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Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee: José Delgado was born in Curimeo, Michoacán, México; he is one of seven siblings; at an early age, he worked in agriculture; he joined the bracero program in 1944, and worked in California, Michigan, Texas, and…

Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee: José Guevara-Rodríguez was born in Cerro Colorado, Guanajuato, México; at an early age, he worked sowing beans and corn to help his family; at the age of eighteen, he traveled to Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua,…

Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee: Liborio Santiago was born on June 23, 1924, in Etla, Oaxaca, México; he was the oldest of three brothers; at age of twelve, he became an orphan, and was adopted by an aunt; there, he was forced to work in the…

Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee: Manuel Guzmán was born in Uriangato, Guanajuato, México; from an early age, he worked sowing corn, garbanzo beans, and wheat; as a teenager, he crossed into the United States to work as an undocumented worker;…

Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee: Manuel Sandoval was born in Mexico City, México; he was the oldest of four brothers; at the age of ten, his father left the family; in his youth, he worked as a street vendor, a factory employee, and a mechanic;…

Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee: Miguel Arroyo Castillo was born on August 15, 1916, in Tarimoro, Guanajuato, México; he has four sisters and two brothers; as a boy, he learned how to work the land; during the early1920s, his father would come…

Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee: Miguel Zavala was born on June 9, 1925, in Copandaro, Michoacan, México; at an early age, he began sowing beans, corn, garbanzos, and wheat; he joined the bracero program in 1955, and worked in California and…

Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee: Patricio Corrales was born in San Mateo Atenco, México, México; at the age of ten, he began cutting wood and sowing corn with his father; later, he worked in construction and in factories; due to his families…

Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee: Rodolfo Cruz was born near Mexico City, México; he was the oldest of six siblings; at an early age, he worked in agriculture; at the age of sixteen, he moved to Miacatlán, Morelos, México; he joined the bracero…

Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee: Servando Peñaloza was born in Guayameo, Guerrero, México; he worked in agriculture from the age of six; at the age of nineteen, he moved to Mexico City, México; he joined the bracero program in 1955 with his…

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This is a photograph of Mr. Eduardo de Santiago in a field in 1957.

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El Paso Times wrote an article about the bracero program and Mr. de Santiago on Friday, Jan 14. 2005.

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This photograph of Mr. Eduardo de Santiago in a cotton field in Nov. 1957.

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Guillermo Bracero Permit MX.pdf

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Guillermo Bracero Pay Stub.pdf

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Ben Bracero Contract 3 19 43.pdf

Enriqueta Quintero's newspaper clippings look at the injustices ex-braceros have endured. They also talk about the protests they've organized to try and bring attention to the fact that they are owed money. For instance, a group went to Mexican…

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This newspaper clipping is about a protests sponsored by Alianza Bracero-proa members who blocked the U.S.-Mexico border. They wanted to bring attention to the fact that they were still owed back wages. These protests took place during January 2006.

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This newspaper clipping is a continuation about the protests sponsored by Alianza Bracero-proa members who blocked the U.S.-Mexico border. They wanted to bring attention to the fact that they were still owed back wages. These protests took place…

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This article clipping refers to the rights ex-braceros have for their labor during their time in the Bracero Program. The article was published January 23, 2006.

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This newspaper clipping is a continuation about the rights ex-braceros have for their labor during their time in the Bracero Program. The article was published January 23, 2006.

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This newspaper clipping is of ex-braceros marching down the streets of Mexicali asking to receive $100,000 per capita because of back wages.

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This newspaper clipping states that braceros did not wish many government officials a Merry Christmas. They are disappointed with the fact that Mexican federal government only offered the braceros 38,000 pesos in compensation for back wages. They say…

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