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Making Lemonade out of Lemons: Mexican American Labor and Leisure in a California Town 1880-1960 (Statue of Liberty- Ellis Island Centennial Series) (1st Edition) by Jose M. Alamillo Paperback, 248 Pages, Published 2006 ISBN-10: 0-252-07325-8 / 0252073258 ISBN-13: 978-0-252-07325-0 / 9780252073250 Out of the “lemons” handed to Mexican American workers in Corona, California--low pay, segregated schooling, inadequate housing, and racial discrimination--Mexican men and women made “lemonade” by transforming leisure spaces such as baseball games, parades, festivals, and churches into politicized s |