Date of Award
5-2010
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Degree Program
History
Department
History
Major Professor
Mizell-Nelson,Michael
Second Advisor
Brown, Nikki
Third Advisor
Mokhiber, James
Abstract
Latin Americans immigrating to New Orleans during the Jim Crow period found New Orleans to be a place where they could assimilate. Several factors produced a tolerant climate for Latin Americans. These included New Orleanians' tolerant attitude, which was possible since Latin Americans arrived in small numbers and different waves. Latinos also helped develop trade with Latin America. Also, unlike other areas in the country, immigrants that came to New Orleans came from all over Central and South America. They were a highly skilled group and acted as cultural and power brokers between Latin America and the city. In spite of the variety of racial mixtures, Latinos in New Orleans could claim social and legal whiteness. A pattern of immigration is revealed: small numbers, economic, cultural and educational diversity, a desire to assimilate rather than segregate, and social and economical mobility.
Recommended Citation
Martinez, Carlos M. II, "The "Re-Latinization" of New Orleans in the Twentieth Century: Multiple Waves of Hispanic Migration" (2010). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 1175.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1175
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