USC Center for Diversity & Democracy in Partnership with CASA 0101
the second generation
"Sometimes I tell my children that I would like to go to Mexico,
but they tell me 'We don't want to go, we belong here.'"
“A veces les digo a mis hijos que me gustaría ir a México,
pero me dicen 'No queremos ir, pertenecemos aquí.'"
Mexican mother in California, 1935 June
Madre Mexicana en California, 1935 Junio
Children pose on a lawn in front of a craftsman-style house on Bridge Street in Boyle Heights that is owned by Steve Delgado. Roses are in bloom in the background. Left to right: Hortensia Corral, Steve Delgado's daughter and neighbors.
Soldier John González poses with his wife, Sylvia, outside their home on Velasco Street in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles.
Ramona Fonseca (later Frias), Della Ortega's sister, poses in a zoot suit. Photograph dated June 26, 1944.
Children pose on a lawn in front of a craftsman-style house on Bridge Street in Boyle Heights that is owned by Steve Delgado. Roses are in bloom in the background. Left to right: Hortensia Corral, Steve Delgado's daughter and neighbors.