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What is the name of the first Oregon-born ethnic Mexican listed in Oregon’s 1860 census?
Julia Billardo
The Mexican Revolution and Violence at the hands of the Texas Rangers influence migration north. What decade did this occur?
1910s
In the early 1900s, what leads to increased ethnic Mexican Migration to the Mountain States, and Idaho in particular?
A. Mining
B. Establishment of Military Outposts C. Clearing of land for building settlements
D. All options
All Options
What year was the “Struggle Against Racial Discrimination” Mural painted?
1945
What led to the creation of the Bracero Program after the U.S. and Mexico entered into WWII?
Labor needs during WWII
What led to the use of Mexican Mule Pack trains in the Pacific Northwest?
A. Mining
B. Establishment of Military Outposts C. Clearing of land for building settlements
D. All options
D. All options
The shortage of Seamen and commissioned Spanish officers led to the recruitment of laborers from the local population which was comprised of Indigenous and Mestizo people. Which two Mexican states were most of the Seamen from?
Jalisco and Nayarit
What year did the United States and Mexico sign a bilateral agreement allowing for Mexican Workers to participate in the U.S. Agricultural Economy during WWII?
1942
Worker's Rights, fighting against racial discrimination, and binational Mexican and American History, are themes in which artist's Seattle-based mural?
Pablo O'Higgins
Of all the Braceros that arrived in the United States, was the approximate percentage of laborers that were recruited to the Pacific Northwest?
21 percent
The Great Migration and the Dust Bowl led to mass migration north and west. What happened with this demographic labor force that led to labor shortages in agriculture?
A. Workers moved to the cities B. Workers took better jobs in manufacturing
C. Workers joined the war economy D. All options
D. All options
What was the term referenced when ethnic Mexican workers decided to leave the migrant circuit and settle in the Pacific Northwest?
Settling Out
Spain and Britain signed the Nootka Convention to resolve territorial claims to the Pacific Northwest. What year was it signed?
1790
Who painted the mural "Explosion of Chicano Creativity" at Seattle's El Centro de La Raza?
Daniel DeSiga
Upon arrival to the Yakima Valley what led to tension between Braceros and Growers?
Employers had full say and control of work conditions
What are three occupations that ethnic Mexicans had that were listed in Oregon’s 1860 Census?
Miner,
Mule packer,
Washerwoman,
Seamstress,
Laborer
Through which Mexican port did ships embark toward the Pacific Northwest in the 1700s?
Port of San Blas in Nayarit, Mexico
Nunez Gaona was first non-indigenous settlement in the Pacific Northwest and was established at Neah Bay. What year was it founded?
1792
Student activism and community pressure led to the restoration and installation of the Pablo O’Higgins mural. What year did this activity take place?
1975
What are two factors that made it easier for Braceros in the Pacific Northwest to organize and go on labor strike for better conditions?
Shortage of labor, distance from the Mexican Border, assistance from the Mexican consul
What are three things that Antonia Castañeda lists that link Mexican Americans and Native Americans within and across the regions of the American West?
Histories of coerced displacement, violent removal from ancestral homelands,
exile,
landlessness,
internal migration
What was the name of the Columbia River during the period of Spanish Exploration?
El Rio de San Roque
What year did Juan Jose Perez Hernandez initiate exploration of the coastline and trade with local indigenous communities?
1774
The “Somos Aztlan” mural, painted at the University of Washington’s Ethnic Cultural Center in 1971 was considered the first mural painted during the Chicano Movement era. Who was the artist who produced this piece?
Emilio Aguayo
What are three “pull factors” that led to ethnic Mexican migration to Idaho in the early 20th Century?
Need for labor,
recruitment in the Southwest,
restrictive immigration measures that locked others out