migrant labor

Looks at the life of Cesar Chavez and discusses his work to unionize and ensure the rights of migrant farm workers.

Traces the life and accomplishments of Mexican American labor leader Cesar Chavez, who founded the United Farm Workers union to promote better wages and working conditions for migrants and other farm workers.

Maureen takes her chance to explore the outside world and get away from her mother, the troubled Mama Ruby, who kidnapped Maureen from a friend as an infant and is rumored to have killed her former husband.

Portrays the life of twelve-year-old Juan Medina and his family, migrant workers living in Encinitas, California.

Provides an introduction to the life and work of labor and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez, and features articles that discuss his early struggles, the events that led him to organize a union for farm workers, the social and political impact of his work, his strategies and tactics, and his legacy.

Having moved temporarily from Michigan to live with her grandmother in Mexico, thirteen-year-old Hayley tries to sort out her feelings about her parents' separation while also helping some townsmen who have run into trouble while working in the United States.

Introduces the life and accomplishments of this great Mexican American and labor leader.

Chronicles the experiences of one Mexican family which attempted to cross the U.S.-Mexico border.

Describes the causes and events of the California grape picker's strike and the role of Cesar Chavez in its successful resolution.

Returning with her migrant family to her father's childhood home, a fourteen-year-old struggles with her new stationary life.