Your 19th & 20th Century Mexican Ancestors in the U.S.

Colleen Robledo Greene, MLIS
May 19, 2023
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Welcome
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Speaker's Introduction
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Introduction
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Law Changes
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Border Crossing Records
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Alien Registrations
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Changing Economic & Political Conditions
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The Repatriation
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The Bracero Program
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Announcements / prizes
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Questions / answers
9m 24s

About this webinar

Historical records and social history paint a rich picture of the lives of our Mexican ancestors who were in the U.S. after the mid-19th century. A new border, new laws, a violent revolution, two world wars, and changing economic and political conditions significantly impacted your Mexican ancestors who came to or were born in the United States. Sharing a border, and sharing a long common history in certain regions of the U.S. has presented situations unique to those of Mexican descent compared to other immigrant and ethnic groups.

About the speaker

About the speaker

Colleen Robledo Greene, MLIS, is an academic librarian, college educator, and tech nerd who has been researching her family history since 1997. She is the Digital Scholarship Librarian at California State University, Fullerton, and also teaches an
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  1. MR
    Michael Rios
    11 months ago

    This Webinar was much needed in regard to very useful information that most of us home researchers most likely have dismissed critical information on certain forms.

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    Xana Miller
    11 months ago

    Wow. Colleen knocked it out of the park. Felt as though her ancestors were talking through her in parts and the Mexican Diaspora were talking through her in other parts. Gained knowledge and the confidence to raise awareness of information learned. Thank you.

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    Florence Moran
    11 months ago

    Great new sources for research !

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  4. RB
    Ruth Blankenbaker
    11 months ago

    I am new to researching Mexican ancestry for my niece’s husband’s maternal ancestry. I quickly recognized the inherent differences between mostly Americanized Scots, Irish, German research and his Turrieta / Lopez ancestry. I soaked up ever work and am so pleased to become aware of the many current and emerging resources to help. (I’m still way over my head, trust me)

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    Patricia Diane Godinez
    11 months ago

    I do a lot of Mexican Family History. We did have people in the family who were Braceros, so that part of the presentation was great. I enjoyed hearing the more modern history and will watch this webinar again. Many thanks. From a viewer who lived in San Diego, California, & now has their home in Temple, Texas.

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    Melissa Moon
    11 months ago

    Incredibly detailed and thoroughly researched, Colleen is a gold mine of information and resources for those of us with Mexican ancestors.

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  7. JJ
    Josephine Johnson
    11 months ago

    So much valuable information.

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  8. AG
    Anthony Gonzalez
    11 months ago

    A presentation of valuable information for all genealogists, especially clues for finding information: family stories, national archives, local sources, etc.

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