During World War II, Latinas were contributors to the war effort, these Rosies worked in manufacturing along side women from across the American homefront. We found a record of Mina Mendoza, a young woman born in Hermosillo, Mexico. She made her way to the United States with her family in 1927, crossing the border on foot at Douglas, Arizona. When the war started, Mina, 5’ 1” and 114 lbs, she was operating a milling machine in the Los Angeles area. Ms. Mendoza became a U.S. citizen in 1944.
In the holdings of the National Archives at Riverside, men and women of Hispanic heritage are intertwined in many of our records, including records documenting citizenship.
¡Celebración de la Herencia Hispana!
To pay tribute to the many generations of Hispanic Americans that have enriched our nation’s history, the National Archives at Riverside will be highlighting some of our holdings relating to Hispanic American history in our region (Southern California, Arizona, and Clark County, NV), including records relating to Private Land Claims, Immigration and Naturalization, military service and many more.
For more information about Hispanic Heritage Month, see http://hispanicheritagemonth.gov/
1321 Notes/ Hide
- valiantarcher reblogged this from coolchicksfromhistory
- myownprivatedeanwinchester reblogged this from beary-sleepy-boi
- beary-sleepy-boi reblogged this from pedropstanacc
- trisabelle reblogged this from thekiksrocks101
- trisabelle liked this
- thekiksrocks101 reblogged this from pinkyoungk
- fabionsnippy reblogged this from pinkyoungk
- adoradae liked this
- catholickink liked this
- 94-wonder-girl reblogged this from pinkyoungk
- sebaby-l liked this
- pedropstanacc reblogged this from pinkyoungk
- oakkay reblogged this from pinkyoungk
- pinkyoungk reblogged this from pinkyoungk and added:
Happy National Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month!
- czscj reblogged this from epicsmiley13
- czscj liked this
- pinklimabean liked this
- bibs-ahoy reblogged this from glitterandgrunge
- bibs-ahoy liked this
- toast-with-bananas liked this
- lushvinyl reblogged this from glitterandgrunge
- lushvinyl liked this
- khaipie liked this
- glitterandgrunge reblogged this from riversidearchives
- glitterandgrunge liked this
- ninetailcoco reblogged this from pinkyoungk
- j-amez reblogged this from pinkyoungk
- prettygothbabygirl reblogged this from pinkyoungk
- thisothergirlwithasweater reblogged this from pinkyoungk
- thisothergirlwithasweater liked this
- meddledeal reblogged this from riversidearchives
- meddledeal liked this
- i-call-you-her reblogged this from riversidearchives
- i-call-you-her liked this
- asgardian-levi0sa liked this
- fountainstranger reblogged this from riversidearchives
- fountainstranger liked this
- caffeinated-fan13 liked this
- caffeinated-fan13 reblogged this from riversidearchives
- riversidearchives posted this
- Show more notes