Twenty-five years of narratives from farmworkers mostly in the Carolinas, told in labor camp kitchens, on trailer porch stoops, and in small living rooms with fans whirring and children playing nearby. It is stories of cultural celebrations, of helping a sick co-worker, standing up to the crew leader, of wage theft and illness from pesticide exposure, stories of crossing the Rio Grande, and threats of deportation. It is stories of struggles and dreams, why people come and what they miss about home, what they like about farm work and what they want to change, how they carry on, and how they resist.
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More Than One Story
(2016)
Twenty-five years of narratives from farmworkers mostly in the Carolinas, told in labor camp kitchens, on trailer porch stoops, and in small living rooms with fans whirring and children playing nearby. It is stories of cultural celebrations, of helping a sick co-worker, standing up to the crew leader, of wage theft and illness from pesticide exposure, stories of crossing the Rio Grande, and threats of deportation. It is stories of struggles and dreams, why people come and what they miss about home, what they like about farm work and what they want to change, how they carry on, and how they resist.
Read the full piece here.
Created by:
SAF alumna Lucia Constantine and Solidaridad intern Daisy Almonte, edited by SAF Executive Director Melinda Wiggins and Communications Arts Director Joanna Welborn
