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| Genre/Form: | Case studies |
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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Valle, Isabel. Fields of toil. Pullman : Washington State University Press, c1994 (OCoLC)655198350 |
| Material Type: | Government publication, State or province government publication |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Isabel Valle |
| ISBN: | 0874221013 9780874221015 |
| OCLC Number: | 28891508 |
| Notes: | Includes index. |
| Description: | xii, 228 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | Pt. I. July-October. 1. The Migrant Life. 2. Housing: From Chicken Coops to Trailers. 3. Children in the Fields. 4. Family Ties. 5. Health: Parasites, Heart Disease, and Malnutrition. 6. Job Hazards. 7. The Journey Home -- Pt. II. November-February. 8. The South Texas Valley. 9. Illegal Aliens, Drug Smugglers, and the Border Patrol. 10. LaGrulla Elementary to St. Edward's University. 11. Cheap Labor and the UFW. 12. The Trip North -- Pt. III. March-June. 13. Pasco Asparagus Harvest. 14. Is Education Enough? 15. Business and Community: The Language Barrier. 16. Migrant Women: Never-Ending Toil -- 17. Conclusion: Slow Progress -- 18. Epilogue / Carrie Hartman. |
| Responsibility: | Isabel Valle ; with a foreword by Rick Doyle. |
Abstract:
Text and photographs present case studies of migrant laborers in Texas, Oregon, and Washington.
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