Background
Samora, Julian was born on March 1, 1920 in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, United States.
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When "A History of the Mexican-American People" was first published in 1977 it was greeted with enthusiasm for its straightforward, objective account of the Mexican-American role in US history. Since that time the text has been used in high school and university courses such as United States History, Chicano History and the history of the American southwest. This new, revised edition of the book brings up to date the history of these little known people and their continuing struggle for social justice. The opening section covers the years of exploration and northward Spanish expansion into what is the present-day United States. The book then scans the North American continent in the 19th century, highlighting Mexico's achievement of independence from Spain and consequent loss of its northernmost territories to the US. Samora examines the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo that ended the Mexican-American War, US violations of the treaty, and contemporary repercussions. The third part of the book evaluates the impact of the Mexican Revolution on both sides of the border and the effect of mass migrations from Mexico. Samora then tackles the complex and decisive events from the mid-1950s to the present such as the problems of transition from rural to urban life, the question of discrimination and the search for civil rights. This new edition contains a revised chapter on Chicano contributions to art, literature, music and theatre, and a completely new chapter on the religious life of Mexican-Americans. A bibliography of Chicano literature covering the past 50 years is also included.
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Samora, Julian was born on March 1, 1920 in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, United States.
Bachelor of Arts (Frederick G. Bonfils Foundation scholar 1938-1942), Adams State College, Alamosa, Colorado, 1942; Master of Science, Colorado State University, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy (Herman fellow 1950), Washington University, St. Louis, 1953; honorary Doctor of Laws, Incarnate Word College, 1980.
Teacher, Huerfano County High School, Walsenburg, Colorado, 1942-1943;
research fellow, Colorado State University, 1943-1944;
member of faculty, Adams State College, 1944-1945;
teaching assistant, University of Wisconsin, 1948-1949;
teaching assistant, Washington University, 1949-1950;
assistant professor preventive medicine and public health, U. Colorado Medical School, Denver, 1955-1957;
associate professor sociology and anthropology, Michigan State University, 1957-1959;
professor sociology, U. Notre Dame, 1959-1985;
head Department, University Notre Dame, 1963-1966;
emeritus, U. Notre Dame, since 1985. Visiting professor U. New Mexico, 1954, U. Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, 1963,University of California at Los Angeles, 1964, University Texas, Austin, 1971, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1988. Visiting scholar U. Washington, Seattle, spring 1990.
Fieldwork in, Colorado, New Mexico, Michigan, Denver, Bogotá, East Chicago, Indiana, United States-Mexico border. Program advisory population Ford Foundation in, Mexico and C.A. Member President's Commission Rural Poverty, President's Commission Income Maintenance Program, Indiana Civil Rights Commission.
Consultant in field.
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5 children.