Abstract
Spanish-speaking communities scattered throughout the Southwest are also transformed by the arrival of Anglo-American immigrants. Despite the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo's guarantee of equal citizenship, there is widespread discrimination against Mexican-Americans in the West. Their experiences vary significantly depending on their numbers in comparison to the Anglo population and whether they live in New Mexico, California, or Texas. The Gold Rush in California strips most Mexican Americans of their political power. Their plight is similar to the kinds of discrimination the Indian or Chinese population face, but as historian Richard White cautions, "to lump them all together is to really miss the causes that provoke them."
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Subject
Western United States, Spanish-speaking communities, arrival of Anglo settlers, Treaty of Guadalupe Hilado, discrimination against Mexican-Americans, contrasting experiences in New Mexico, California, and Texas, impact of Gold Rush, ethnic groups with different sets of histories, Conquest of the Far West
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Chicano Studies, Ethnicity and Race Relations, American History, American Studies, Unfinished Nation, The
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00:03:29 (HH:MM:SS)
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English
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