History Of Santa Clara County
Download History Of Santa Clara County full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. Read online free History Of Santa Clara County ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. Fast Download speed and no annoying ads. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!
African Americans of San Jose and Santa Clara County
| Author | : Jan Batiste Adkins |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 128 |
| Release | : 2019 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1467102431 |
"The rich history of people of African heritage in the Santa Clara Valley began as early as 1777, and in the 1800s, a lively black community took root. By the Great Migration in the 1900s, neighborhoods in San Jose, Palo Alto, and Santa Clara became home to many African Americans from Southern and Midwest states who were seeking new opportunites. By the 1960s, African Americans found jobs in the emerging technology industry, at Ford Motor Company, and in public service agencies. African Americans pursued degrees at San Jose State College (SJSC), the University of Santa Clara, Stanford University, and community colleges located in the Santa Clara Valley. SJSC's athletic programs opened the door for student athletes, while Dr. Harry Edwards, John Carlos, and Tommy Smith took on civil rights challenges. The complicated history of the black community throughtout Santa Clara County has mirrored the nation's slow progress towards social and economic success. This progress is captured in the presented images chronicling individual stories of political struggle, success, and triumph."--Provided by publisher
Chinese in San Jose and the Santa Clara Valley
| Author | : Lillian Gong-Guy |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 134 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 9780738547770 |
The fertile Santa Clara Valley--once called the Valley of Heart's Delight and later Silicon Valley--has long been home to a substantial Chinese population. Like other immigrants, they arrived seeking opportunity and armed with survival instincts and the ability to persevere, but the struggles they faced were unique. From 1866 to 1931, five distinct Chinatowns existed in San Jose, each one devastated by mysterious fires or stifled by unjust laws. Early Chinese in the region labored relentlessly, building railroads and levees and toiling as laundrymen, grocers, cooks, servants, field hands, and factory workers. In the 20th century, new industries replaced agriculture, and an influx of Chinese invigorated the valley with innovative ideas, helping it emerge as a leader in technology.
Italians in the Santa Clara Valley
| Author | : Frederick W. Marrazzo |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 132 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780738555621 |
Attracted by the mild climate and abundance of fertile land, Italians came to the Santa Clara Valley from all regions of Italy, including Sicily, Calabria, Basilicata, Tuscany, and Piedmont. Beginning in the 1880s, the "Eden of the World" beckoned Italian immigrants as farmers, ranchers, orchardists, vegetable growers, and winemakers. Italian men, women, and children filled the numerous canneries and packinghouses supplying the rest of the nation with fresh produce. Once the largest ethnic group in the valley, Italians' impact on the region has been profound, yet is often overlooked. The photographs in this book present a special glimpse into the lives of a people whose irrepressible optimism, kindness, and can-do spirit overcame the challenges and obstacles put before them.
History of Santa Clara County, California
| Author | : Eugene Taylor Sawyer |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 1904 |
| Release | : 1922 |
| Genre | : California |
| ISBN | : |
Passing Farms Enduring Values
| Author | : Yvonne Jacobson |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 272 |
| Release | : 2001 |
| Genre | : Agriculture |
| ISBN | : 9780935089264 |
History of Santa Clara County
| Author | : Eugene T. Sawyer |
| Publisher | : Jazzybee Verlag |
| Total Pages | : 757 |
| Release | : 2017 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 3849650308 |
There is no county in California so rich in material, romantic, progressive and adventurous, as the County of Santa Clara. It absorbs about the whole of the Santa Clara Valley, rightly proclaimed the richest valley in the state, and in respect of size, the richest in the world. It is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay and the county, itself, embraces 1304 square miles. This book tells the story of this exceedingly beautiful piece of earth from the first settlements to the early 20th century.
