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This sweeping history explores the growing Latino presence in the United States over the past two hundred years. It also debunks common myths about Silicon Valley, one of the world's most influential but least-understood places. Far more than any label of the moment, the devil of racism has long been Silicon Valley's defining force, and Stephen Pitti argues that ethnic Mexicans--rather than computer programmers--should take center stage in any contemporary discussion of the "new West."

Pitti weaves together the experiences of disparate residents--early Spanish-Mexican settlers,...

Since the founding of California's El Pueblo de San Jose de Guadalupe in 1777, people of Mexican ancestry have contributed to make San Jose a rich cultural, political, and economic epicenter. Mexican miners who worked in the local mines helped San Jose become one of the top mercury producers in the world. In the 20th century, Mexicans labored in the "Valley of Heart's Delight," as the Santa Clara Valley region was called, picking, canning, drying, and packaging fruits and vegetables for America's dinner table. They paid homage to their cultural heritage as they formed ballet folklorico...