DOI: https://doi.org/10.15368/theses.2011.16
Available at: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/460
Date of Award
3-2011
Degree Name
MA in History
Department/Program
History
Advisor
Tom Trice
Abstract
The history of San Luis Obispo and its surrounding areas is complex. Agriculture, innovation, and immigration have all contributed to the formation of the region. The Spanish, Mexican, and early American periods established the framework successive waves of immigrants had to live within. Native Americans and immigrants from China, Portugal, Switzerland, Japan, the Philippines, and other regions of the United States have all toiled in the fields and contributed to America’s tables at various points throughout county history. Many contingencies determined the treatment of successive waves of immigrants. Growth and development are taking place at exponential rates on the very land that witnessed the first local agriculture and the conflicts surrounding the burgeoning industry.
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