Bittersweet Harvest: The Bracero Program 1942-1964

When
Mon Mar 8, 2010
Where
Mexican Heritage Plaza Theater
Time
6 p.m.
Tags
Arts, Galleries

Description

The exhibition explores the braceros’ contributions to communities in Mexico and the United States, the opportunities that became available to braceros and the challenges that they faced as guest workers during the war years and afterward. Included in the exhibition are 15 free-standing banners featuring oral histories, quotes and photographs by Leonard Nadel, a photographer who, in 1956, exposed employer violations endured by many braceros. The Nadel photos inspired the museum’s work on “Bittersweet Harvest and the Bracero History Project, which also includes audio clips of former braceros relating their experiences. The firsthand accounts were collected as part of the project’s oral-history initiative.

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408.928.5564 (Box Office)

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Location

  1. Mexican Heritage Plaza Theater
    1700 Alum Rock Avenue, San Jose, CA