Farmworker

Introduction There is talk all around the U.S. that the legal and illegal immigrants are taking jobs for themselves and not giving Americans a chance. The main problem is most Americans in the U.S. do not want to work and complain later. I have had personal experiences with legal and illegal immigrants. There are statistics of how we need immigrants and how they are somewhat of a threat to our nation. There will always be some benefits for having immigrations come from across the border to work,…

Identification and description of the policy Entry into World War II led to a rapid expansion of the U.S. economy that had ended in the 1930’s with The Great Depression. According to Romero (2003), by 1940 unemployment was still high with 14 %. Not starting the war with having much to fight with, the U.S. used all of its available resources. Men and women of all ages worked by day and night in the factories and the healthier and strong young people were sent to the frontlines. Some farmers…

He left his position as a national director for the Community Service Organization and dedicated his time to organizing a union for farmworkers he focus most of his time with Mexican immigrants. As he strives for better working conditions he realized that not only Mexican workers were being treated unfairly but there also were Filipinos that were being treated unfairly. What makes Cesar…

promotes has an alternate side. From the long days that are integrated into these farmers’ work lives, the unfortunate burden is on home lives. Furthermore, “farmworkers and their families often survive in extreme poverty punctuated by substandard housing and lack of access to clean water, adequate food, healthcare and education” (“Farmworkers”). In fact, these details are demonstrated through the life of Antonio Valeriano, who lives in a “run-down old house” on the Hudson Valley, the area where…

When I think of child labor issues in America, I do not think of current events, instead, Victorian factory workers comes to mind. Or I think of children currently working in factories in places like China. Unfortunately, child labor is still happening all around the world and in places other than factories. “ILO surveys have found that one-quarter of all children ages 5-14 are working, with many of them doing hazardous jobs.” (Child Marchers Breathe New Life Into Old U.N. Agency.) The fictional…

Many people strive to make the world a better place. They try and reach this by solving some large rising problems, and make the world a better place. In 1962, César Chávez was able to accomplish this by creating an organization that was prepared to fight for the farmworker’s rights. Cesar Chavez used to work as a migrant worker and he had a hard life, dropping out of schools and moving many times in his childhood. In order to help make the world a better place, César Chávez helped lead the…

Book Review This is my review for the book From the Jaws of Victory, The Triumph and tragedy of Cesar Chavez and the Farm Worker Movement was written by Matt Garcia, a Professor of Latin American, Latino, & Caribbean Studies and History at Dartmouth College. (mattgarcia.org). He is the author of two other books such as A World of Its Own: Race, Labor, and Citrus in the Making of Greater Los Angeles, 1900–1970, and Mapping Latina/o Studies. Also, writer of many articles, including “Cesar…

America’s labor force during the mid 20th century and this would cause many to rise up, advocating for better working conditions. Cesar Chavez was one of these major activists, famously known for holding protests and advocating for the rights of farmworkers. Chavez…

Video: “Rape in the Fields” in retrospective. Frontline, Univision, the Investigative Reporting Program at UC Berkeley, and the Center for Investigative Reporting partnered a year long investigation, to tell “the story of the hidden price many migrant women working in America’s fields and packing plants pay to stay employed and provide for their families”. Their collaboration resulted on the hour-long documentary “Rape in the Fields” that aired June 25, 2013. The video shines a light one the…

My favorite picture of Jessie Lopez De La Cruz is the second image on page 113. In the picture, Jessie is speaking to other farmworkers in the fields. I chose this picture because I feel that it captures the true essence of her activism. She grew up working those fields and continued to do so for many years, so it was in this setting that she was able to do the most good, by simply…