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| Autor/in | Valle, Isabel |
|---|---|
| Titel | Fields of Toil: A Migrant Family's Journey. |
| Quelle | (1994), (240 Seiten) |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Monographie |
| ISBN | 0-87422-101-3 |
| Schlagwörter | Child Labor; Educational Attitudes; Elementary Secondary Education; Family Life; Family Work Relationship; Farm Labor; Health Needs; Higher Education; Housing; Mexican Americans; Migrant Education; Migrant Employment; Migrant Workers; Sex Role; Work Ethic; Texas; Washington |
| Abstract | Journalist Isabel Valle lived and traveled for 1 year with the family of Raul and Maria Elena Martinez, migrant farmworkers who make their permanent home in south Texas. Her reports appeared every Sunday in the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin's award-winning series "Fields of Toil." This book compiles those weekly reports, which reveal the issues that shape the lives of migrant workers and their families. Part I, "July-October," examines the routines of the migrant life, including the uncertainty of finding work and the continuous grind of moving from place to place; housing in chicken coops and trailers; children's work in the fields and its negative effects on their education; the support network provided by strong family ties; health problems and access to health care; job hazards; and the journey home. Part II, "November-February," describes the South Texas Valley and Mexican American culture; illegal immigration, drug smuggling, and the Border Patrol; the local elementary school, St. Edward's University, and the College Assistance Migrant Program; the role of the United Farm Workers; and preparations for the trip north. Part III, "March-June," discusses the asparagus harvest in Pasco, Washington; the unsettled school lives of migrant children and their parents' strong educational aspirations; relations between the migrant community and local businesses and services, including language issues; and the unending toil of migrant women. Photographs and an index are included. (SV) |
| Anmerkungen | Washington State University Press, Cooper Publications Building, Pullman, WA 99164-5910 ($14.95 plus $2.95 shipping and handling). |
| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
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