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04197aam a2200469 i 4500 001 AC01BEC238A911ED914067003BECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220920010102 008 210618t20222022cauab b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2021029639 020 $a 0520385489 020 $a 9780520385481 035 $a (OCoLC)1263250947 040 $a CU-S/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d BDX $d YDX $d UKMGB $d YDX $d OCLCO $d XII $d CUS $d NUI $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us-ca 050 00 $a TX909.2.C22 $b N39 2022 082 00 $a 647.95794/94 $2 23 100 1 $a Molina, Natalia, $e author. 245 12 $a A place at the Nayarit : $b how a Mexican restaurant nourished a community / $c Natalia Molina. 264 1 $a Oakland, California : $b University of California Press, $c [2022] 300 $a xv, 294 pages : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 21 cm 520 $a "In 1951, DonÌa Natalia Barraza opened the Nayarit, a Mexican restaurant in Echo Park, Los Angeles. With A Place at the Nayarit, historian Natalia Molina traces the life's work of her grandmother, remembered by all who knew her as DonÌa Natalia--a generous, reserved, and extraordinarily capable woman. DonÌa Natalia immigrated alone from Mexico to L.A., adopted two children, and ran a successful business. She also sponsored, housed, and employed dozens of other immigrants, encouraging them to lay claim to a city long characterized by anti-Latinx racism. Together, the employees and customers of the Nayarit maintained ties to their old homes while providing one another safety and support. The Nayarit was much more than a popular eating spot: it was an urban anchor for a robust community, a gathering space where ethnic Mexican workers and customers connected with the tastes of their patria chica, one another, and the city they now called home. Through deep research and vivid storytelling, Molina follows restaurant workers from the kitchen and the front of the house across borders and decades. Their stories illuminate the many facets of the immigrant experience, from the pressures of racism and segregation, to the complex networks of family and community, the cross-currents of gender and sexuality, and the small but essential pleasures of daily life. The Nayarit was a local landmark, popular with Hollywood stars as well as restaurant workers from across the city, and beloved for its fresh, traditionally Mexican food. But as Molina argues, it was also, and most importantly, a place where ethnic Mexicans and other Latinx L.A. residents could step into the fullness of their lives, nourishing themselves and one another. A Place at the Nayarit is a stirring exploration of how racialized minorities create a sense of belonging, and will resonate with anyone who has felt like an outsider, but had a special place where they felt like an insider"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Introduction : placemaking in a new homeland -- Finding a place in Echo Park -- Tasting home -- The emotional life of immigration -- Venturing forth -- Maintaining ties -- Epilogue : losing places. 600 10 $a Barraza, Natalia, $d -1969. 610 20 $a Nayarit (Restaurant : Los Angeles, Calif.) 650 0 $a Restaurants $z Los Angeles. $z Los Angeles. 650 0 $a Mexican American neighborhoods $z Los Angeles $z Los Angeles $x Social life and customs. 650 0 $a Mexican Americans $z Los Angeles. $z Los Angeles. 650 0 $a Immigrants $z Los Angeles. $z Los Angeles. 650 7 $a Immigrants. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00967712 650 7 $a Mexican Americans. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01019072 650 7 $a Restaurants. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01095907 651 0 $a Echo Park (Los Angeles, Calif.) 651 7 $a California $z Los Angeles. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204540 651 7 $a California $z Echo Park. $z Echo Park. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01924098 776 08 $i Online version: $a Molina, Natalia. $t Place at the Nayarit $d Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2022] $z 9780520385498 $w (DLC) 2021029640 941 $a 2 952 $l GLAX641 $d 20231201010750.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117024518.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=AC01BEC238A911ED914067003BECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search