NO105 Lecture 4: NO 105 – Week 4 – Labour and Migration – Notes
4 Jan 2017
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People flow across boarders into north america. Economic development of na interconnected with labour that has driven progress. Dolores huerta: born in 1930 in new mexico, exposed to labour and political activism, father was miner and farmer and union activist, elected member of state legislature in 1938, grew up with mother in stockton california. Major transportation route: mother had reputation for being community minded; successful business women who gave hotel rooms to the homeless, by high school, huerta had good knowledge about community activism. Got tea(cid:272)hi(cid:374)g (cid:272)rede(cid:374)tials (cid:894)tea(cid:272)hi(cid:374)g (cid:272)areer did(cid:374)"t last lo(cid:374)g(cid:895: was accused of stealing homework based on her ethnicity, 1945 - brother was badly beaten for dressing too latino, her students come hungry and badly clothed. By 1955, fully engaged in community activism. Key organizer with stockton chapter community service organization: advocated for economic rights for hispanic community, fought against segregation and police and worked to get latino community more recognition.
