Table of Contents
Acknowledgements 9
Preface 11
Part I First People
1 Talahalusi 15
2 Invasion 20
3 Resurgence 26
Part II Alta California
4 Ranchos and Revolt 31
5 Cayetano and María Juárez 39
Part III Struggle & Progress
6 Resistance 47
7 Reconstruction 50
8 Resolve 54
9 Recession 59
10 Rise Up 63
Part IV Strangers in a Strange Land
11 Gumshan 69
12 Exploitation 73
13 Chinatown 76
14 Exclusion 81
15 Acculturation 86
Part V The Bracero Program
16 Migrants and Settlers 91
17 Braceros 93
18 Making a Home 97
Part VI Women's Work
19 Caterina Corda Nichelini 105
20 May Howard 111
Part VII Industry
21 John Patchett 119
22 Sawyer Tanning Company 123
Part VIII Innovation
23 Magnavox Loudspeaker 133
24 Boysenberry 139
Part IX Lost and Gone
25 Ghost Town 147
26 Taking the Waters 154
Bibliography 161
Index 185
About the Author 192