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A Place at the Nayarit - How a Mexican Restaurant Nourished a Community (Hardcover)
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A Place at the Nayarit - How a Mexican Restaurant Nourished a Community (Hardcover)
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MacArthur Genius Natalia Molina unveils the hidden history of the
Nayarit, a restaurant in Los Angeles that nourished its community
of Mexican immigrants with a sense of belonging. In 1951, Dona
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 Dona Natalia--a generous, reserved, and
extraordinarily capable woman. Dona 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 their patria chica (their "small
country"). That meant connecting with distinctive tastes, with one
another, and with 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
through the decades. These people's stories illuminate the many
facets of the immigrant experience: immigrants' complex networks of
family and community and the small but essential pleasures of daily
life, as well as cross-currents of gender and sexuality and
pressures of racism and segregation. The Nayarit was a local
landmark, popular with both Hollywood stars and restaurant workers
from across the city and beloved for its fresh, traditionally
prepared 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. It will resonate with anyone who has felt like an
outsider and had a special place where they felt like an insider.
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