{"product_id":"our-grandfathers-were-braceros-and-we-too-9798522364540","title":"Our Grandfathers Were Braceros And We Too...","description":"\u003cp\u003eA TENACIOUS STRUGGLE FOR JUSTICE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"OUR GRANDFATHERS WERE BRACEROS AND WE TOO,\" \u003c\/b\u003eis an excellent work of tremendous relevancy for our times, given its focus on the issue of migration and, above all, for keeping the struggle alive against the violations of labor and human rights seen in temporary worker programs. Authors Abel Astorga Morales and Rosa Martha Zárate Macías share an intense, painful chronical with us, but one that is also full of the lessons handed down by peasants and indigenous peoples who participated in the Bracero Program between 1942 and 1964. This book faithfully compiles the historic memory and testimonies of Braceros living in the United States, setting a momentous precedent that the Mexican population in the country to the North will have in the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe majority of protagonists of this history have now departed, without recovering the fruits of so many years of their labor, while a few survivors and family members still wait for justice to be done. As a people, they have grown and developed in the North, and have real possibilities for making a social, political, economic, spiritual, and cultural impact.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFather José Alejandro Solalinde Guerra\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbel Astorga Morales\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, a Professor at Universidad del Valle de Atemajac in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, earned his Doctorate in Social Sciences and a Master's Degree in the History of Mexico from Universidad de Guadalajara. His lines of research include the Bracero program, social movements, and Transmigration of Central Americans through Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRosa Martha Zárate Macías \u003c\/b\u003ehas\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eresided in California since 1966. She is a retired teacher, singer-songwriter, people's educator, and founder of Librería del Pueblo, A.C. Since 1966 she has collaborated in developing community projects in Mexico and the United States, and for the past 20 years has participated in the social movement of Braceros. Since 2007 she has been the coordinator of the Alliance of Ex Braceros of the North 1942-1964.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMadeline Newman Ríos, \u003c\/b\u003eM.A., \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ea certified freelance interpreter and translator, is the former director of the Guatemalan Education Action Project and editor of its \u003ci\u003eGuatemala Review\u003c\/i\u003e publications. Her \u003ci\u003epro bono\u003c\/i\u003e work has included interpreting for asylum cases and organizing interpreting teams for indigenous consultant organizations at the United Nations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-14713121\"\u003eRosa Martha Zarate Macias\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-14713125\"\u003eAbel Astorga Morales\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/17\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.46d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798522364540\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS025000\"\u003eLatin America | Mexico\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42686999789805,"sku":null,"price":10.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_537b605e-ba1b-4085-b3c2-81dabb64417c.jpg?v=1649779556","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/our-grandfathers-were-braceros-and-we-too-9798522364540","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}