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Jones Act
This act grants citizenship to Pureto-Ricans under the US military rule. -
The Immigration Act
This Act restricted the entry of southern and eastern Europeans and established the first numerical limits of the amount of people who could enter the US. Also known as the Emergency Quota Act -
First Latino Senator
Octaviano Larrazolo was the first Latino senator of New Mexico. -
Labor Strike
After the owners of a cigar factory fire all the lectores, to replace with radios, workers walk out. The lectores would read aloud books and newspapers to the cigar rollers. -
El Monte Strike
Latino Unions lead the largest agricultural strike at that time, protesting the declining wage for strawberry pickers. -
The Grape of Wrath
Novelist John Steinbeck published the Grape of Wrath, calling out the grape-growing industry and their treatment of their workers. -
The Bracero Program
The Bracero Program begins, allowing Mexican citizens to work in the US. This program welcomed millions of Mexican citizens in the US until the end in 1964. -
Zoot Suit Riots
Los Angeles underwent 10 days of riots after young Mexican teens were brutally attacked for their attire. -
Fair Employment Practices Bill
Fair Employment Practices Bill was implemented by Senator Dennis Chávez of New Mexico, which prohibits discrimination due to race, creed, or national origin. -
Hernandez v Texas
This was the first post-WWII Latino civil rights case. Where the US Supreme Court decided that discrimination based on class and ethnic distinction was illegal.