Unit 4, Lesson 4: How Did Mexican Americans Build a Community in Bryn Mawr?Main MenuHow Did Mexican Americans Build a Community in Bryn Mawr?The Beginnings of the Citrus IndustryEarly Mexican SettlersNot Always WelcomePicking and Packing OrangesAmericanizationBuilding A CommunityActivityLearn MoreAudrey Maier0f8f4f35e42fcdb6d08eabfaff98566fef8bbb7f
Mother and Children in Bryn Mawr
12018-07-09T17:25:19-07:00Audrey Maier0f8f4f35e42fcdb6d08eabfaff98566fef8bbb7f308591A mother and her children, from left to right Edmund, Maria, and Eugene Villareal posing in front of a field with orange trees in the background.plain2018-07-09T17:25:19-07:00Loma Linda Area Parks and Historical Society Digital Archiveundated, 1920s?Mary Cooke and Evan YanezPhotographAudrey Maier0f8f4f35e42fcdb6d08eabfaff98566fef8bbb7f
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1media/2005.005.021.jpg2018-07-09T17:54:04-07:00Early Mexican Settlers1plain2018-07-09T17:54:04-07:00Families came from Mexico to Bryn Mawr starting in 1893. Many Mexican families came to America because of work. Often, they would be hired to help build the railroad from Texas to California. After years of moving as they built the railroad, many families decided to settle down in California. Once they made their homes here these families often worked in the citrus industry packing and picking oranges.
2. Think about your own family history. When and how did your family come to California?
