Panel discussion presented in conjunction with Seeds of Resilience: Barrio Americano
Join us for a panel conversation exploring the history and lasting impact of the Mexican Repatriation campaigns of the 1930s. During this period, more than one million people of Mexican descent, many of them U.S. citizens, were expelled from the United States in one of the largest mass removals in American history.
Presented in conjunction with Seeds of Resilience: Barrio Americano, the conversation expands on themes from our current exhibition. On view at Rancho Los Cerritos, the exhibit highlights the lives, culture, and resilience of Mexican and Mexican American families in early 20th-century Long Beach despite discrimination and displacement.
The panel will include Professor John Macias and Professor Abigail Rosas, who helped shape the exhibit through their historical and community expertise. Alongside additional presenters, they will reflect on the social, political, and economic forces behind repatriation and why bringing this history to light remains urgent today.
This event is free to the public. Reserve your seat: bit.ly/barrioamericano-panel
