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DESCRIPTION:The harvest season has arrived, and we will be giving thanks for our 
 culinary bounty. But do you know how the food you eat arrives at your table 
 each day?\n\nFind out, as Alma Gifts & Culture invites the public to a 
 presentation of the new book The Farmworkers Journey, by Santa Cruz author 
 and academic Ann Aurelia López, Ph.D., on Saturday November 10th at 5pm. 
 Alma Gifts & Culture is located at 1705 Mission St. on the Westside of 
 Santa Cruz\n\nMonterey Herald reporter Claudia Meléndez will introduce the 
 author and facilitate a Q&A session after the presentation.\n\nIlluminating 
 the dark side of economic globalization, The Farmworkers Journey 
 (University of California Press, 2007) provides a rare insider's view of 
 the migrant farmworkers' circuit that stretches from the deep Mexican 
 countryside to Watsonville and Salinas.\n\nOver the course of ten years, 
 López conducted a series of intimate interviews with farmworkers and their 
 families. She deftly weaves their voices together to portray a world hidden 
 from most Americans: a world of inescapable poverty that has worsened 
 considerably since The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was 
 implemented in 1994.\n\nThe Farmworkers' Journey brings together for the 
 first time the many facets of this issue: how bi-national institutions and 
 laws promote the subjugation of Mexican farmworkers, how migration affects 
 family life, how genetically modified corn pouring into Mexico from the 
 U.S. affects farmers, how migrants face exploitation from employers, and 
 more.\n\nAbout the Author: Ann Aurelia López received a Ph.D. from the 
 University of California, Santa Cruz. She recently completed a President's 
 Postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California, Berkeley. She has 
 a long history of teaching Environmental Science, Ecology and Botany 
 courses in the Department of Biology at San Jose City College. She is 
 currently a Research Associate at the Center for Agroecology and 
 Sustainable Food Systems at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and 
 is in the process of establishing a non-profit organization designed to 
 improve the lives of California farmworkers and their families in 
 Mexico.\n\n--\n\nAlma Gifts & Culture is a locally-owned gift store and 
 gallery on Santa Cruz's Westside. It offers traditional and contemporary 
 arts & crafts from local and Latin American artists, as well as cultural 
 events focusing on the Latino community.\n\nAlma Gifts & Culture\n1705 
 Mission St.\nSanta Cruz, CA 95060\n831.425.2562\nHours:\nTue-Sun 
 11-6\nClosed Mondays\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/11/01/18457638.php
SUMMARY:Ann López: The Farmworkers' Journey
LOCATION:Alma Gifts & Culture\n1705 Mission St.\nSanta Cruz, CA 95060\n831.425.2562
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/11/01/18457638.php
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