This chapter traces the history of migrant farm-work in the U.S. In the 1930s, when millions of people were uprooted by the Great Depression and massive droughts, huge numbers of people began migrating in search of farmwork. John Steinbeck, a young journalist from California, followed the st...
John Steinbeck's literary career took off during the Great Depression, and he secured a spot in the canon of Depression-era (California) literature by tackling the issue of migrant farm labor in journalism and fiction. From the migrant farm workers, Steinbeck earned the nickname of "Migrant Joh...
Keywords: migrant farmworkers; farm injury; occupational injury; stress; depression; agricultural health 1. Background Agriculture remains one of the most dangerous industries in the U.S. [1,2]. Farmworkers are at risk for occupational illnesses and injuries [3], and many are consistently ...
Photographer Dorothea Lange describes taking a photo that became one of the icons of the Great Depression.
the image known as “Migrant Mother” came to symbolize the hunger, poverty and hopelessness endured by so many Americans during theGreat Depression. The photographer Dorothea Lange had taken the shot, along with a series of others, days earlier in a camp of migrant farm workers in Nipomo, Ca...
Migrant Workers in California essaysDuring the 1930's countless farm workers from the region known as the Dust Bowl came to California in search of a better life. Today, California remains one of the ideal spots for migrant workers to find job opportuni
Migrant Workers in the U.S. and China Jose Loera Nevada State College Abstract Many migrant workers in the U.S. tend to work in the agricultural industry as farmworkers‚ while migrant workers from China leave their rural farms to work in larger urbanized cities. Though roles seem to be ...
The photograph was taken while Lange was working for the Resettlement Administration (later the Farm Security Administration) in the depths of the Great Depression. Upon its publication in the San Francisco News, it quickly came to be seen as an iconic representation of the Depression. Today, ...
After three decades of contributing to the Chinese economy and society, the first generation of rural-to-urban migrant workers is being replaced by a new generation in the urban labour market. The study aims to better depict the nature of the cohort, and
Migrant farmworkersCognitive-behavioral support groupDepressionAnxietyMigrant farmworker stressDespite previous research findings that suggested that migrant farmworkers are at great risk for mental health problems, no published research has evaluated mental health interventions in migrant farmworkers. The ...