Annotated Bibliography

Alvarez v. Lemon Grove District

The Lemon Grove Incident [videorecording] / KPBS-TV;

Producer, writer, Paul Espinosa; director, Frank Imprint

New York, N.Y, ; Cinema Guild, 1985

“The Lemon Grove Incident” by Paul Espinosa is a documentary which takes place in Lemon Grove, CA . The film describes in detail the Alvarez v. Lemon Grove School District case was about. The video also contains pictures of the barn that the Americans try to put Mexican kids in. The documentary states the reason why the Americans felt it was the best thing to do, and their reason why they did it.  I decided to use this film as a resource because it does not only focuses on the actual case, but also has several people that lived it which share their testimony of how they felt, what they did to prevent segregation, and the role they played. I feel that this film is important because it goes beyond what one can read. One gets to feel how the Mexicans felt and one is able to relate to their pain.

Ruiz, Vicki L. "Alvarez v. Lemon Grove District ." The American Mosaic: The Latino American Experience. ABC-CLIO, 2012. Web. 26 Apr. 2012. 

“Alvarez v. Lemon Grove District,” an article written by Vicky L Ruiz describes what happened on January 5, 1931 in San Diego. Ruiz states in this article what triggers Mexican American to take Lemon Grove District to court. Despite their fear of deportation, they fought for their children rights. What I found most interesting in this article is how Ruiz describes in detail the barn and the reasons why the Americans felt that segregating the children was the best for them.  I’m using this article because I like how Ruiz uses elementary language and it is easy for me to understand the article. It also contains a lot of good information that I can use for my research for paper.

Vigil, James Diego. From Indians to Chicanos: The Dynamics of Mexican-American Culture. Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland, 1998. Pr.

“From Indians to Chicanos” is a book written by James Diego Vigil in 1998. This is a great book that describes in detail how Indians became Chicanos. When I first read this book, for a previous class, the chapter that grabbed my attention was Ch.8 “Aspects of Cultural Imperialism.” In this chapter it talks about the Lemon Grove Incident, and how the Americans tried to segregate their children from the Mexicans. I’m Salvadorian; however, I identify myself with the same cultural background. I decided to write about the Lemon Grove Incident and to use this book because it does not only cover the topic I’m writing about, but it also has background about what was going on at the time. Who was affected and who was target. I feel that what the Americans were trying to do was not right and I would have also one way or another made my voice heard no matter what the outcome would have been.