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Chicago Latinos at Work (Images of America)

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The Latino community of Chicago is a wealthy ethnic tapestry, not a monolithic group. Latinos have had a presence in Chicago since the early 1900s and came searching for a better life for themselves and their children. As early as 1916, a sizable number of Mexicans settled in Chicago to plant roots and safe a foothold in the city’s heavy industries. Puerto Ricans first came to the city in the late 1940s, their migration to the city peaking right through the 1950s and 1960s. In subsequent decades, other Latino groups, like Cubans, Guatemalans, and Salvadorans, arrived and known as Chicago their home. They too immigrated to Chicago searching for work. Since the 2000 U.S. census, there are now over 1,000,000 Latinos in Chicago. Latinos no doubt shape the character of the city, including its politics, its neighborhoods, and its economy. Chicago Latinos at Work puts a face on the Latino worker in Chicago. It shows a few of the jobs they’ve held prior to now and continue to hold in the present.

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