsen economic conditions, business advice, the fear of deportation for Mexican residents in Los Angeles, bad checks passed at the store, and the possibility of returning to Mexico.
Venegas, Miguel, 1897-1994 Venegas, Juan, 1872-1955 Venegas, Julia Cárdenas de, 1881-1961 Venegas, Ignacio, b. 1912 Business Depressions--1929 Immigrants--California--Los Angeles California--Emigration and immigration Los Angeles (Calif.)--Economic conditions Mexicans--California, Southern--Economic conditions Mexicans--Employment--California Mexico--Emigration and immigration Mexican American families--California--Los Angeles Mexican American Catholics--California--Los Angeles Venegas family--History--20th century Venegas, María Teresa, 1930- Letters Manuscripts
Place
Los Angeles (Calif.) Guadalajara (Mexico) Jalisco (Mexico) Zapotlanejo (Mexico)
Source
Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University
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