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César Chávez

331.8813092 C512w (Labor & Industrial Relations)
Jensen, Richard J. and Hammerback, John C., eds. The words of César Chávez. College Station: Texas A & M University Press, c2002.

331.88092 C512e (Labor & Industrial Relations) and History Lib.
César Chávez: a brief biography with documents. Edited with an introduction by Richard W. Etulain. New York, N.Y.: Palgrave, 2002.

378.79537 M293c Maldonado, Carlos S.
Colegio César Chávez, 1973-1983: a Chicano struggle for educational self-determination. New York: Garland Pub., 2000.

César Chávez
This website about César Chávez' biography was researched by David Wysocki, the director of County of Los Angeles Public Library

General

331.6368073 L349 (Undergrad. Lib.)
Latino employment, labor organizations, and immigration. Edited by Antoinette Sedillo López. New York : Garland Pub., 1995. Series Latinos in the United States, v. 4.
This book deals with a vital subject in terms of labor trade-unions, emigration, immigration policies and Latinos in the United States. It offers a historical perspective and essays consist of the following themes:  "The myth and reality of Chicanos and economic mobility in Los Angeles, 1850-1880," "Responses to Mexican immigration, 1910-1930," "The El Monte berry strike of 1933," "Chicano participation in organized labor: The CIO in Los Angeles, 1938-1950," "Chicano steel workers and unionism in the Midwest, 1919-1945," "Latinos and the AFL-CIO: the California Immigrant Workers Association as an important new development", "Hispanic women in the United States: family and work relations," "Employment without liberation: Cuban women in the United States," "El inmigrante Latino: Latin American immigration and pan-ethnicity," "The undocumented Mexican alien: a legal, social and economic analysis," "The factory raid: an unconstitutional act?," "Whatever happened to the Fourth Amendment?: undocumented immigrants' rights after INS," "Equal protection for undocumented aliens," "A profile of citizenship process among Hispanics in the United States," "Rethinking exclusion--the rights of Cuban refugees facing indefinite detention in the United States." This book includes bibliographical references.

331.6238073 B6351 (Main Lib.)
Bohon, Stephanie. Latinos in ethnic enclaves: immigrant workers and the competition for jobs. New York: Garland Pub., 2001.

331.638073 H6252 (Labor & Industrial Relations)
Knouse, Stephen B. Rosenfeld, Paul, and Culbertson, eds. Hispanics in the workplace. Newbury Park, Calif. : Sage Publications, c1992. Sage focus editions, 142.--This book is checked out.

331.6368073 H625 (Labor & Industrial Relations)
Hispanics in the labor force: issues and policies. Edited by Edwin Meléndez and Clara Rodriguez. and Janis Barry Figueroa. New York: Plenum Press, 1991.
This volume compiles essays on issues an approaches of Hispanics in the labor force. This book offers a vital resource because of the variety of  topics that are covered: "Latinos and the new inequality", "The effects of literacy on the earnings of Hispanics in the U.S.," "The effect of race on Puerto Rican wages," "Labor market structure and wage differences in New York City: a comparative analysis of Hispanics and non-Hispanic Blacks and Whites,"Latinos and industrial change in New York and Los Angeles,"Hispanic employment in the public sector: why is it lower than Blacks?," Racial and ethnic, and gender employment segmentation in New York City agencies," "A comparison of labor suppply behavior among single and married Puerto Rican mothers," "Work and family responsibilities of women in New York City," "Wage, policies, employement, and Puerto Rican migration," and "Latino research and policy alternatives." This book includes bibliographical references and index.

305.86807949 (Education and Social Science Stacks)
Valle, Victor M., and Rodolfo D. Torres.  Latino metropolis. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2000.
This book covers many aspects of the Latino population in the Los Angeles: the economic geography, politics, class and food as culture. The authors are aware of the racialization as a factor in social relations and explains race as an important factor in the process of social change. Valle and Torres "unveil racialized class relations in a changing economy and society shaped by the transition from outmoded Fordist economies and their patterns of politics." Their discussion treats the city of Los Angeles' economy which has come to rest in the cheap non-unionized labor. This book includes bibliographical references and index.

331.6368073 D362I (Labor & Industrial Relations)
DeFreitas, Gregory. Inequality at work: Hispanics in the U.S. labor force. New York: Oxford University Press, 1991.

305.868L3495 (Mod. Lang. & Ling.)
Torres, Rodolfo D. and Katsiaficas, George, eds. Latino social movements: historical and theoretical perspectives : a new political science reader. New York: Routledge, 1999.

331.636873 H625 (Education Lib.)
Borjas, George J. and Tienda, Marta, eds. Hispanics in the U.S. economy. Orlando: Academic Press, 1985.

305.868073 H6255 (Education Lib.)
Cafferty, Pastora San Juan and Engstrom, David W. eds. Hispanics in the United States: an agenda for the twenty-first century. New Brunswick (U.S.A.): Transaction Publishers, 2000.--This book is checked out.

305.868T7661 (Mod. Lang. & Ling.)
Trueba, Enrique T. Latinos unidos: from cultural diversity to the politics of solidarity. Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, c1999.--This book is checked out.

Delgado, Richard and Stefanci, Jean, eds. The Latino/a condition: a critical reader. New York: New York University Press, 1998.--This book is checked out.

374.182968 H871w (Education Library)
Huerta-Macías, Ana G. Workforce education for Latinos: politics, programs, and practices. Westport, Conn.: Bergin & Garvey, 2002.

973.046872 R259 1997 (Main Stacks)
Reflexiones 1997. Edited by Neil Foley. Austin, TX : CMAS Books, 1998.
This periodical annual reviews work in progress of scholars affiliated with the Center for Mexican American Studies at the University of Texas, Austin. Reflexiones 1997 covers topics in a wide range of disciplines including anthropology, history, media studies, sociology and studio art. These works provide a cross-section of current research by faculty and students engaged in areas of concern to the Mexican-American and other Latino communities throughout the United States.

Internet Links

Migration Dialogue
Migration Dialogue summarizes news and promotes an informed discussion associated with international migration, Farm Workers, and Rural Communities. It publishes Rural Migration News affecting residents in agricultural areas of California and throughout the United States. This website is supported by the University of California in San Davis.

National Council on Employment Policy
Also, known under the name "The National Council of La Raza" (NCLR) is a private non-profit organization established in 1968. It investigates public policy related to employment, including youth employment, discrimination in employment, rural worker adjustment to urban life, and displaced worker problems. It also produces statistical analysis on education of Hispanics and Latino Education. It publishes a quarterly newsletter Agenda.

The U.S. Department of Labor
The Bureau of Labor and Statistics is "the principal fact-finding agency in the field of labor economics. It produces data relevant to the needs of users and to the social and economic conditions of the nation. This website has god search engines capabilities.

The U.S. Census Bureau
This website is also a goog provider of data regarding labor statistics. There are several ways to search, the first way is look under Subjects A-Z. Users can access facts on Hispanics using this list.

Mexican Migrant Workers
"La Voz de Aztlán" is an independent form of news service on the Internet. This article on Mexican Migrant Workers, published in July 14, 2000  is an example of the bulletins on migrant labor's issues users can find.

Migrant and Immigrant Workers
"The Resource Center of the Americas" compiles articles on Mexican immigration, the NAFTA (North-American Free Trade Agreement) and economic news, particularly focusing on Mexico.

Reports

"Moving Up the Economy Ladder: Latino Workers and the Nation's Future Prosperity." Edited by Sonia Pérez. Washington, D.C. : National Council of La Raza.

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