Preliminary Timeline

By M. Nila
  • Cristero Wars are happening in Gudalajara Mexico

    Cristero Wars are happening in Gudalajara Mexico

  • Jesus Aceves

    Jesus Aceves

    Jesus Aceves is born to Rafael and Eulalia Aceves in Tonala Jalisco
  • The Great Depression caused repatriation for Mexicans and Mexican Americans

    The Great Depression caused repatriation for Mexicans and Mexican Americans

    Mexican people were greatly affected by the depression. Mexican people where given free train rides back to Mexico and some U.S. citizens were deported for looking Mexican.
  • Leon Trotsky & Wife stay with Diego Rivera & Frida Khalo in Mexico

    Leon Trotsky & Wife stay with Diego Rivera & Frida Khalo in Mexico

  • Grapes of Wrath

    Grapes of Wrath

    Novelist John Steinbeck publishes The Grapes of Wrath, calling attention to the plight of migrant workers in the California grape-growing industry.
  • Living in Mexico City

    Living in Mexico City

    12 years old and away from home
  • 1940 President Manual Avila Camacho fights against the Axis Powers along side the U.S. in World War II

    1940 President Manual Avila Camacho fights against the Axis Powers along side the U.S. in World War II

  • Bracero Program

    Bracero Program

    Immigrants come from Mexico to help the U.S. during WWII
  • Zoot Suit Riots

    Zoot Suit Riots

  • Jesus and brother Antonio " Tony"

    Jesus and brother Antonio " Tony"

    In search of the American Dream
  • Getting married

    Getting married

  • His original Selective Service Member card

    His original Selective Service Member card

    A requirement of the United States upon gaining legal immigration status
  • Operation Wetback

    Operation Wetback

    Operation Wetback, U.S. immigration law enforcement campaign during the summer of 1954 resulting in mass deportation of Mexican nationals