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Hispanic American Experience During WWII

Hispanic American Experience During WWII. Mexican Americans & Mexicans Join the War Effort. Approximately 250,000 – 500,000 Mexican Americans served during WWII. A higher proportion of Mexican Americans fought in combat units than any other ethnic group. Changing Jobs.

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Hispanic American Experience During WWII

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  1. Hispanic American Experience During WWII

  2. Mexican Americans & Mexicans Join the War Effort • Approximately 250,000 – 500,000 Mexican Americans served during WWII. • A higher proportion of Mexican Americans fought in combat units than any other ethnic group.

  3. Changing Jobs • Labor shortages during the war allow thousands of Mexican Americans to leave their rural, agricultural lives. • To replace Mexican American farm labor, the government instituted the BRACERO PROGRAM. • Mexican citizens received short-term contracts to come to U.S. and farm

  4. The Zoot Suit • Initially an African American youth fashion connected to jazz culture. • Adopted by Mexican American kids.

  5. Characteristics • Unwritten rules demanded that people of color remain unseen and unheard in public spaces, but the zoot suit, with broad shoulders, narrow waist, and ballooned pants, was loud and bold. • Statement of defiance. • Zootsuiters asserted themselves when fabric was being rationed for war effort.

  6. Occasional Dress • Reserved for special occasions • Dances • Birthday Parties

  7. Zoot Suit Riots • June 1943 • Clashes between sailors on leave and Mexican Americans turned violent

  8. Newspaper Excerpt • The worst violence occurred on Monday, June 7. • One Los Angeles paper printed a guide on how to "de-zoot" a zootsuiter: "Grab a zooter. Take off his pants and frock coat and tear them up or burn them."

  9. Magazine Cover • Create a front cover of Time Magazine about the Bracero Program or the Zoot Suit Riots. • Include: • A catchy headline • An image • A teaser: What would a full-length article be about? • Smaller headlines for other stories.

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