1 10 1 http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/files/original/1/294/pera0026.jpg 385718d187f5d4d0c6d38329ec9e78aa http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/files/original/1/294/pera0026_001.jpg b3a238f571f12e0b10c7485f2b2c16c4 http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/files/original/1/294/pera0026_002.jpg e7b3bbc32cd6ebdb482a42f18e1d96a1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alonso S. Perales Collection Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alonso S. Perales Papers Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Arte Público Press/Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Arte Público Press Language A language of the resource Spanish English Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Perales, Alonso S. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Photograph Subject The topic of the resource PERALES, Alonso S., 1898-1960 LEAGUE of United Latin American Citizens CIVIC participation: working for civil rights MEXICAN Americans LATINO Americans ACTIVISTS RACE discrimination Relation A related resource Alonso S. Perales Papers, University of Houston Libraries Special Collections EBSCO Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 2 Description An account of the resource Alonso S. Perales (1898-1960) was a lawyer, statesman, diplomat, author, writer, speaker. His collection is held at the University of Houston's Special Collections. A sampling of his photographs, letters, and documents are included here. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Perales, Alonso S. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource To Señor Alonso S. Perales From Eduardo Cazares, 15 Julio - 41 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cazares, Eduardo Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1941-07-15 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG Language A language of the resource Spanish Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource Letter to Alonso S. Perales from Eduardo Cazares, which recounts the discrimination faced by Cleto Champion, two others, and himself at the Broadway Service Station in McAllen, Texas. They were not allowed to drink water at the gas station because of their ethnicity. Subject The topic of the resource LETTERS DISCRIMINATION ETHNIC discrimination DISCRIMINATION against Mexican Americans RACE discrimination - public establishments PERALES, Alonso S., 1898-1960 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant MCALLEN (Tex.) PHARR (Tex.) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context pera0026 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alonso S. Perales Papers: General Correspondence, c. 1920-1960, University of Houston Libraries Special Collections EBSCO Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 2 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Items in this collection may be under copyright. Please contact apprec@central.uh.edu for more information. Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Pha[illegible, tear: Pharr] Texas 15. Julio-41 Señor Alonso S. Perales Respetable Señor Perales me he dado cuenta por la prensa en días pasados que Ud. esta en favor de la raza de origen mexicano. Señor Perales hoy fecha 15 de Julio en la Ciudad de McAllen. Tex. Fuimos a Una estación de gasolina a tomar agua y nos dijo el dueño o encargado del lugar que no tomar agua alli que fueramos a tomar agua al lugar donde ibamos. Señor Perales el bombre del dueño es este W.E. HESTER, el de la estación es este Broadway Service Station en McAllen Tex. [page 2] pues nosotros abiamos pasado a la ofician de trabajo rejistrarnos [registrarnos] para el trabajo del govierno [gobierno] que estan para principiar y ese lugar esta media cuadra de la oficina de trabajo. Señor Perales le abisamos a Ud. por tratarse que toca la casualidad que los cuatro que fuimos a ese lugar donde nos negaron el agua somos ciudadanos de este pais y creemos que tenemos derecho para tomar agua donde la encuentremos no digo en ese lugar asta en otro mejor la razon es porque somos mexicanos y nada mas. los que fuimos: Eduardo Casarez, Cleto Champion de Pharr y dos mas de San Juan, Tex. [page 3] Señor Perales no es primer ves [vez] que pasan estos casos. unicamente que muchos de nosotros no damos cuenta ¿pero ya cuando en un lugar de estos nos niegan la agua para tomar que esperamos mas alla? apreciariamos muchisimo que Ud. desida esto y quedo de Ud. su atento y S.S. [signed] Eduardo Cazarez Cartas Cazares, Eduardo Discriminación Discriminación contra mexicoamericanos Discriminación étnica Discriminación racial en establecimientos públicos Perales, Alonso S.