Resources/ Sources on "Oaxacalifornia"

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Journal Articles and Research 

The Oaxacan Enclaves in Los Angeles: A Photo Essay 
Devra Weber
Journal of the Southwest
Vol. 43, No. 4, Border Cities and Culture (Winter, 2001), pp. 729-745 (17 pages)
Published by: Journal of the Southwest

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Festivals, Oaxacan Immigrant Communities and Cultural Spaces Between Mexico and the United States: The Guelaguetzas in California
Luis Escala Rabadán, Gaspar Rivera-Salgado 
Migraciones internacionales, vol. 9, núm, 34, 2018 
El Colegio de la Frontera Norte
https://www.redalyc.org/jatsRepo/151/15160667002/html/index.html

Mixtec Activism in Oaxacalifornia: Transborder Grassroots Political Strategies 
Gaspar Rivera-Salgado 
American Behavioral Scientist, Vol. 42 No. 9, June/July 1999 1439-1458 
1999 Sage Publication, Inc. 
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0002764299042009016?casa_token=GTlLx6SzahIAAAAA:Xgs5xSy3g4Rb8a-AU1itfpny700Ny2XLNUkqYrO2ulAkvO1gTbo6rTaLgHD9F8ZgPbMjjI2C8Iw

Transnational Oaxacan indigenous identify: The case of Mixtecs and Zapotecs 
Michael Kearney 
Global Studies in Culture and Power, 7:2, 173-195
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1070289X.2000.9962664?casa_token=mMMw9GSDteUAAAAA:Oe-Prol8YXjfWIy7IIIfVGZ8vU2R6kaD1gCfSUxTiqj-gHHdnG9uONloK_5-fa66cxUNBrLXEWo

Learning from the paisanos: Coming to consciousness in Zapotec L.A. 
Luis Sanchez-Lopez 
Latino Studies 15, 242-245 (2017) 
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41276-017-0061-3

Articles, Op-eds


The Oaxaca Connection by Barbara Hansen (May 1, 2002) L.A. Times 
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-may-01-fo-oaxaca1-story.html

Welcome to Oaxacalifornia by Gaspar Rivera Salgado (March 1999) Cultural Survival 
https://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/welcome-oaxacalifornia


The Definitive Guide to Oaxacan Cuisines in Los Angeles by Bill Esparza (Feb 15, 2018) Eater Los Angeles 
https://la.eater.com/2018/2/15/16664716/best-oaxacan-cuisine-restaurants-los-angeles-mexican-regional

Where to Eat the Best Oaxacan Food in Los Angeles  by Bill Esparza (Feb 15, 2018( Eater Los Angeles 
https://la.eater.com/maps/best-oaxacan-restaurants-los-angeles-mole-tlayuda













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