Search Results: Returned 8 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 8
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2004., Juvenile, PowerKids Press Primary Source Call No: 330.973 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Primary sources of immigration and migration in AmericaSummary Note: This book describes how inventions such as the cotton gin transformed America from an agricultural country to an industrial one.
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2004., PowerKids Press Call No: 330 SIO Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Primary sources of immigration and migration in AmericaSummary Note: Describes how inventions such as the cotton gin transformed America from an agricultural country to an industrial one, and led to both problems and opportunities.
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2006., Mason Crest Publishers Call No: 331.544 HOV Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Hispanic heritageSummary Note: The realities and struggles that Latino migrant workers face, as well as the history of American agriculture, how farmworkers have fought for greater rights, and how Latinos are influencing economics, politics and culture today.
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By Perl, Lila2003., Benchmark Books Call No: 973.81 PER Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Great journeysSummary Note: Describes the experience of Chinese immigrants in the nineteenth century, their work on the transcontinental railroad, and also discusses the Chinese Exclusion Act, which barred Chinese workers from entering this country.
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2008., 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Call No: DVD FIC UND Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: SpanishSummary Note: Tells the parallel stories of nine-year-old Carlitos and his mother, Rosario. In the hopes of providing a better life for her son, Rosario works illegally in the U.S. while Rosario's mother cares for Carlitos in Mexico. Mother and son face daunting challenges and obstacles to reunite, but are sustained by their constant hope of finally being together again.
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c1993., Juvenile, Little, Brown Call No: 305.23 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Photographs, poems, and interviews with eight children reveal the hardships and hopes of Mexican American migrant farm workers and their families.
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c1993., Joy Street Books Call No: 305.23 0896872 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Photographs, poems, and interviews with children reveal the hardships and hopes of Mexican American migrant farm workers and their families.
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2008., Praeger Call No: 304.8 Sto Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Written by a journalist, this comprehensive work explains why Spanish-speaking workers leave their homes and risk their lives in order to seek employment in the United States. It includes interviews with migrants, politicians, law officers, and farm and sweatshop employers.