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109 East Palace: Robert Oppenheimer and the Secret City of Los Alamos

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This book makes many references to Spanish-Americans, but so far I haven't seen one made to Mexican-Americans. My Mother lives in Santa Fe so I'm generally familiar with the population of the area, and I find this to be a curious omission. Is it just me or does anyone else find this to be a bit odd?
David Emigh I was born and raised in Los Alamos, my dad was the "least"of the 41 naval officers that worked on the telemetry Under "Deak" Parsons. Starting in San…moreI was born and raised in Los Alamos, my dad was the "least"of the 41 naval officers that worked on the telemetry Under "Deak" Parsons. Starting in Santa Fe going north through Espanola and ending in Chama, you have a string of towns that have pretty much kept their Spanish heritage and did not intermarry with the Tewa or other new world peoples. SO the road to Los Alamos and early locals that worked at Los Alamos were Spanish. The Mexican-Americans lived in places like Truchas, Pilar, and so on. It wasn't until I was in High School that I had classmates that were Mexican-American ( and my best friend Ernie Maestas was Mexican), though I had many that were Spanish. Only relatively recently have Mexican-Americans moved into the Rio Grande Basque areas. Just a side note, many of my Mexican friends speak no Spanish, sort of a personal revolt against the Pure bred Spanish.(less)
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