LibGuides: Hispanic Heritage Month 2021: Local History

Local History

Harvest Season's Historical Roots: Latinos in the Napa and Sonoma Valley
PBS blog on the history of Latinos in the Napa and Sonoma Valleys in the 20th century.
Latino and Hispanic History
Napa County Historical Society has profiles on important figures in Napa County Latino History.
History of Napa's Spanishtown
Leadership Napa Valley pulled 30 community members to investigate an overlooked neighborhood called "Spanishtown" in downtown Napa
Mexican Immigration & Transnational Networks in Napa, California -- Sandra Nichol
Sandra Nichols from the Department of Geography at UC Davis surveys the rise and growth of the Latino population in Napa
Napa Valley College Students Fill in Chapter's of Napa's Latino Past
Napa Valley Register featured a Napa Valley Student project examining Napa's Latino past.
Three Mexican-American Vintners Tell Their Stories
Alex Llamas, Gustavo Brambila and Amelia Ceja arrived as migrant workers and today thrive as entrepreneurs in the California wine industry
Napa Valley’s Hispanic Heritage in Winemaking
Blog post about the history of Hispanic winemakers in Napa.