LEADER 06014nam 2200697Ia 450 001 9910780329603321 005 20230207223259.0 010 $a0-292-79891-1 024 7 $a10.7560/781771 035 $a(CKB)111090425017282 035 $a(EBL)3443208 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000174797 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11153874 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000174797 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10175979 035 $a(PQKB)10850355 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3443208 035 $a(OCoLC)55676103 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse19353 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3443208 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10245676 035 $a(OCoLC)560579912 035 $a(DE-B1597)587126 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780292798915 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111090425017282 100 $a20020118d2002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe human cost of food$b[electronic resource] $efarmworkers' lives, labor, and advocacy /$fedited by Charles D. Thompson, Jr., and Melinda F. Wiggins 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAustin $cUniversity of Texas Press$d2002 215 $a1 online resource (358 pages) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-292-78177-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a""Contents""; ""List of Abbreviations""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Sowing Seeds for Change Symposium Address, Gainesville, Florida, by Lucas Benitez, farmworker and organizer""; ""Introduction by Charles D. Thompson, Jr.""; ""Organization of This Book""; ""The Virgin of Guadalupe, by Carmen Toma?s, farmworker from Chera?n, Michoaca?n, Mexico, Interview by Wendy Daniels Ibarra, 1999 SAF intern""; ""Chapter 1: Making Home: Culture, Ethnicity, and Religion among Farmworkers in the Southeastern United States, by Alejandra Okie Holt and Sister Evelyn Mattern"" 327 $a""Sowing Seeds for Change Symposium Address, Gainesville, Florida, by Lucas Benitez, farmworker and organizer""""Chapter 2: Layers of Loss: Migrants, Small Farmers, and Agribusiness, by Charles D. Thompson, Jr.""; ""Life on Easy Street, by Rachel LaCour Niesen, 1999 SAF intern""; ""Chapter 3: Standing Idly By: ''Organized'' Farmworkers in South Florida during the Depression and World War II, by Cindy Hahamovitch""; ""Rifare? mi suerte/ I'll Raffle My Luck by Humberto Zapata Alvizo, farmworker and musician, Interview by Joe Bagby, 1999 SAF intern"" 327 $a""Chapter 4: H-2A Guestworker Program: A Legacy of Importing Agricultural Labor, by Garry G. Geffert""""Testimony at Hearing before the Commission on Agricultural Workers, by Roman Rodriguez, Florida farmworker""; ""Chapter 5: Farmworker Exceptionalism under the Law:How the Legal System Contributes to Farmworker Poverty and Powerlessness, by Greg Schell""; ""Wells Farms, by Rachel Avery, 1997 SAF intern""; ""The Conditions at the Camp Are Not Great, by Vanessa, farmworker and daughter of crew leader, Interview by Kris Adams, 1997 SAF intern"" 327 $a""Chapter 6: Bitter Harvest: Housing Conditions of Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers, by Christopher Holden""""The History We Wrote This Summer, by Jenny Carroll""; ""Chapter 7: The Struggle for Health in Times of Plenty, by Colin Austin""; ""That Summer, by Marcella Hurtado Gomez, farmworker and 1997 SAF intern""; ""Bella Juventud/ Wonderful Youth, by Gloria Vela?squez""; ""Chapter 8: Understanding the Challenges and Potential of Migrant Students, by Ramiro Arceo, Joy Kusserow, and Al Wright"" 327 $a""I Don't Think People Give Up, by Sheila Payne, farmworker organizer, Interview by Melinda Steele, 1998 SAF intern""""Chapter 9: From Slavery to Cesar Chavez and Beyond: Farmworker Organizing in the United States, by Paul Ortiz""; ""Sowing Seeds for Change Symposium Address, Gainesville, Florida, by Lucas Benitez, farmworker and organizer""; ""Conclusion: An Invocation to Act, by Melinda F. Wiggins""; ""Appendix I: Developing a Syllabus on Farmworker Advocacy""; ""Appendix II: Farmworker-Related Organizations and Agencies""; ""Appendix III: Recommended Readings""; ""Works Cited"" 327 $a""Contributors"" 330 $aFinding fresh fruits and vegetables is as easy as going to the grocery store for most Americans?which makes it all too easy to forget that our food is cultivated, harvested, and packaged by farmworkers who labor for less pay, fewer benefits, and under more dangerous conditions than workers in almost any other sector of the U.S. economy. Seeking to end the public's ignorance and improve workers' living and working conditions, this book addresses the major factors that affect farmworkers' lives while offering practical strategies for action on farmworker issues. The contributors to this book are all farmworker advocates?student and community activists and farmworkers themselves. Focusing on workers in the Southeast United States, a previously understudied region, they cover a range of issues, from labor organizing, to the rise of agribusiness, to current health, educational, and legal challenges faced by farmworkers. The authors blend coverage of each issue with practical suggestions for working with farmworkers and other advocates to achieve justice in our food system both regionally and nationally. 606 $aMigrant agricultural laborers$xGovernment policy$zUnited States 606 $aMigrant agricultural laborers$zSouthern States 606 $aSocial advocacy$zSouthern States 615 0$aMigrant agricultural laborers$xGovernment policy 615 0$aMigrant agricultural laborers 615 0$aSocial advocacy 676 $a331.5/44/0975 701 $aThompson$b Charles Dillard$f1956-$01541246 701 $aWiggins$b Melinda$01568504 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910780329603321 996 $aThe human cost of food$93840671 997 $aUNINA