"Curious Unions is a pioneering work. It should be recognized for its detailed research, including its extensive use of community-based oral histories and its proposed new theories regarding how Mexican workers strengthened their own community and survived the economic transformations of the region."—Margo McBane, American Historical Review
“An outstanding portrait of a cross-tribal international region prior to its incorporation into the United States. . . . Subsequent chapters are a wealthy mix of local and national documents alongside personal narratives from those who lived in the community.”—S. M. Green, Choice
“Enriche[s] our understanding of how labor organizers, community members, strikes, and forms of resistance have helped improve the lives of Mexican and Mexican American workers and families.”—Luis H. Moreno, Journal of American Ethnic History