Latinos in Pasadena Maria Almaraz HIS 301

Historical Facts Prospective residents were the first to create the first part of Pasadena in 1874 Speculators who came from the East side, Indiana and Michigan Good climate attracted more people Preferred for agricultural labor Arroyo Seco was home to first settlers Grew exotic crops

Pasadena’s Identity Arts Sciences Intellectual pursuits Fine architecture Gardens Tourist attractions Located far from the industrialization, commercialism and the city, L.A

Expanding Between the population increased from 9,117 to 30,291 because of the new railroads that came from the city of L.A Railroad completion left Chinese laborers unemployed leaving only 33 Chinese families in Pasadena Chinese were forced to move to the Raymond Street corridor at South of California St. low income communities

South Raymond Segregated city Home to the non-white population including Latinos and later Mexicans in the 1920’s African American families: 1896  57 families 1920  240

Mexican Population in Pasadena Pasadena was divided into three sections: 1. Chihuahita -Chihuahuanses and Zacatecanos (156) 2. Northern Section/Titleyville - Jaliscienses (582) 3. Southern Section/South Raymond - all Mexican region (207)

Segregation ’s Riverside schools, Pasadena schools and Orange county schools Garfield Elementary school was integrated by 1913 but segregated in 1914 by high demand of parents and teachers South Raymond School (1914) became the first parent initiated “Mexican school” in southern California Mexicans and Mexican Americans/ Latinos segregated Latino schools were common

Continued 64 schools in Southern CA were % Mexican and Mexican American and other Latinos segregated Served as laboratories where sociologists, psychologists and other scientists studied the Mexican Racial category that was created Low student test scores

2012 Demographics White- 50, 974 (37%) Hispanic 44,217 (32%) Asian 24,631 (18%) African American 13,636 (10%) Two or more races 4,439 (3%) American Indian 139 (.1%)