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Enrique's Journey by Sonia Nazario The Story of a Boy's Dangerous Odyssey to Reunite with his Mother. In this astonishing true story, award-winning journalist Sonia Nazario recounts the unforgetable odyssey of a Honduran boy who braves unimaginable hardship and peril to reach his mother in the United States. MORE INFO |
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Harvest of Empire by Juan Gonzalez A History of Latinos in America
Spanning five hundred years—from the first New World colonies to the nineteenth-century westward expansion, from the days of gunboat diplomacy to the turn of the millennium—Harvest of Empire features family portraits of real-life immigrant Latin@ pioneers, as well as sketches of the political events and social conditions that compelled them to leave their homeland, and how they have transformed the nation's cultural landscape. MORE INFO |
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Disposable Domestics: Immigrant Women Workers in the Global Economy By Grace Chang Illegal. Unamerican. Disposable. In a nation with an unprecedented history of immigration, the prevailing image of those who cross our borders in search of equal opportunity—in particular women of color of childbearing age—is that of a drain on society. Grace Chang’s vital account of immigrant women’s experiences proves just the opposite... MORE INFO |
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Factories in the Field: The Story of Migratory Farm Labor in California By Carey McWilliams Published the same year as The Grapes of Wrath, Factories in the Field provided an examination of the lives of migrant farm workers and an indictment of the politics and consequences of agribusiness. A new forward by Douglas C. Sackman reflects on the value of the book and its influence in the years since its publication in 1939. MORE INFO |
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¡Sí, Se Puede! Yes, We Can! Janitor Strike in L.A. Every night, Carlitos sleeps while his mother goes to work as a janitor in a skyscraper in downtown Los Angeles. When she comes home in the morning, she sends Carlitos off to school before she goes to bed herself. One night his mamá explains that she is not making enough money to support him and his abuelita. She and the other janitors have decided to go on strike to demand better wages. Carlitos wants to help, but he doesn't know how until...
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The Politics of Immigration Questions and Answers By Jane Guskin and David L. Wilson. This book has convincing arguments and hard facts that answer the stereotypes and misinformation of the mainstream press, politicians and others that promote an anti-immigrant ideology in the advancement of their policies and agendas. MORE INFO |
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Solidarity t-shirt Solidarity T-shirt, Available in L-XL MORE INFO |