Chiques History Note #3 – La Colonia, 1967

Chiques History Notes is a series of posts based on my research on Oxnard, CA.

A map of La Colonia in 1967.

Source: Application To The Department Of Housing And Urban Development For A Grant To Plan A Comprehensive City Demonstration Program, 25 Apr 1967.

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Chiques History Note #2 – CSO, Chicano Moratorium, and Colonia Village

Chiques History Notes is a series of posts based on my research on Oxnard, CA.

One of the first newspaper articles informing the Mexican community about the Community Service Organization (CSO) in Oxnard.

Source: Oxnard Press-Courier, 7 Oct 1958.

Local Chicana/os organized one of the largest march held in Oxnard in 1970, exposing the Mexican community to the unjust war in Vietnam.

Source: The Press-Courier, 20 Sep 1970.

The Oxnard Housing Authority announcing the opening of Colonia Village, which my family was one of the first residents.

Source: Oxnard Press-Courier, 22 Dec 1951.

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