Of Forests and Fields Mexican Labor in the Pacific Northwest |
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| Author:
| Sifuentez, Mario Jimenez |
| Series title: | Latinidad: Transnational Cultures in the United States Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8135-7690-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2016 |
| Publisher: | Rutgers University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $177.00 |
Book Description:
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Of Forests and Fields tells the story of the Mexican guest laborers, Tejano migrants, and undocumented immigrants who worked to transform the Pacific Northwest into the agricultural powerhouse it is today. Employing an innovative approach that traces the intersections between Chicana/o labor and environmental history, Mario Sifuentez reveals both the struggles and the many accomplishments of these workers, offering valuable historical precedents for understanding the...
More Description Of Forests and Fields tells the story of the Mexican guest laborers, Tejano migrants, and undocumented immigrants who worked to transform the Pacific Northwest into the agricultural powerhouse it is today. Employing an innovative approach that traces the intersections between Chicana/o labor and environmental history, Mario Sifuentez reveals both the struggles and the many accomplishments of these workers, offering valuable historical precedents for understanding the activism of immigrant and migrant laborers in our own era.