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La "Spanish" influenza y la "Spanish" Raza, Crónica Diabólica
Jorge Ulica describe la discriminación que surge del nombre “Spanish flu” y comparte su experiencia personal como víctima de dicha discriminación. -
Affidavit sworn by Dionicio Mendez Ortiz to Alonso S. Perales
Affidavit sworn by Dionicio Mendez Ortiz stating that he was turned away at a barber shop and a restaurant, then slapped by the sheriff. -
Affidavit sworn by Beatriz Balboa de Espino and Zenobia Silva de Aguirre to Alonso S. Perales
Affidavit sworn by Beatriz Balboa de Espino and Zenobia Silva de Aguirre stating that they visited the Office of R.L. White Co. where they were told they could not rent a house because they were not white. -
Some Places Where Mexicans are Discriminated Against in Texas Either by Denying them Service or by Segregating them from Anglo-Americans
A list compiled by Alonso S. Perales from affidavits of places where people of Mexican descent were denied service or segregated in Texas.Tags Bars (establecimiento de bebidas) -- Texas; Bluntzer; Cartas de queja; Discriminación contra mexicoamericanos; Discriminación en la educación; Discriminación en vivienda; Discriminación étnica; Discriminación racial - establecimientos públicos; Discriminación racial - restaurantes; Discrimination; Educación--Niños; Estados Unidos--Estados suroeste; Ética de los empleos públicos - Estados Unidos; Hispanoamericanos -- Educación; Letreros; Mexicoamericanos -- Educación; Natalia; NewGulf; Nixon; Personal Militar; Rock Spring; Segregación en la educación; Soldados-Mexicanoamericanos; Sterling City; Veterano -
Affidavit sworn by Beatrice Trujillo de Molinar to Alonso S. Perales
Affidavit sworn by Beatrice Trujillo de Molinar that states that she, along with Rafaela Sanchez, Ignacio Sanchez, and two unnamed individuals, were told that Mexicans were not allowed to dance at the Three Stars Tavern in San Antonio, Texas. -
Affidavit sworn by Eleanor and Simona Martínez to Alonso S. Perales
Affidavit sworn by Eleanor and Simona Martínez that states that they were discriminated against at a restaurant in Dilly, Texas for being of Mexican descent. -
Affidavit sworn by Carmen Celestino to Alonso S. Perales
Affidavit sworn by Carmen Celestino that states that both she and Virginia Ashe were informed they could not attend the School of Nursing Hotel Dieu in El Paso, Texas because they were of Mexican descent. -
Affidavit sworn by Perfecto Solis, Jr. to Alonso S. Perales
Affidavit sworn by Perfecto Solis, Jr. that says that he and his wife, Hope Sachtleven, were told they could not buy a home in the Burkshire Addition in San Anotnio, Texas because there was a restrictive clause against people of Latin American descent purchasing or using houses in the area.
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Affidavit sworn by Pedro H. Garza to Alonso S. Perales
Affidavit sworn by Pedro H. Garza that he was yelled at and threatened in the Rose Cafe in Alpine, Texas. -
Letter from Lay Council for the Spanish Speaking, Archdiocese of San Antonio, February 28, 1947.
Letter written in response to the discrimination of Henrietta Castillo, Anita Gomez, and Lucy Elizondo. the Lay Council for the Spanish Speaking sent a letter to various organizations and newspapers, denouncing this event. Several community leaders and educators signed the letter.