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Film Screening – “Harvest of Loneliness: The Bracero Program”

January 28, 2011 @ 12:00 pm

Hidden within the historical accounts of minorities, workers and immigrants in American society is the story of the millions of Mexico’s men and women who experienced the temporary contract worker program known as the Bracero Program. Established to replace an alleged wartime labor shortage, research reveals that the Program intended to undermine farmworker unionization. Harvest shows how several million men, in one of the largest state managed migrations in history, were imported from 1942 to 1964 to work as cheap, controlled and disposable workers. The documentary features the men speaking of their experiences and addresses what to expect from a new temporary contract worker program. Visit the film’s website for clips.

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Date:
January 28, 2011
Time:
12:00 pm

Details

Date:
January 28, 2011
Time:
12:00 pm