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It was 1979. Joaquín Vázquez of Arandas, Jalisco, Mexico, had just started living on the South Side of Chicago. When he initially arrived, he remembers sharing a room with nine people. Still, it was time to leave his hometown situated between Guadalajara and León for “work reasons.” “There weren’t many opportunities [in Mexico,]” Vázquez said. “I had to make the decision to look elsewhere.”
It was 1979. Joaquín Vázquez of Arandas, Jalisco, Mexico, had just started living on the South Side of Chicago. When he initially arrived, he remembers sharing a room with nine people. Still, it was time to leave his hometown situated between Guadalajara and León for “work reasons.” “There weren’t many opportunities [in Mexico,]” Vázquez said. “I had to make the decision to look elsewhere.”
Nearly 700,000 of Chicago’s residents claim Mexican heritage, and over the years, Mexican culture from food to music has become woven into the city’s tapestry. A new business in Little Village explores where Midwestern meets Mexican by combining haircuts with deep cuts.
Nearly 700,000 of Chicago’s residents claim Mexican heritage, and over the years, Mexican culture from food to music has become woven into the city’s tapestry. A new business in Little Village explores where Midwestern meets Mexican by combining haircuts with deep cuts.