Mexican Immigrants, the Gary-Alerding Settlement House, and the Limits of Catholic Americanization in Gary, Indiana, 1919-1928

Mexican immigrants first came to Gary, Indiana in large numbers during the 1919 steel strike. The United States Steel Corporation (U.S. Steel) continued to recruit Mexicans as workers in the years that followed and Mexicans soon became Gary's largest immigrant population. During the 1920s, the...

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Main Author: Moralez, Felicia (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Soc. [2019]
In: US catholic historian
Year: 2019, Volume: 37, Issue: 3, Pages: 19-41
IxTheo Classification:CD Christianity and Culture
CG Christianity and Politics
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KBQ North America
KBR Latin America
KDB Roman Catholic Church
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