Bracero History Project

The Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History is determined to secure the braceros’ stories before they go — for scholars, for a traveling museum exhibition that’s planned several years down the road, and for the sake of the children and grandchildren in the United States and Mexico, who often have gotten the story piecemeal, if at all. Last July, the Bracero History Project began an ongoing cross-country, cross-border effort to record the voices of the men who worked in the program, of the family members they left behind for hitches that could last up to 18 months, and of Americans who interacted with them along the way.

For the full story from the LA Times, click here. For information about the Bracero History project, click here.

KJ