California History

In Thrown Among Strangers, Douglas Monroy strives to present a more complete history of California to the reader than just the simple missions and Indians concept until recently taught within the California school system. Historically, the story of Europeans in California, Spanish in California, Indians in California and Mexicans in California were told as separate allegories. Monroy, through the writing of this book attempts to picture the California Diaspora with a validation emphasis on the acknowledgement of Chicano history within California.

California history is, at best, subjective to the viewpoints of those recording the history. Reading a Spanish historical account reveals a different California than reading an Indian account or a Mexican account. Thusly, there are many different California stories and

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Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page)

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