1. One of the characteristics of Hispanics in California has been their attachment to the land, as rancheros during the Californio period, to workers and laborers throughout the 19th and 20th century. How do they compare to other groups (Filipinos, Chinese, Japanese) as laborers on large farms in California? Similarities? Differences?
1. One of the characteristics of Hispanics in California has been their attachment to the land, as
rancheros during the Californio period, to workers and laborers throughout the 19th and 20th
century. How do they compare to other groups (Filipinos, Chinese, Japanese) as laborers on
large farms in California? Similarities? Differences?
2. Let’s discuss the problems Hispanics have faced as migrant farm laborers. They are both
encouraged to work as growers need labor and discouraged from remaining after the crop has
been harvested. What are the problems with this system? How does it affect housing,
education, and other social services for migrant workers?
3. We discussed how California Indians began to get social awareness with the Alcatraz
occupation, and then political clout with the money from casinos. How does this compare with
Hispanics? Do they have political clout? How/Why? Do they have anything comparable to the
money California Indians have with Casino earnings? How do Hispanics have some political
clout in the last two decades?
4. Consider why Hispanics have become so much more visible than Filipinos In the history of the
farm labor movement and ongoing issues today?
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