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[[Tucson, Arizona]] has a [[Mexican American]] community. Tucson was majority Mexican even by the early 1900s; it had originated as a community in [[New Spain]].<ref>"[http://books.google.com/books?id=Naym8JBSonoC&dq=Mexicans+in+Tucson&source=gbs_navlinks_s Los Tucsonenses: The Mexican Community in Tucson, 1854-1941]" (profile page). [[Google Books]]. Retrieved on October 7, 2014.</ref> |
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Throughout its history, [[Tucson, Arizona]] has had a large and influential [[Mexican American]] community. Tucson was majority Mexican/Mexican American even by the early 20th century.<ref name=Sheridan>{{cite book |last1=Sheridan |first1=Thomas E. |title=Los Tucsonenses: The Mexican Community in Tucson, 1854–1941 (Culture, History, & the Contemporary) |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=Naym8JBSonoC&q=Mexicans+in+Tucson |date=1992 |publisher=University of Arizona Press |location=Tucson |isbn=978-0816512980|via=Google books|page=}}</ref> |
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Most people of Mexican descent who have lived in Tucson for generations identify as Tucsonenses. This local identity stresses a connection to the city and influenced Thomas E. Sheridan to title his well-received book, ''Los Tucsonenses''. |
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According to Rodolfo F. Acuña, author of ''Corridors of Migration: The Odyssey of Mexican Laborers, 1600-1933'', as of the mid-1800s wealthier Mexicans in Tucson had a negative attitude towards poorer Mexicans, and Acuña stated that the class division facilitated exploitation of lower class-Mexicans by non-Mexicans. At the time some members of the community criticized those who made attempts to assimilate into the U.S. by calling them "agringados" and "americanizados".<ref name=Acunap88>Acuña, Rudolfo F. ''Corridors of Migration: The Odyssey of Mexican Laborers, 1600-1933''. [[University of Arizona Press]], 2008. ISBN 0816528020, 9780816528028. p. [http://books.google.com/books?id=3_ZCcQK1wlEC&pg=PA88 88].</ref> The ethnic European population increased by the 1870s, and members of that community had conflicts with the Mexicans.<ref name=Acunap8788>Acuña, Rudolfo F. ''Corridors of Migration: The Odyssey of Mexican Laborers, 1600-1933''. [[University of Arizona Press]], 2008. ISBN 0816528020, 9780816528028. p. [http://books.google.com/books?id=3_ZCcQK1wlEC&pg=PA87 87]-[http://books.google.com/books?id=3_ZCcQK1wlEC&pg=PA88 88].</ref> |
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By 2018, the city's demographics have again changed and the percentage of Mexican and Mexican Americans are moving toward becoming the majority population. <blockquote>The 5 largest ethnic groups in Tucson, AZ are White (Non-Hispanic) (43.6%), White (Hispanic) (26.2%), Other (Hispanic) (10.1%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (5.25%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (4.13%). NaNk% of the people in Tucson, AZ speak a non-English language, and 91.2% are U.S. citizens.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Tucson, AZ |url=https://datausa.io/profile/geo/tucson-az/#:~:text=The%205%20largest%20ethnic%20groups,(Hispanic)%20(4.13%25) |website=Data USA}}</ref></blockquote> |
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==Education== |
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In 1879 ''La Sonora'', according to Acuña, "promoted, indirectly at least, the teaching of Spanish in town's public schools".<ref name=Acunap88/> |
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In 2019, [[Regina Romero]] was elected Tucson's mayor. No Mexican American had held that office since 1875, when Arizona was still a territory and Estevan Ochoa won the mayoral race by a landslide.<ref name=Sheridan/>{{rp|43}} |
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==References== |
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* Sheridan, Thomas E. ''Los Tucsonenses: The Mexican Community in Tucson, 1854-1941'' (Culture, History, & the Contemporary). [[University of Arizona Press]], February 1, 1992. ISBN 0816512981, 9780816512980. |
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* [[History of Mexican Americans in Phoenix]] |
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* [[Lydia Otero|Otero, Lydia R.]] (2010). ''La Calle: Spatial Conflicts and Urban Renewal in a Southwest City''. Tucson: [[University of Arizona Press]]. {{ISBN|978-0816528882}}. |
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* {{es icon}} [http://consulmex.sre.gob.mx/tucson/ Consulate of Mexico in Tucson] |
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Throughout its history, Tucson, Arizona has had a large and influential Mexican American community. Tucson was majority Mexican/Mexican American even by the early 20th century.[1]
Most people of Mexican descent who have lived in Tucson for generations identify as Tucsonenses. This local identity stresses a connection to the city and influenced Thomas E. Sheridan to title his well-received book, Los Tucsonenses.
By 2018, the city's demographics have again changed and the percentage of Mexican and Mexican Americans are moving toward becoming the majority population.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Tucson, AZ are White (Non-Hispanic) (43.6%), White (Hispanic) (26.2%), Other (Hispanic) (10.1%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (5.25%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (4.13%). NaNk% of the people in Tucson, AZ speak a non-English language, and 91.2% are U.S. citizens.[2]
In 2019, Regina Romero was elected Tucson's mayor. No Mexican American had held that office since 1875, when Arizona was still a territory and Estevan Ochoa won the mayoral race by a landslide.[1]: 43
See also
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[edit]- ^ a b Sheridan, Thomas E. (1992). Los Tucsonenses: The Mexican Community in Tucson, 1854–1941 (Culture, History, & the Contemporary). Tucson: University of Arizona Press. ISBN 978-0816512980 – via Google books.
- ^ "About Tucson, AZ". Data USA.
Further reading
[edit]- Otero, Lydia R. (2010). La Calle: Spatial Conflicts and Urban Renewal in a Southwest City. Tucson: University of Arizona Press. ISBN 978-0816528882.
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