Mexican American Baseball in the Pomona Valley

by Richard A. Santillan, Mark A. Ocegueda (With), Alfonso Ledesma (With), Sandra L. Uribe (With), Alejo L. Vasquez (With)

Overview

This volume pays homage to the wonderful teams and players from Azusa, La Verne, Claremont, Pomona, Chino, Cucamonga, Ontario, and Upland. A common thread of all these diverse communities was the establishment of baseball teams and, later, softball teams. Baseball played a critical role in advancing civil and political rights, labor reform, gender equality, educational integration, and cultural legitimacy. These remarkable photographs revive the often-overlooked history of Mexican American baseball in the Greater Pomona Valley.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467132282
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	09/01/2014
Series:	Images of Baseball
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Author Richard A. Santillán is professor emeritus of ethnic and women studies at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Coauthors are Mark A. Ocegueda, doctoral candidate in history at the University of California, Irvine; Alfonso Ledesma, a Cucamonga public historian; Sandra L. Uribe, professor of history at Westwood College, Torrance; and Alejo L. Vásquez, also a Cucamonga public historian.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 6

Foreword 7

Introduction 8

1 Azusa, Claremont, La Verne, and Pomona 9

2 Chino, Cucamonga, Ontario, and Upland 27

3 Military Baseball 45

4 Women in Softball and Baseball 75

5 The Golden State 91

6 Coast to Coast 109

7 Field of Dreams 121

Bibliography 126

About the Organization 127