{"id":50,"date":"2022-05-07T05:47:03","date_gmt":"2022-05-07T05:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/src.cikeys.com\/2022\/?page_id=50"},"modified":"2023-02-15T05:24:58","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T05:24:58","slug":"spanish-language-newspapers-and-mexican-immigration-in-ventura-county-in-the-1920s-and-1930s","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/src.cikeys.com\/2022\/spanish-language-newspapers-and-mexican-immigration-in-ventura-county-in-the-1920s-and-1930s\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish Language Newspapers and Mexican Immigration in Ventura County in the 1920s and 1930s"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Jacqueline Guzman and Dr. Jos\u00e9 Alamillo<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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La Voz de la Colonia is a Spanish language newspaper published in Ventura County during the 1920s and 1930s that helped Mexican immigrants stay connected to their homeland, language and culture. The newspaper also kept the Mexican community informed about important immigration issues.  The scholarly literature had mainly focused on big city Spanish language newspapers, like La Opini\u00f3n in Los Angeles,  La Prensa in San Antonio, and El Diario in New York City, but have overlooked small media markets like Ventura County.   My paper examines the coverage of immigration issues in La Voz de la Colonia newspaper from 1926 to 1932.  I will be researching the online La Voz de la Colonia newspaper archive and the newspaper collection at E.P. Foster Library in Ventura.  My findings show that La Voz de la Colonia played in important role in informing Ventura County\u2019s Mexican population about changes in immigration law, immigration raids, detentions and deportations, and advocating on the behalf of the rights of immigrants. This research reveals that Spanish language newspapers continue to inform readers about immigration issues, about their legal rights in accessing state and federal services and encourages readers to advocate for immigrant rights.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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