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Title: Two Sides of the Same Coin? The Relationship between Socioeconomic Assimilation and Entrepreneurship among Mexicans in Los Angeles

Citation Type: Book, Section

Publication Year: 2005

ISBN: 9780816524686

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Abstract: An older Mexican man sits across from me at King Taco in East Los Angeles, arguably the best taco stand in Los Angelos, and explains why he went into business for himself. "Why do I want to work for someone else, when I can work for myself and make more money? I know where to find cheap [Mexican immigrant] workers and I can tell them what to do, you see." Juan Mendes owns his own . . .

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Authors: Valdez, Zulema

Editors: Ochoa, Enrique; Ochoa, Gilda, L

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Volume Title: Latino Los Angeles: Transformations, Communities, and Activism

Publisher: University of Arizona Press

Publisher Location: Tucson, AZ

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Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Poverty and Welfare, Race and Ethnicity

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