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100	1		_aMolina, Natalia,
245	1	2	_aA place at the Nayarit : _bhow a Mexican restaurant nourished a community / _cNatalia Molina
264		1	_aOakland, California : _bUniversity of California Press, _c[2022]
264		4	_c©2022
300			_axv, 294 pages : _billustrations, maps ; _c21 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index
505	0		_aIntroduction : 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
520			_a"In 1951, Doña 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 Doña Natalia--a generous, reserved, and extraordinarily capable woman. Doña 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"-- _cProvided by publisher
600	1	0	_aBarraza, Natalia, _d-1969
610	2	0	_aNayarit (Restaurant : Los Angeles, Calif.)
650		0	_aImmigrants _zCalifornia _zLos Angeles
650		0	_aMexican American neighborhoods _zCalifornia _zLos Angeles _xSocial life and customs
650		0	_aMexican Americans _zCalifornia _zLos Angeles
650		0	_aRestaurants _zCalifornia _zLos Angeles
651		0	_aEcho Park (Los Angeles, Calif.)
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aMolina, Natalia. _tPlace at the Nayarit _dOakland, California : University of California Press, [2022] _z9780520385498 _w(DLC) 2021029640
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