Alianza Hispano-Americana

Alianza Hispano-Americana (AHA), founded in Tucson in 1894, was a Mexican American fraternal insurance society organized along Masonic lines into lodges, or logías. The Alianza members promoted civic virtues and acculturation; provided social activities; sickness and death benefits and burial insurance for its members. By 1930, the AHA had spread throughout the southwest and gradually extended to at least nine states in Mexico, expanding its mission to include concerns of civil rights and quality of education for Mexican Americans. In the 1950s, the Alianza won civil liberties cases involving Mexican American children and families who experienced segregated schools, public and community facilities in Tolleson, Winslow, and Miami, Arizona.

From the guide to the Alianza Hispano Americana Records, 1894-1994, (Arizona State University Libraries Chicano Research Collection)

Alianza Hispano-Americana (AHA) fundada en Tucson en 1894, fue una sociedad de seguro fraternal Méxicano Americana organizada junto con líneas Masónicas en alojamientos o logías. Los miembros de la Alianza promovieron virtudes cívicas y adaptación de culturas, proveyeron actividades sociales, beneficios de enfermedad y muerte, y seguros de entierro para sus miembros. Alrededor de 1930, la AHA se había expandido a través del suroeste y gradualmente se extendió hasta siquiera nueve estados en México, expandiendo su misión para incluir asuntos de derechos civiles y calidad de educación para los Méxicano Americanos. En 1950 la Alianza ganó casos de libertades civiles que involucraban niños y familias Méxicano Americanos, quienes experimentaban segragación en las escuelas y en las facilidades públicas y de la comunidad en Tolleson, Winslow, y Miami, Arizona.

From the guide to the Los Registros de la Alianza Hispano Americana, 1894-1994, (Arizona State University Libraries Chicano Research Collection)

Fraternal organization founded in Tucson, Arizona in 1894; created around life insurance for members, their motto translates into English as Protection - Morality - Instruction. The organization developed into a network of more than 200 lodges throughout Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico and Texas. In addition to insurance, its purpose was to improve the economic and social status of Mexican Americans.

From the description of Alianza records, 1894-1962 (bulk 1930-1962). (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 40111970