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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Amkgp (talk) 06:29, 5 September 2020 (UTC)

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Lydia Mendoza

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Tejano singer Lydia Mendoza
Tejano singer Lydia Mendoza
  • ... that when Mexican American singer Lydia Mendoza (pictured) was a child returning from Mexico with her parents in 1920, immigration agents immersed her and other Mexican children in gasoline baths?
Source: "I recall that when we crossed over that time, they had a bad opinion of all Mexicans, and especially the children. They washed my head with gasoline. They told us that we were infected with lice, or some such things. Right away they took us there in back behind the immigration station, where they had a bath, one of those big ones, full of gasoline. It wasn't just me; there were several other children, all Mexicans. And they doused us with gasoline; they threw on plenty. "
Strachwitz, Chris; Mendoza, Lydia (1993). Lydia Mendoza : a family autobiography. Arte Público Press. pp. 101–11. ISBN 978-1-55885-066-8. NOTE: Although Mendoza is credited as an author, this book is actually a compilation of a series of interviews with members of the Mendoza family, conducted by Strachwitz."Lydia Mendoza | Strachwitz Frontera Collection". frontera.library.ucla.edu. University of California, Los Angeles.
  • ALT1 ... that Tejano singer Lydia Mendoza (pictured) designed and sewed her own stage costumes?
"“I make my own costumes for my performance work,” she says. “I make the flowers, and then I sew the dresses. I rarely buy a ready-made dress or outfit. I like to make my outfits, my dresses, my housedresses, everything. So, there’s always something to do at home.”
Govenar, Alan B.; Bowman, Paddy (2012). "Lydia Mendoza Boleros, Corridos, and Rancheras, Houston". Everyday Music: Exploring Sounds and Cultures. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 978-1-60344-756-0.
"Mendoza also became increasingly popular outside the United States through her regular tours to Mexico, Cuba, and Columbia, often playing to as many as 20,000 fans at a time"
Acosta, Teresa Palomo; Jasinski, Laurie E.; Monahan, Casey (2012). Handbook of Texas Music. Texas State Historical Association. ISBN 978-0-87611-297-7. page 405

5x expanded by Maile66 (talk). Self-nominated at 00:53, 16 August 2020 (UTC).

  • @Maile66: I'll be reviewing this article.

  • There was a massive clean up in the past hours adding about 39,351 bytes in total, making it stand out.
  • Every section is well referenced while there are images of subject.
  • Prose is easy to understand.
  • Quotes are balanced and referenced.
  • Image seems to pass guidelines.
  • It's almost a Good Article so I'll pass it.
  • Hook: Alt 1 seems more notable than the first take or Alt 2 because Alt 1 expresses more an action she has done over something that happened to her (hook) while alt 2 seems a bit minor in comparison.Tintor2 (talk) 01:47, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
  • FYI to whoever promotes this. I don't have a preference of a hook. But if you do promote ALT1, please use it with the image, which is a depiction of how gifted she was in designing and making her stage costumes. Thanks. — Maile (talk) 20:19, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
  • Maile I actually prefer ALT0, but it repeats Mexico/Mexican three times. Yoninah (talk) 21:54, 1 September 2020 (UTC)
  • @Yoninah: I also prefer that hook. How about this variation:
  • ALT3 ... that when Tejano singer Lydia Mendoza (pictured) was a child returning to Texas with her parents in 1920, border agents immersed her and other Mexican children in gasoline baths?
That's 194 characters. — Maile (talk) 22:15, 1 September 2020 (UTC)
  • @Maile66: that's fine, but the first 2 sentences in the second paragraph under Early life need inline cites. Yoninah (talk) 22:28, 1 September 2020 (UTC)
  • @Yoninah: All right. The first sentence in the second paragraph was already sourced. The second sentence is the same sourcing, but I added it for you. Did I get it correct? — Maile (talk) 22:51, 1 September 2020 (UTC)
  • Yes, thanks. Offline ALT3 hook ref AGF and cited inline. Rest of review per Tintor2. ALT3 good to go. Yoninah (talk) 23:02, 1 September 2020 (UTC)
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