Food, Inc. & Mexican Workers
Food, Inc. shows us that one of the most disturbing aspects of ignoring where our food comes from is that we could be unknowingly hurting workers, many of whom are Mexican. U.S. companies actively recruit in Mexico for factory/farm workers, treat workers terribly, then let the government deport the workers.
Food, Inc. gives us a peek [...]
Eating Salad: Thank a Mexican
Where is 80% of our lettuce grown? In Salinas, California, known as the “salad bowl of the world.” The growers of the veggies? Mostly Mexican and of Mexican descent. Many Oaxacans these days. Off of highway 101, there are a couple of eerie larger than life size drawings of farmers, seemingly Anglo-American farmers. These [...]
Dvořák dug Diversity
This weekend, a wonderful friend will take me to Dvořák’s Ninth Symphony at the San Francisco Symphony. In a New York Times article, Joseph Horowitz describes Dvořák’s stay in the United States as particularly invigorating because of his interaction with African Americans, Native Americans, and immigrants on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Horowitz writes [...]
New Americans on WNYC
You’re going to love The New Americans an ongoing station-wide celebration of foreign-born artists living in the United States on WNYC, New York Public Radio International. Celebrate the diversity and excitement that immigrants bring by listening to this show. In particular, check out pianist Maurice El Medioni with Cuban-born New York-based percussionist Roberto [...]
A Space for Discussing Immigration Issues
The museums & libraries on the borderlands are poised to open up discussion on immigration issues. A 370 mile fence will be built along the U.S.-Mexico border. Recently the Border Patrol was recruiting in Memphis, Tennessee, and the group of potential recruits gasped when the recruiter told the group only 8 black women are employed [...]