Braceros, Mexicans, Americans, and Schools: (Re) imagining Teaching and Learning in Mexican America

Authors

Francisco Guajardo, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Stephanie Alvarez, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Miguel Guajardo, Texas State University
Samuel García Jr.
José Ángel Guajardo
Jocabed Márquez

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2014

Abstract

This article examines the stories of Braceros, Mexican contract workers who participated in an international labor agreement between the United States and México between 1942 and 1964. The stories Braceros tell challenge some conventional historiographical notions that they were powerless agents and victims of exploitative labor practices. The stories shed new light regarding the kinds of agency and power Braceros actually displayed in negotiating certain circumstances specific to their work.

Comments

© 2014 by Rio Bravo: A Journal of the Borderlands.

Recommended Citation

Guajardo, Francisco, et al. “Braceros, Mexicans, Americans, and Schools: (Re) Imagining Teaching and Learning in Mexican America.” Rio Bravo: A Journal of the Borderlands, vol. 23, no. 1, 2014, pp. 9–41.

Publication Title

Rio Bravo: A Journal of the Borderlands