{"product_id":"east-los-angeles","title":"East Los Angeles","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of the largest Mexican-American community in the United States, the city within a city known as \"East Los Angeles.\" How did this barrio of over one million men and women-occupying an area greater than Manhattan or Washington D.C.-come to be?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough promoted early in this century as a workers' paradise, Los Angeles fared poorly in attracting European immigrants and American blue-collar workers. Wages were low, and these workers were understandably reluctant to come to a city which was also troubled by labor strife. Mexicans made up the difference, arriving in the city in massive numbers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho these Mexicans were and the conditions that caused them to leave their own country are revealed in \u003ci\u003eEast Los Angeles.\u003c\/i\u003e The author examines how they adjusted to life in one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States, how they fared in this country's labor market, and the problems of segregation and prejudice they confronted.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54232817205592,"sku":"9780292720411","price":22.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780292720411_d633598b-7166-4b2c-a98d-971f3bcb53d1.jpg?v=1781764221","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/east-los-angeles","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}