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To Sr. Licensiado Alonso Perales, From Agustin Delgado, Julia 5 de 1944
Letter from Agustín Delgado to Alonso S. Perales that lists establishments that discriminate against people of Mexican descent, including US military veterans in uniform, in Victoria, Texas. -
To Lic. Perales, From Francisco Echavarria, 2-18-1944
Letter from Francisco Echavarría to Alonso S. Perales, in which he informs the latter of the segregated schools in Cameron, Texas. -
To Superintendent. L. A. Woods, State Dept. of Education, From W. J. Everitt, Pleasanton Public Schools, October 12, 1946.
Letter from W.J. Everitt to Superintendent L.A. Woods discussing the issue of overcrowding at the school in Pleasanton, Texas and the lack of teacher availability. Due to overcrowding in the Anglo-American classrooms and lack of teachers, the Latin American classrooms were combined. Requests advice if it is illegal to combine Latin American class rooms. Mentions the building of a separate Latin American School, which was turned down by the Latin American in the school. -
To Sr. Lic. Alonso S. Perales, From Pedro Fernandez, Noviembre 30 de 1936
Letter from Pedro Fernandez to Alonso S. Perales, asking him to please translate Social Security Form SS-5 from Spanish to English. The form, published in San Antonio's La Prensa on Nov. 26, 1936, stated that people of Mexican descent should be classified as white. -
To Hon. Alonso Perales, From Eloisa Galan, March 11, 1944.
Letter to Alonso. S. Perales, from Mrs. Eloisa Galan that iterates the Del Rio Ration Board (Civil Service Department) need Spanish speaking clerks to assist those who do not speak English from nearby Spanish speaking communities. She states that there are people in the department who are "prejudice and narrow minded”. She requests Alonso S. Perales to contact Mr. Ben Foster, former United States Attorney at San Antonio to in turn contact C. Fenner Roth, District Administrative Officer of the OPA to provide Spanish speaking clerks. Mrs. Galan also references that Mexican American soldiers, fighting for the United States who are also being discriminated against, and how the Ration Board food clerks are treating the families of these soldiers “shabbily”. She believes that help from Badomer Puig, Commanding Office of the 458th and Mrs. Dignam of the Ration Board can help by employing wives of the Mexican American soldiers in the Telephone Office and the Ration Board. -
To Sr. Lic. Alonso S. Perales, From Ramon Galindo, Real Estate & Renting Service, Mayo 5, 1943
Letter from Ramon Galindo to Alonso S. Perales in which he reports housing discrimination against people of Mexican descent in San Antonio. -
To Alonso S. Perales, From Antonio R Garcia 317th Army Air Force, February 25, 1944
Letter from Antonio R. García to Alonso S. Perales, which lists some of the cases of discrimination against people of Mexican descent that occured in Brady, Texas.Tags Cartas; Curtis Field (Brady, Tex.); Discriminación; Discriminación contra Latinos; Discriminación contra mexicoamericanos; Discriminación en la educación; Discriminación racial - establecimientos públicos; Fuerza Aérea de la Armada de los Estados Unidos, Grupo de Transporte de Tropa, 317; Mexicoamericanos; Perales, Alonso S. -
Affidavit sworn by Jesús García to Alonso S. Perales
On Sunday, June 30, 1946, a group of seven men (Jesus Garcia, Oscar Mayen, Joe Sanchez, Henry -------, Pedro Solis, Louis Leonard, and Bob Clay) visit Captain Davis Cafe in Rockport, Texas. The men of Latin American descent are told they will not be served. In response, the two Anglo American men in their group refuse to eat at the cafe if the men of Latin American descent are not served. All seven men walk out of the restaurant. -
To Lic. Alonzo [Alonso] S. Perales, From Octavio R. Garcia, Julio 23, 1939
Letter from Octavio R. Garcia to Alonso S. Perales, which provides information about the poor conditions of the Navarro school. Despite promises made to the P.T.A. by the school board regarding improving the school's conditions, the author is told that little would be done to address the P.T.A.'s concerns for the Mexican American school. -
To Lic. Alonzo [Alonso] S. Perales, From Octavio R. Garcia, Julio 30, 1939
A repeat letter from Octavio R. Garcia to Alonso S. Perales, which provides information about the poor conditions of the Navarro school. Despite promises made to the P.T.A. by the school board regarding improving the school's conditions, the author is told that little would be done to address the P.T.A.'s concerns for the Mexican American school.