migrant labor

Examines the life and accomplishments of the Mexican American labor activist who helped organize migrant farm workers and establish a union to fight for their rights.

After his family hires migrant Mexican workers to help save their Vermont farm from foreclosure, eleven-year-old Tyler befriends the oldest daughter, but when he discovers they may not be in the country legally, he realizes that real friendship knows no borders.

Francisco Jimenez chronicles the experiences he had after his family left Mexico for California when he was just a child.

While helping his family in their work as migrant laborers far from their home, Tom?s finds an entire world to explore in the books at the local public library.

Author Jessica Bruder goes on a journey to discover the dark underbelly of the American economy, andthe community of transient elderly people, often underwater on mortgages and the greatest casualty of the Great Recession.

Dr. Susan Shillinglaw of the Center for Steinbeck Studies discusses labor exploitation in the Salinas Valley during the Depression era to reinforce an appreciation of the lifestyle faced by migrant laborers.

Photographs, poems, and interviews with children reveal the hardships and hopes of Mexican American migrant farm workers and their families.

Tired of moving around so much, Amelia, the daughter of migrant farm workers, dreams of a stable home.

When her blind dog slips his collar, twelve-year old Lily meets Salma Santiago, a young Hispanic girl whose migrant family are in Maine for the blueberry-picking season, and, based partly on their mutual love of dogs, the two forge a friendship while painting bee boxes for Lily's grandfather--but as the Blueberry Queen pageant approaches Lily and Selma are confronted with some of the hard truths of prejudice and migrant life.

Contains three story paths which allow the reader to explore the people and events of the U.S. Dust Bowl from the perspectives of a farmer, a migrant worker, and a government photographer. Includes a time line and resources for further study.