To Honorable Herbert L. Lavis, San Antonio, Texas, From [Alonso S. Perales], San Antonio, Texas, December 13, 1933
Item
Dublin Core
Title
To Honorable Herbert L. Lavis, San Antonio, Texas, From [Alonso S. Perales], San Antonio, Texas, December 13, 1933
Subject
Letters
Perales, Alonso S. 1898-1960
Racial discrimination
Discrimination against Mexican Americans
Discrimination in employment
Description
Letter from [Alonso S. Perales] to Herbert L. Lavis, Acting Bexar County Relief Administrator, asking for information regarding Juan Padron's employment eligibility after he was dismissed from work due to his undocumented status. Perales reminds Mr. Lavis that the Civil Works Administration Act allows a person who declares intention to become a US citizen to keep their work authorization, which Juan Padron was successful in completing.
Creator
[Perales, Alonso S.]
Source
Date
1933-12-13
Rights
Content compilation of The Latino/Hispanic American Experience Leaders, Writers and Thinkers copyright 2012 by Arte Publico Historical Collections. All rights reserved.
Relation
Format
JPG
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
pera0269
Coverage
San Antonio (Tex.)
Citation
[Perales, Alonso S.], “To Honorable Herbert L. Lavis, San Antonio, Texas, From [Alonso S. Perales], San Antonio, Texas, December 13, 1933,” Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage Digital Collections, accessed May 3, 2024, http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/items/show/4836.