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This is were almost towards the end of the semester and because were almost towards the end of the semester i decided to talk to you guys today about what i researched. You guys had my piece on braceros. To start with i want us to think about the class today in two parts. One in which were going to bracero history and i know we covered brassero history in sort of broad sketches. This time well talk about brassero history a little more indepth. Cero history a little indepth. Second thing were going to do is tuck about the article. Good . Okay. Im going to tell you guys a little bit about how i ...

I remember temecula when it was watermelon country, and i was there working. Butbut im bias toward our vintners in northern california. Weve gotfor our event, we have vintners coming from, of course, napa, sonoma, mendocino, santa cruz. Damian and thats pretty amazing. Youre talking about 8 years of partnerships that you have developed over the years. Ray yes, yes, its a great thing, you know, to have all these vintners. This year, well have around 22 to 24 vintners. Most are latino vintners. We have boutique vintners like joseph george, fortino, guglielmos, testa rossa, and even travieso. Dam...

Find your oldest Family Member and collect an oral history. I thought it was a basic interview. A little challenging. When you come from immigrant families where your family is somewhere else. My oldest Family Member was not really that old. I grew up with my uncle. He would talk about his work in california and texas. He would tell my whole family stories about what it was like to work picking cotton in texas. Picking cabin in california. I have heard the story. I took it back to the class. My teacher said this is extraordinary. And i said how is my uncle extraordinary . Sometimes the people ...

Come to the United States. I think it was a wartime thing. Workers were needed. You are exactly right. It started in 1942. What does guestworker mean . Temporary workers. Yes. Guestworker means temporary labor contracts which means they come in and they are recruited to work maybe a couple of months and then they return. Some of them have the option to renew the contract and stay in the United States for multiple years. Guestworker means just that. Think that Guestworker Programs would be important now . Because of the influx of immigrants that come to work . The u. S. Has constantly thought a...

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