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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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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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America is in the Heart by Carlos Bulosan First published in 1946, this autobiography of the well-known Filipino poet describes his boyhood in the Philippines, his voyage to the U.S. and his years of hardship and despair as an itinerant laborer following the harvest trail in the rural West. MORE INFO |