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Burns, Allan F. – Migration World Magazine, 1989
Discusses the Maya people who fled Guatemala due to a civil war and illegally entered the U.S. and settled in Florida. Presents a picture of their living conditions, employment opportunities, cultural traditions, community development, and family organization. Discusses a Kanjobal Association and the CORN-MAYA program, and explains immigration…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Community Programs, Cultural Background, Cultural Influences
Street, Richard Steven; Orozco, Samuel – 1992
Since the late 1970s, California's rural poor (frequently immigrants and refugees) have been engaged in grassroots efforts to change the cultural and political landscapes of their communities. Told in the words of rural people, this book presents six stories of struggle and empowerment. In Yuba City, Latino and East Indian farmworkers felt that…
Descriptors: Activism, Advocacy, Agricultural Laborers, Community Action
