Background
Ruiz, Vicki Lynn was born on May 21, 1955 in Atlanta. Daughter of Robert Paul and Erminia Pablita (Ruiz) Mercer.
(Women have been the mainstay of the grueling, seasonal ca...)
Women have been the mainstay of the grueling, seasonal canning industry for over a century. This book is their collective biography—a history of their family and work lives, and of their union. Out of the labor militancy of the 1930s emerged the United Cannery, Agricultural, Packing, and Allied Workers of America (UCAPAWA). Quickly it became the seventh largest CIO affiliate and a rare success story of women in unions. Thousands of Mexican and Mexican-American women working in canneries in southern California established effective, democratic trade union locals run by local members. These rank-and-file activists skillfully managed union affairs, including negotiating such benefits as maternity leave, company-provided day care, and paid vacations—in some cases better benefits than they enjoy today. But by 1951, UCAPAWA lay in ruins—a victim of red baiting in the McCarthy era and of brutal takeover tactics by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
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(From Out of the Shadows was the first full study of Mexic...)
From Out of the Shadows was the first full study of Mexican-American women in the twentieth century. Beginning with the first wave of Mexican women crossing the border early in the century, historian Vicki L. Ruiz reveals the struggles they have faced and the communities they have built. In a narrative enhanced by interviews and personal stories, she shows how from labor camps, boxcar settlements, and urban barrios, Mexican women nurtured families, worked for wages, built extended networks, and participated in community associations-efforts that helped Mexican Americans find their own place in America. She also narrates the tensions that arose between generations, as the parents tried to rein in young daughters eager to adopt American ways. Finally, the book highlights the various forms of political protest initiated by Mexican-American women, including civil rights activity and protests against the war in Vietnam. For this new edition of From Out of the Shadows, Ruiz has written an afterword that continues the story of the Mexicana experience in the United States, as well as outlines new additions to the growing field of Latina history.
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department chairman history professor
Ruiz, Vicki Lynn was born on May 21, 1955 in Atlanta. Daughter of Robert Paul and Erminia Pablita (Ruiz) Mercer.
AS in Social Studies, Gulf Coast Community College, 1975. Bachelor in Social Science, Florida State, 1977. Master of Arts in History, Stanford University, 1978.
Doctor of Philosophy in History, Stanford University, 1982.
Assistant professor, University Texas, El Paso, 1982-1985; assistant professor, University of California, Davis, 1985-1987; associate professor, University of California, Davis, 1987-1992; Andrew W. Mellon professor, Claremont (California) Graduate School, 1992-1995; chairman history department, Claremont (California) Graduate School, 1993-1995; professor of history, Arizona State University, Tempe, since 1995; chair department Chicano studies, Arizona State University, Tempe, since 1997. Director Institute of Oral History, University Texas, El Paso, 1983-1985, minority undergraduate research program University of California, Davis, 1988-1992.
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(Women have been the mainstay of the grueling, seasonal ca...)
Member California Council for Humanities, 1990-1994, vice chairman, 1991-1993. Member Organization American Historians (chairman committee on status of minority history 1989-1991, nominating committee 1987-1988, executive board 1995-1998, president 2005-2006), Immigration History Society (executive board 1989-1991), American History Association (national council since 1999), American Studies Association (nominating board 1992-1994, national council 1996-1999), Western History (nominating board 1993-1995).
Married Jerry Joseph Ruiz, September 1, 1979 (divorced January 1990). Children: Miguel, Daniel. Married Victor Becerra, August 14, 1992.