{"id":487,"date":"2024-04-28T23:33:56","date_gmt":"2024-04-28T23:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/src.cikeys.com\/2024\/?page_id=487"},"modified":"2024-04-28T23:34:03","modified_gmt":"2024-04-28T23:34:03","slug":"la-cruz-azul-mexicana","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/src.cikeys.com\/2024\/conference-schedule\/poster-presentations\/poster-presentations-session-2\/la-cruz-azul-mexicana\/","title":{"rendered":"La Cruz Azul Mexicana"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Montserrat Romero Hernandez, & Dr. Jos\u00e9 Alamillo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The Mexican Blue Cross was a non-profit disaster relief organization that originated in Mexico but had brigades operating in the United States. Our research aimed to uncover the organization’s contributions to local communities in the States. Unfortunately, the organization was short-lived, operating only from approximately 1920 to 1928. Consequently, documentation of its work and involvement is scarce. Available information is primarily gleaned from newspaper clippings, first-hand accounts, and a scrapbook maintained by the founder. Despite its brief existence, the Mexican Blue Cross likely played a significant role in providing assistance during emergencies and disasters, both in Mexico and the United States. Its presence in the U.S. suggests a commitment to cross-border aid and solidarity in times of need. Exploring the organization’s activities and impact in predominantly immigrant communities could provide valuable insights into early disaster relief efforts and the dynamics of early humanitarian assistance for Latino communities in the US.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Poster Presentation<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Session 2<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1:00pm \u2013<\/strong> 2:15pm
Grand Salon<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chicana\/o Studies<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Montserrat Romero Hernandez, & Dr. Jos\u00e9 Alamillo The Mexican Blue Cross was a non-profit disaster relief organization that originated in Mexico but had brigades operating in the United States. Our research aimed to uncover the organization’s contributions to local communities in the States. Unfortunately, the organization was short-lived, operating only from approximately 1920 to 1928. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":47,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,7],"tags":[22],"class_list":["post-487","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-poster-presentations","category-session-2","tag-chicana-o-studies","post"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/src.cikeys.com\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/487","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/src.cikeys.com\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/src.cikeys.com\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/src.cikeys.com\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/src.cikeys.com\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=487"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/src.cikeys.com\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/487\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":537,"href":"https:\/\/src.cikeys.com\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/487\/revisions\/537"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/src.cikeys.com\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/src.cikeys.com\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=487"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/src.cikeys.com\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=487"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/src.cikeys.com\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=487"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}