theme_janm_event_content
nid: 1434
institution:
Other
series:
audience:
General
locations:
Democracy Lab
description:
The Bracero History Project is a network of institutions organized by the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History to preserve and collect the history of the 1942-1964 guest worker program. This ambitious attempt is being coordinated by the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, La Plaza de Cultura y Artes and the University of Southern California. The goal is to create a national consortium of museums, universities, and cultural institutions to focus on this critical piece of history.
The Los Angeles program will be hosted by LAPCA. Working together with members of the Bracero History Project, they hope to tell an important chapter of American history. Intended for both former Bracero families and their descendants, all are invited to tell their stories and share their objects. Upon evaluation of these primary sources, an in-depth study of the Bracero program will provide windows into the history of work, immigration, race and gender relations, and the history of the U.S. in the 20th.
Bracero families and their descendants are invited to tell stories and share objects, photos and letters with historians. Be a part of history.
Part of a thre-day event:
Townhall Meeting - May 11, 6-8pm
Oral History / Collection Day - May 12, 10am - 5pm
Oral History / Collection Day - May 13, 10am - 5pm
event_start: 2006-05-12 10:00:00
event_end: 2006-05-12 17:00:00
timezone: 0
location_other:
link_internal:
link_store:
link_external: La Plaza de Cultura y Artes
