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Portrait of a bracero standing on a truck full of Cookie Head lettuce boxes in a Californian field.

Portrait of a bracero standing on a truck full of Cookie Head lettuce boxes in a Californian field.

Braceros fill lettuce in Cookie Head lettuce boxes and pile them on a truck in a Californian field.

An official stands ina lettuce field in the Salinas Valley, California.

A bracero picks lettuce while an official is watching him in a field in the Salinas Valley, California.

Braceros pick lettuce in a field in the Salinas Valley, California.

Braceros fill lettuce into Cookie Head lettuce boxes and close them in a field in the Salinas Valley, California.

Braceros fill lettuce into Cookie Head lettuce boxes and close them in a field in the Salinas Valley, California.

A bracero carries a full Cookie Head lettuce box on a trolley in a field in the Salinas Valley, California.

After a long journey to the border, braceros walk across the bridge between Reynosa, Mexico and Hidalgo, Texas.

After a long journey to the border, braceros walk across the bridge between Reynosa, Mexico and Hidalgo, Texas. In the United States, braceros went through health inspections and processing, and then boarded buses and trailer trucks to begin work in…

Braceros walk over the bridge to Hidalgo, Texas coming from Reynosa, Nuevo Leﾗn and cross the border between Mexico and United States.

Braceros were fumigated with DDT while others stand in line at the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas.

Braceros were fumigated with DDT while others stand in line at the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas.

Braceros were fumigated with DDT while others stand in line at the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas.

Braceros wait to be processed at the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas.

Braceros board a truck at the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas.

Braceros sit in a truck and wait to leave the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas.

Braceros sit in a truck and wait to leave the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas.

Braceros sit in a truck and wait to leave the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas.

Officials take fingerprints from braceros while others wait in line to be processed at the Hidalgo Processing Center, Texas.

A bracero closes a full Toro lettuce box with a special tool in a field in the Salinas Valley, California.

Activity-Learning from Photos

Best for students in grades six through twelve Students will discuss their thoughts on immigration, learn about the Bracero labor program, and use photographs to develop deeper understandings of the Bracero labor program.

Activity-Tracing the Route of a Bracero

Best for students in grades six through eightStudents will examine an oral history related to the Bracero worker program and present their research on a map.

Activity-Learning from Documents

Best for students in grades six through twelve Students will examine two public laws and other primary resources related to the Bracero worker program and apply their knowledge to evaluate whether the program was carried out as intended.

Daniel Martinez Thesis, "The Impact of the Bracero Programs on a Southern California Mexican American Community: A Field Study of Cucamonga, California", pub. 1958

This pdf file is the thesis by Daniel Martinez published in 1958 at Claremont Graduate School. The author attended the September 30, 2009 program at the National Museum of American History, participated in the discussion, and was asked to submit…

Tags: 1958, California, community impact, Cucamonga, Daniel Martinez, field study, interviews, Mexican-Americans, Thesis

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