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Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee: Agustín Álvarez was born on August 28, 1941, in Los Volcanes, Jalisco, México; he lived with his mother and grandparents; at an early age, he began working in agriculture and, later, as a vaquero; he completed…

Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee: Aguileo Nambo was born on October 15, 1941, in Cuitzeo, Michoacán, México; he was the youngest of five siblings, and his parents were farmers; when he was a child, his father worked in California and Illinois…

After a long journey to the border, braceros walk across the bridge between Reynosa, Mexico and Hidalgo, Texas. In the United States, braceros went through health inspections and processing, and then boarded buses and trailer trucks to begin work in…

Affidavit of employment & no public charge (second page) for Jose Guadalupe Santacruz Rangel.

Affidavit of Employment and No Public Charge in Imperial, California for Jose Guadalupe Santacruz Rangel.

Affidavit of consent for Melitona Santacruz not to immigrate to the United States nor to allow children to immigrate while minors.

Best for students in grades six through eightStudents will examine an oral history related to the Bracero worker program and present their research on a map.

Best for students in grades six through twelve Students will discuss their thoughts on immigration, learn about the Bracero labor program, and use photographs to develop deeper understandings of the Bracero labor program.

Best for students in grades six through twelve Students will examine two public laws and other primary resources related to the Bracero worker program and apply their knowledge to evaluate whether the program was carried out as intended.

Image of women and children standing around a table with crafts. Woman standing at left (to right of child) Esther Marin (Mrs. Lerma's sister) helped her start the crafts project as part of the HELP Program.

Many people learned about the Bracero Program over the radio. A woman works at home surrounded by a radio, icons, furniture, and a painting of the Virgen de Guadalupe in San Mateo, Mexico.

Original Caption: Home of a bracero's familiy in the village…