[Sosfbay-discuss] farmworkers

[Jim Doyle]

*/The Farmworkers’ Journey/*

*Book Signing and Bracero Photo Exhibit*

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*How does globalization impact immigration? *

*Are temporary work visas good for business and families?*


*/You are invited/* at 11:00 on Friday, July 6 to the Eastside 
Neighborhood Center, 2150 Alum Rock Avenue in San Jose to

    * *Meet and hear author Ann Lopez*
    * *Purchase and receive a signed copy of her newly released book,
      /The Farmworkers’ Journey/. Booksigning until 1 p.m. *
    * *View a stunning photo exhibit of bracero farmworkers who worked
      in California between 1942 and 1964*
    * *Hear the testimony of surviving braceros as they relate their
      experiences to visa proposals for farmworkers in Congress*

"This book tells a powerful and moving story of lives affected by 
agricultural and trade policies, migration, and the dehumanization of 
farm workers. The text is an eye-opening blend of academic research and 
testimonials of the people directly touched by the powerful market 
forces that have been unleashed by trade liberalization. Lopez brings 
together different analytical dimensions that are normally treated 
separately, moving through these dimensions with an ease indicative of 
her extraordinary talent and expertise." --Alejandro Nadal, Science, 
Technology and Development Program, El Colegio de México

*Ann Aurelia López* received a Ph.D. from the University of California, 
Santa Cruz. She recently completed a President's Postdoctoral fellowship 
at the University of California, Berkeley. She has a long history of 
teaching Environmental Science, Ecology and Botany courses in the 
Department of Biology at San Jose City College. She is currently a 
Research Associate at the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food 
Systems at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and is in the 
process of establishing a non-profit organization designed to improve 
the lives of California farmworkers and their families in Mexico.

*SPONSORED BY THE SILICON VALLEY ALLIANCE FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM*

*For More Information Contact Richard Hobbs at 408-460-2999*