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Under Two Flags: Mexican Workers in Washington Fields
URL: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/special/mexico/

Description:
"This four-part series [from 2000] chronicles the lives of Mexican farmworkers in Eastern Washington and explores the underground economy that supports Washington's agricultural industry." Articles and photos portray the experiences of individual migrant workers whose lives and families are split between the rural communities of Toppenish, Washington state, and Pajacuarán, Mexico. From the Seattle Times.

LII Topics: Agricultural Laborers, Labor

Publisher:
The Seattle Times Company

Extra Keywords
yakima columbia basin agriculture immigration

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Alien labor, Mexican
Migrant agricultural laborers -- Washington (State)

LII Database Information:
Record 21428 created by Evan Robb on 05/02/2006
Last modification on 01/19/2009
Published: 05/18/2006  
Funding agency: Washington State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/21428

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