Making Mexican Chicago: From Postwar Settlement to the Age of Gentrification

Winner of the Immigration and Ethnic History Society’s First Book Award: an exploration of how the Windy City became a postwar Latinx metropolis in the face of white resistance.

Though Chicago is often popularly defined by its Polish, Black, and Irish populations, Cook County is home to the third—largest Mexican—American population in the United States. The story of Mexican immigration and integration into the city is one of complex political struggles, deeply entwined with issues of housin...